Gordon Hendricks Motion Picture History Papers
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Hendricks, Gordon
- Dates:
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1895-1970
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27 Cubic feet (55 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0369
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Contains Gordon Hendricks's collection of clippings, correspondence, and research notes, and other professional papers related to his books and articles on motion picture history. Includes files on Edison, William Kennedy Laurie Dickson, and other pioneers in motion picture inventions.
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Shayt, David H.
Wedge Innovations
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1985-1996
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13 Cubic feet (28 boxes, 5 oversized folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0534
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The records of Wedge Innovations document the invention and development of a new hand tool, the SmartLevel, an electronic builder's level; also included are company management and policies.
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Jogbra, Inc.
Miller, Hinda
- Dates:
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1977-2008
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16 Cubic feet (30 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1315
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the invention of the Jogbra and includes biographical materials, business records, photographs, promotional, marketing and advertising materials, correspondence and audiovisual materials.
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Alexander, Clinton B.
Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
Clinton B. Alexander Binder Company (Washington, D.C.)
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1903-1965
bulk 1921-1955
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6 Cubic feet (6 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1100
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents the business records of the Alexander Binder Company, as well as the inventions and creations of Clinton B. Alexander. The collection includes business receipts and forms, pamphlets, drawings, trade literature, notes, patents, correspondence, and material samples.
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Carleton, Herbert W., d. 1992
Carleton, Herbert Oswald
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1912-1919
- Size:
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1 Cubic foot
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0465
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Carleton Collection is a series of 461 feature film still photographs taken during the years 1912-1919. The stills are arranged alphabetically according to film titles. Most of the stills are in excellent condition, although some are torn or cracked at the edges. Only two of the films (The Awakening of Helena Richie and Birth of a Race) from...
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Gathmann, Louis
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1887-1907
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0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.1095
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of three patents issued to Louis Gathmann.
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Transportation, Division of, NMAH, SI.
Winans, Ross, 1796-1877 (railroad equipment supplier)
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1850-1851.
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 volume)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0155
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Letterbook contains copies of 417 business letters, arranged chronologically, relating to the manufacture and sale of railroad equipment including locomotive engines, tenders, and car wheels. These letters were replicated in a process similar to carbon copies in an almost perfectly uniform handwriting.
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
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1850-1920
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0.27 Cubic feet (consisting of .5 box, 1 folder, 1 oversize folder, plus digital images of some collection material.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Artificial
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Artificial Limbs forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
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Stephens, James Shand, 1860-
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1910-1929
bulk 1910-1920
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0.15 Cubic feet (4 folders)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1997.0011
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of the following four series of early aviation photographs collected by James Stephens: five photographs of Katherine and Majorie Stinson; 33 photographs relating to the Goodyear Blimp and the construction of a blimp hangar; 25 photographs relating to Glenn Curtiss and Frank Woodruff; and 47 continental aviation photographs...
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Porter, Rufus, 1792-1884
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1826
1849
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0.01 Cubic feet (1 folder)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1991.0033
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This donation consists of the two booklets written by Rufus Porte on aerial navigation.