Historic Engravings collection
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1747-circa 1905
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154 Items (29 folders, engravings, 21 1/2 x 16 in. (54.6 x 40.6 cm.) or smaller)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.2010-003
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
The Historic Engravings collection is comprised of 154 pages of engravings, dating from 1747 to circa 1905. The engravings depict subject matter related to Africa and Africans.
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1960-2018, undated
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14.1 Cubic feet (43 boxes and one map-folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1422
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The personal and business papers of longtime, gay civil rights activist, editor, and publisher of the Philadelphia Gay News (PGN), Mark Segal.
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Chattanooga and Tennessee River Power Company
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1905-1968
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1 Cubic foot (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1051
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Hales Bar Dam was built on the Tennessee River to improve river navigation and produce hydroelectric power. Construction work on the dam, which took place from 1905 to 1913, faced engineering challenges and leaks due to the broken and creviced limestone beneath the dam. The collection spans 1905-1968 and includes papers, reports, drawings and photographs related to the construction of the dam, as well as documents related to its maintenance in the decades following its completion.
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Sotomayor, Antonio, 1904-
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circa 1920-1988
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1.6 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.sotoanto
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Archives of American Art
The collection documents the career of painter and illustrator, Antonio Sotomayor, his interest in Latin American art and artists, and his association with the San Francisco arts community. Materials found in the collection include letters, writings, sketches and sketchbooks, printed material and photographs.
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Craven, Thomas, b. 1889
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1919-1949, 1975
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0.7 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.cravthom
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Archives of American Art
The papers of art critic Thomas Craven measure approximately .7 linear feet and date from 1919 through 1949 and 1975. The collection consists primarily of a dismantled scrapbook (1925 1949; 1975) containing newspaper clippings of Craven's articles and writings which span his career. Also found within the scrapbook are reviews by Oscar Bluemner and Byron Browne of Craven's two anti-modernist books, Men of Art and Modern Art. The collection also contains four letters concerning publications, a typescript essay about Thomas Craven's early career, two files of scattered writings in manuscript form, two bound handwritten manuscript versions of A Treasury of Art Masterpieces (1939), and Greek Art (1950), and miscellaneous loose newsclippings.
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Ojeda, Naúl, 1939-2002
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circa 1960-2004
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5.5 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.ojednaul
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Washington, D.C. painter and printmaker Naul Ojeda measure 5.5 linear feet and date from circa 1960 to 2004. The papers document Ojeda's personal and professional life through biographical materials, correspondence, professional files, printed and broadcast materials, scrapbooks, and artwork.
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Henderson, Vanessa
Mericle, Virginia
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1960 - 1999
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10 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1212
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Over four thousand menus from American and international restaurants documenting the marketing and sale of food outside of the home to consumers around the world.
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Winslow, Earle (Earle B.), b. 1884
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1898-1977
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0.6 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.winsearl
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Archives of American Art
This small collection of the papers of illustrator Earle B. Winslow measures 0.6 linear feet and dates from 1898-1977. The papers consist primarily of 9 sketchbooks and printed materials, such as clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and reproductions of Winslow's artwork. Additional scattered materials include biographical material, letters concerning Winslow's art-related activities during World War II, notes and writings, and photographs of art work.
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Attie, Dotty, 1938-
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circa 1950s-2014
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2.5 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.attidott
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Archives of American Art
The papers of New York City painter and printmaker Dotty Attie measure 2.5 linear feet and date from circa 1950s to 2014. Her papers include scattered biographical material, professional files, notes, personal business records, photographs, artwork, and 12 sketchbooks.
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Claudy, C. H. (Carl Harry), 1879-1957
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1906-1910
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1.95 Cubic feet (1 legal document box; 2 flat boxes; 13 clamshells)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0549
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of nearly 250 glass plates, several folders of prints, and two boxes of glass plate envelopes affixed with small prints of the image formerly contained within them. The subject matter of the photography is primarily concerned with Alexander Graham Bell's tetrahedral experiments of 1906, flights of the Thomas Baldwin dirigible and the United States Signal Corps SC-1 free balloon (1908), and the Wright Flyer Army Trials at Fort Meyer, Virginia (1908 and 1909).