Rufus Porter Collection
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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
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This donation consists of the two booklets written by Rufus Porte on aerial navigation.
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Beach, Howard D.
- Dates:
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1901
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16 Prints (platinum)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.2001-1
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National Anthropological Archives
Portraits made by Howard D. Beach depicting Thomas Short Bull, Lissie Old Eagle, Her Holy Blanket, George Charging Alone, Dan White Eyes, Sam Breaks In, Ghost Dog, Little Cloud, Albert Running Bear, Chief Painted Horse, Bird Necklace, Joseph Bad Yellow Hair, Chief Last Horse, Thomas Iron Crow and Wallace Iron Crow, Chief William Sitting Bull, and G...
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Berliner, Emile, 1851-1929
Berliner, Henry Adler
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1892-1925
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0.95 Cubic feet ((1 legal document box) (2 flatboxes))
0.42 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0247
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of two scrapbooks and several folders of correspondence, bills and accounting information involving early attempts to develop a flying machine, the flights of the Langley Aerodrome, and the flights of the Wright Brothers at Fort Myer in 1904 and 1908. Covered in detail are the unsuccessful attempts of Emile Berliner and his...
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Chanute, Octave, 1832-1910
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1890-1911
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1.35 Cubic feet ((3 legal document boxes))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0482
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The collection consists of two manuscripts by Octave Chanute, "Conditions and Success in the Design of Flying Machines" and "Recent Experiments in Gliding Flight;" and three series of correspondence. The first series, Miscellaneous Correspondence, dates from September 21, 1891 to November 2, 1911. The second series, Correspondence with Louis P. Mou...
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Chanute, Octave, 1832-1910
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1886-1926
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0.45 Cubic feet ((1 legal document box))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0489
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The collection consists of newspaper clippings dating from 1886-1926; correspondence from Sept. 1904-September 1922; glass negatives and lantern slides; publications dating from 1886-1910; and a variety of photographs. Images represented include the Chanute biplane hang glider used in St. Louis in 1904, miscellaneous gliders, Chanute's gliding expe...
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Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
Bowers, Dwight Blocker
Newby, Tom
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August 5, 2006
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0941
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Interview of Tom Newby, conducted by Dwight Bowers for the Lemelson Center's "Innovative Lives" Program on August 5, 2006. Newby talks about his work with Jim Henson at the Creature Shops, and his work in motion pictures with animated figures.
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Hall, Randolph Fordham, 1896-
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1917-1970
bulk 1920-1941
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2.18 Cubic feet ((2 records center boxes))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0169
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection contains Hall's personal and professional papers. The material consists of his correspondence, photos, and scrapbooks, as well as patent and patent infringement files.
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Del Mar, Bruce E., 1913-
Del Mar Avionics Corporation
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1951-2011
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3 Cubic feet (8 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1249
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents the development of the Holter Monitor, a portable device for continuously monitoring heart activity for an extended period, through engineering logbooks, drawings, operator manuals, correspondence, photographs, sales brochures and catalogs, biographical information about the engineering staff who worked on the monitor, patents and trademarks, and marketing and sales materials.
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Rosen, Judith B.
Reiss, Linda A.
Leeds, Pamela B.
Friedman, Robert A.
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1915-2000
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8 Cubic feet (17 boxes, 2 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0769
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Papers relating to the development of the flexible drinking straw, Friedman's manufacturing company, and Friedman's other inventions, such as an ice cream scoop, fountain pens, and household appliances.
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Hales, Landy R., 1889-1972
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1908 - 1969
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5.5 Cubic feet (15 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0906
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Papers document Landy R. Hales (1889-1972), an inventor and commercial artist who designed window and interior store displays, posters, children's games, and puzzles primarily from 1920s to 1930s in New York City and Baltimore. Of significance is Hales's work for Macy's Department Store. The papers consist of correspondence, patents, business records for several of Hales's companies, photographs, drawings/sketches, prototypes, and newspaper and magazine clippings.