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Kates, Arnold D.
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1929-1931, undated
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1 Film reel
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0259
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Arnold D. Kates was an officer in the Association of Young Advertising Men of New York in the 1930s. As an officer, he visited Washington, D.C., to attend the annual meeting of the Advertising Federation of America and took home movies of the capital, including a formal reception at the White House, the Washington Monument, and the Lincoln Memorial. Additional film footage includes scenes on a ship, cityscapes and industrial landscapes of New York City.
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Pratt, Read Corporation Records
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Nickse, Hugo
Johnson, Hanford
Comstock, Cheney and Co.
Pratt, Read and Company
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1839-1990
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84 Cubic feet (106 boxes, 28 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0320
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Records documenting Pratt, Read and Company; its early competitor and later partner, Comstock, Cheney and Company; and a number of predecessor, subsidiary and related companies. Other topics include the late 19th century African ivory trade and Pratt, Read's production of troop-carrying gliders during World War II.
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Fellows Gear Shaper Co., Springfield, Vermont
Regency Savings Bank (Houston, Texas)
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1896-1999
bulk 1915-1970
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31 Cubic feet (62 boxes, 3 map-folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0856
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The records document primarily the financial aspects of the Fellows Gear Shaper Company and consist of meticulously maintained journals and ledger books. Fellows Gear Shaper Company was a leader and dominant figure in the manufacturing of precision gear production, gear cutting tools, and optical inspection machines in the first half of the 20th century. The company's contribution to the industry enabled the manufacture of gears for textile, automobiles, factory machinery, and other industries.
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Howe Scale Co.
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1868 - 1963
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32 Cubic feet (77 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0004
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
These records, 1868 1963, include records of various companies some of which eventually merged into the Howe Scale Company. Included are corporate records: minutes, charters, legal documents, stock certificate books, and correspondence; sales records: newsletters, inter branch correspondence, catalogs and price lists; financial records: ledgers, j...
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Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902
Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology
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Before 1891-1915
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9 Sheets
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS3969
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National Anthropological Archives
Consists of 5 maps with hand-painted and hand-lettered linguistic areas and/or manuscript notations on the locations of lingusitic areas. A detailed list follows the main card.
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Aerocar, Inc.
- Dates:
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1955-1963
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0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2012.0009
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Aerocar, Inc. was founded by Moulton B. "Molt" Taylor to produce the Aerocar aircraft he designed. This collection contains materials relating to Aerocar, Inc. including correspondence to shareholders; a news clipping; an advertisement for a scale model Aerocar toy; and two stock certificates for five shares each.
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Timken Roller Bearing Company
Pauly, Frank G.
United States. Bureau of Mines
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1925-1957
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0380
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Primarily technical papers by Timken engineers, presented in journals and meetings of professional societies. The papers concern the use of Timken roller bearings and other products in locomotives and other rolling stock on U.S. railroads and rapid transit systems. Also articles from trade magazines and brochures advertising Timken products, and a ...
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ANONYMOUS
- Dates:
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undated
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26 Pages
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS3376
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Listed by linguistic stock and tribe, for states and counties for 1910 and 1930- comparative.
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Boas, Franz, 1858-1942
- Dates:
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1890
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2 Pages
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS652
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Includes "A complete list of the main dialects of the Salishan stock."
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Deutsch, Boris, 1892 or 5-1978
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1925-1977
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3.3 Linear feet ((partially microfilmed on 1 reel))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.deutbori
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Archives of American Art
Correspondence; an autobiography; resumes; writings and notes; sketchbook; 2 scrapbooks; inventory of paintings; bank statements and records of stock market transactions; photographs; and printed material.