The Foundation Company Records
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.
Foundation Company (The).
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1887-1969
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9 Cubic feet (17 boxes, 28 map-folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0974
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
These records include sketches, drawings, blueprints, contracts, and reports relating to highway and railroad bridges, tunnels, subways, mine shafts, canals and waterways, dams, concrete buildings, concrete construction, derricks and derrick barges, cranes, caissons and caisson construction, air locks, pumps, jacks, engines, and turbines; also phot...
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Hunt, Wolf Robe, 1905-1977
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September-October, 1928
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37 Pages
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS4290
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
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Galt, Francis L., 1831 or 1832-1915
- Dates:
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1870-1874
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607 Pages
2 Volumes
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS3975
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Volume 1: Notes concerning the beginning of the trip, July-August, 1870, and diary, September 1-October 5, 1870. 213 pages. (including end papers and inside covers.) Volume 2: Diary, October 4, 1870-September 1, 1873; and entries for March 18 and April 28, 1874. 298 pages. Notes and observations on temperature, rainfall, plants, animals, and nativ...
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- Dates:
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1995-2001
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5.5 Cubic feet (photographic images; files)
- Collection ID:
- AAG.OCK
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Archives of American Gardens
The Starr Ockenga Collection includes materials generated or compiled by Ockenga for the writing of her books, 'Earth on Her Hands: The American Woman in Her Garden' and 'Eden on Their Minds: American Gardeners with Bold Visions.' Both books feature several individual chapters, each describing a garden owner and their garden.
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Hiller, John
- Dates:
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circa 1920-1930
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0.75 Cubic feet (216 lantern slides:, color autochromes; , 3.25 x 4 inches.)
- Collection ID:
- AAG.HIL
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Archives of American Gardens
The John Hiller Lantern Slide Collection contains 216 glass autochromes dated circa 1920-1930 documenting homes and gardens, house interiors, scenes from domestic and foreign travel, flower arrangements, and people in Europe and unidentified locations.
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MacPheat, Will
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1920s-1930s.
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 Box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0905
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Photographs of oil and gas extraction sites and equipment taken by field personnel of the United States Geological Survey in Montana and North Dakota
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Cooper Bessemer Corporation (Mt. Vernon, Ohio)
Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.
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circa 1866-1944
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17.4 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0961
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
These records document the activities of the Cooper Bessemer Corporation of Mt. Vernon, Ohio, manufacturers of steam, gas, and oil engines; compressors; and furnaces. Included are advertisements and trade literature for C. & G. Cooper gas engines, Chapman Engineering Company, Chapman-Stein gas producers, and Cooper Bessemer gas and diesel engines a...
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Shearer, Walter
- Dates:
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1948-1973
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1.3 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0347
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Pamphlets published by the General Motors Company, covering a wide variety of topics, including business and industry, economics, household tips, politics, safety, and self-improvement. There are also a number of pamphlets about General Motors itself. Many of these pamphlets also serve as corporate propaganda.
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Bartley Crucible and Refractories Co.
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1909-1972
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1.8 Cubic feet (3 boxes, 12 map-folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0348
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection is arranged into three series. Series 1: Series 2: Series 3:
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Condon, Robert B.
Condon, Robert Scofield, (engineer), 1896-1973
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circa 1924-1973
- Size:
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3 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0428
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The approximately 3 cubic feet of material contain copies of patents issued to Robert Scofield Condon for pencil lead pointers, pencil sharpeners, milling machines, gear cutting machines, and similar devices, as well as correspondence related to the patents from the United States Patent Office and with attorneys. Photographs depict Condon designs ...