U.S. Steel Corporation Photograph Albums
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Aikins, Russell Chorley, 1896-
U.S. Steel Corporation
- Dates:
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circa 1940s
- Size:
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3 Cubic feet (8 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1037
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection comprises of 21 albums depicting the steel making and finishing operations of the United States Steel Corporation. All of the images were made by Russell Aikins around 1940. The albums contain photographic prints (8" x 9-1/2"). The majority of prints are mounted on spiral-bound pages. The photographs were created for public relations...
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Kranzberg, Melvin, Dr., 1917-1995
- Dates:
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1934 - 1988
- Size:
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140 Cubic feet (433 boxes
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- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0266
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Personal papers of Dr. Kranzberg from his undergraduate years at Amherst College through his professional career. Collection documents his involvement with development of the new field of history of technology and his role as principal founder of the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT); work as consultant and advisor to domestic and international agencies, colleges, and universities; personal affiliations, lectureships, publications; and teaching and administrative activities for more than 40 years as a college professor.
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- Dates:
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1986
- Size:
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0.05 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2018.0021
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of one Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization (NATOPS) Flight Manual for the Grumman F-14A Tomcat.
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Walter Kidde & Company
- Dates:
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bulk 1930-1950
- Size:
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0.54 Cubic feet ((2 boxes))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2014.0021
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of approximately 350 photographs, negatives, and illustrations, dating from the 1930s through the 1940s, from the Walter Kidde & Company archive. Subjects include Kidde fire suppression and air flotation systems, and military, commercial, and general aviation aircraft of the period. The collection also includes thirty-three...
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Mechanisms, Division of.
Instrument Society of America
Physical Sciences, Division of (NMAH, Smithsonian Institution).
- Dates:
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1911-1972
- Size:
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36 Cubic feet (98 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0215
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the history of instrumentation through catalogs, bulletins, specification sheets, price lists, and other publications of companies that produce instrumentation.
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Vogel, Robert M.
Boston Water Works.
- Dates:
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1895-1932
- Size:
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0.3 Cubic feet (5 Boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1117
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of cyanotype and silver gelatin photographs, print negatives, publications, stamps, and a glass plate negative, documenting the Metropolitan Water Works during its construction.
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
- Dates:
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circa 1860-1967
- Size:
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12.49 Cubic feet (consisting of 24 boxes, 2 half boxes, 4 folder, 18 oversize folders, 3 flat boxes (partial), plus digital images of some collection material.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Automobile
- 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: Automobile Industry 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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Taylor, Frank A. (Frank Augustus), 1903-2007
- Dates:
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1835-2003
- Size:
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5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 18-009
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Frank A. Taylor (1903-2007) was a Curator of Engineering and Industries and an administrator at the Smithsonian. He was born in 1903 in Washington, D.C., where he grew up. Taylor began his career at the Smithsonian in 1922 as a Laboratory Apprentice in the Division of Mechanical Technology of the United States National Museum (USNM). After ...
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Subcontracts and Procurement Department
- Dates:
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1966-1980
- Size:
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13 cu. ft. (13 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 99-151
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) projects and activities. Materials include proposals, quotations, bids, and correspondence with contractors, equipment makers, and vendors to provide services, equipment, and instruments for SAO.
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Subcontracts and Procurement Department
- Dates:
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1979-1990
- Size:
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15 cu. ft. (15 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 00-003
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) projects and activities. Materials include proposals; quotations; and bids from contractors, equipment makers, and vendors to provide services, equipment, and instruments for SAO.