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8447 records — Page 493 of 845
Assen Jordanoff Papers
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Creators:
Jordanoff, Assen., 1896-1967
Dates:
bulk 1897 - 1967
Size:
0.54 Cubic feet ((2 boxes))
Collection ID:
NASM.2006.0037
Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives

Assen Jordanoff (1896-1967) was born in Sofia, Bulgaria and first flew during the summer of 1912. He was with the 1st Air Squadron during the Balkan War 1912-1913 and he was an officer with the Bulgarian Air Force, during World War I. Jordanoff emigrated to the United States in 1921, where he held a variety of aviation-related jobs, including draft...

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Geostar Corporation Records
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Creators:
Geostar Corporation
Dates:
bulk 1983-1991
Size:
5.26 Cubic feet ((5 boxes))
Collection ID:
NASM.2006.0049
Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives

This collection consists of Geostar's business records. Included here is information on RDSS as well as Geostar's agreements and relationships with various organizations including NASA, CAST, AMSC, QUALCOMM, and LOCSTAR. The types of materials present here include correspondence, articles, press releases, presentations, FCC filings, reports, progra...

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Robert B. Meyer Jr. Papers
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Creators:
Meyer, Robert B.
Dates:
1898-1980
bulk 1963-1980
Size:
22.45 Cubic feet ((19 records center boxes) (2 flatboxes))
Collection ID:
NASM.XXXX.0184
Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives

This collection consists of Meyer's research files. The material contains research files, manuscripts, and photo layouts for several of his books, as well as correspondence and photographs related his work as curator. The material covers all aspects of aero engines, including assembly, operation, and restoration.

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Frank R. Scherer photograph of President Calvin Coolidge and Piegan Indians
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Creators:
Scherer, Frank R.
Dates:
1927
Size:
1 Print (silver gelatin)
Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.92-42
Repository:
National Anthropological Archives

Panoramic photograph depicting Piegan men, women, and children with President Calvin Coolidge on the White House lawn on September 17, 1927. Two Guns White Calf, a Piegan chief who headed the delegation, is among those pictured. Most of the Piegan men and some of the women are depicted wearing headdresses.

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MS 4976 Mississippi Choctaw anthropometric notes and calculations
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Creators:
Collins, Henry B. (Henry Bascom), 1899-1987
Dates:
1925
Size:
86 Pages
1 Item (adding machine tapes 1 folder)
Collection ID:
NAA.MS4976
Repository:
National Anthropological Archives

Contents: (f.1) List of 58 names of subjects of study with 13 different measurements cited for each. Autograph document. 1 page. (f.2) Table of anthropometric measurements on 58 individuals. Manuscript document. 7 pages. (f.3) Comparative indices of group of 18 Choctaw women and 40 men. Typescript document. 2 pages. (f.4) Standard deviation calcula...

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Dadi Wirz photographs relating to New Guinea
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Creators:
Wirz, Dadi
Dates:
circa 1952-1955
Size:
133 Prints (silver gelatin and color)
Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.109
Repository:
National Anthropological Archives

Photographs relating to a trip that Dadi Wirz made with his father to New Guinea, 1952-1955. The photographs depict artifacts, including sculptures, masks, and paintings, as well as people and architecture. Additionally, there are some photographs of activities, including canoeing, construction, and painting.

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J. Lajournade photographs of the International Congress of Americanists in Paris
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Creators:
J. Lajournade studio
Dates:
1960
Size:
6 Prints (silver gelatin)
Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.134C
Repository:
National Anthropological Archives

Photographs of attendees at a meeting of the International Congress of Americanists in Paris, 1960. The photographs are of Henry B. Collins and his wife, Betty J. Meggers, Clifford Evans, Chester S. Chard and his wife, and Marius Barbeau.

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Smithsonian Institution Department of Botany photograph collection relating to South America
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Creators:
Smithsonian Institution. Department of Botany
Dates:
undated
Size:
75 Lantern slides
Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.95
Repository:
National Anthropological Archives

Photographs probably made on an expedition or other field research in South America documenting the region's agriculture, people, and scenery. The collection includes images of botanical specimens, South American peoples, llamas, Native and Western-style buildings, and canoes and waterways. The images contain signage in both Spanish and Portuguese,...

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Drawings and photographs of Paleolithic sites in France
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Creators:
Van Beek, Gus W. (Gus Willard), 1922-
Dates:
undated
Size:
3 Mounted prints
7 Drawings
Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.157
Repository:
National Anthropological Archives

Photographs and diagrams depicting Paleolithic sites in France, including Spy Cave and Terrace, La Chapelle-aux-Saints Cave, La Quina, the Krapina Hollow, Neanderthal Cave, and Le Moustier Cave.

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Edward Plunkett papers
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Creators:
Plunkett, Ed (1922-)
Dates:
circa 1960-2001
Size:
3.3 Linear feet
Collection ID:
AAA.plunedwar
Repository:
Archives of American Art

Edward M. Plunkett papers measure 3.3 linear feet and date from circa 1960-2001. Included is mail art sent to Plunkett from Robert Delford Brown, Russell Butler (a.k.a. buZ blurr), Anna Banana, Buster Cleveland, Crackerjack Kid, Ken Friedman, John Held, Jr., E. F. Higgins, Ray Johnson, Tim Mancusi, Carlo Pittore, May Wilson, William Wilson, W. S. S...

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