Jesse Walter Fewkes photographs of excavations in Mesa Verde National Park
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Fewkes, Jesse Walter, 1850-1930
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circa 1919-1921
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45 Prints (silver gelatin and photostat)
3 sketches on graph paper
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.30
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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs, drawings, and maps relating to Jesse Walter Fewkes' excavations in Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado. Photographs depict the ruins and paths through the park before and after excavation and repair. There are also original photographs by George L. Beam made for the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. Some of the drawings are original ...
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Gibbs, George J. (George Judson), approximately 1833-
Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887
Evans, John
Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878
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1874-1878
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1 Book
300 Pages
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS7173
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National Anthropological Archives
Copies of correspondence between George J. Gibbs and others on a variety of topics, especially anthropological, ornithological, and geneological. Included is corresponsence with Spencer Baird and Joseph Henry of the Smithsonian Institution; John Evans; Joseph Hutchings; W.R. Inglis, "late" president of the Turks and Caicos Islands; J.H. Lefroy, "fo...
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Hunt, Wolf Robe, 1905-1977
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1930-1979
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7.93 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- NAA.1979.0402
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National Anthropological Archives
The papers collected here relate to the life and work of Wayne Wolf Robe Hunt, a full-blood Acoma Indian (1905-1977). Born on the Acoma Reservation, Wolf Robe was the son of Chief Day Break (Edward Proctor Hunt), Chief of the Delight Makers -- a man instrumental in the improvement of relations between the Acomas and whites. His mother, Morning Star...
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Northern States Power Company
Hooks, Benjamin, Dr.
Xcel Energy
Reddy Communications, Inc.
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1926-1999
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30 Cubic feet (119 boxes )
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0913
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The records document the development and use of Reddy Kilowatt, a cartoon figure trademark created in 1926 by Ashton B. Collins, Sr. More than 150 investor-owned electric utilities in the United States and at least twelve foreign countries licensed the use of the Reddy Kilowatt trademark. The records include a wide range of textual and visual materials and sound and moving image recordings.
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Densmore, Frances, 1867-1957
Drew, Frank
Moore-Willson, Minnie, 1859-1937
MacCauley, Clay, 1843-1925
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1931-1942
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2 Boxes
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS4690
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National Anthropological Archives
Contents include: ---- Correspondence with editor of Bureau of American Ethnology and list of illustrations used in Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 161. ---- "Seminole Music." 374 page carbon copy of manuscript and a few miscellaneous pages, roughs of music transcriptions, arranged music transcriptions of 243 songs as published. Submitted Dec...
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Tanaka, Peter, Dr.
Tsukamoto, Mary
McGovern, Melvin
Nitta, Eugene T.
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1900s-1993
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1 Cubic foot (3 boxes and 1 oversized folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0305
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection is an assortment of souvenirs and memorabilia, which have survived the years since World War II. Many of them, Christmas cards, high school graduation programs, notes to friends, snapshots, and photographic prints in the form of dance programs reflect the interests and concerns of all teenagers. There are camp newsletters and Japan...
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McGuigan, Mary K.
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1794-1938
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0.6 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.mcgumary
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Archives of American Art
The collection of artists' letters compiled by Mary and John McGuigan Jr. measure 0.6 linear feet and date from 1794-1938. The collection is comprised of a group of letters, writings, and signed documents to and from a variety of artists, art administrators, art critics, historians, and art-related organizations assembled from multiple sources. It also includes associated printed material with some documents and a few photographs, including carte de visites and cabinet cards.
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Travis, Michael
Lavdas, George
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1947-1986
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15 Cubic feet (35 boxes, 1 map-folder
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- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1347
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection contains approximately 2,500 costume designs in colored pencil and pastels, on tissue paper mounted on mat boards. The designs were created for entertainers such as Liberace, Diana Ross and the Supremes, Dionne Warwick, the Fifth Dimension, Nancy Sinatra, and others. Some were created for the television show Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In.
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Grosch, Herbert R. J.
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1938-1998
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5 Cubic feet (15 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0703
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Herb Grosch Papers, 1948-1998, cover the life and career of an early computer professional. It consists of correspondence, clippings, photographs, computer disks, reports, and other printed materials.
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Clarke, Thomas B. (Thomas Benedict), 1848-1931
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1893-1897
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0.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.clartbhm
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Archives of American Art
The Thomas B. Clarke letters from or about Homer Dodge Martin measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1893-1897. Twenty-two letters from Martin to art collector and patron Thomas B. Clarke, document Martin's work, his financial struggles, and his physical and mental condition in the last 5 years of his life. Additional letters to and from others further illuminate Martin's relationship with Clarke and provide insight into his financial affairs and the increasingly favorable market for the painter's work just prior to and following his death in 1897.