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Donald H. Sultner-Welles Collection : audiotapes, manuscripts, photographs, prints, 1945-1980 (bulk), ca. 1790-1981 (incl.)
- Notes
- Donald Harvey Sultner, from York, Pa., graduated from the Wharton School in 1936. Originally pursuing a singing career on the East Coast, in 1952, he began giving illustrated talks to small gatherings. In 1954 as a German government guest he gave slide-lectures on America; in 1959 he was a USIS-sponsored lecturer in Asia. Returning to America, Sultner performed "photo-concerts" around the country, later worked for Holland-America Cruises. He performed at Chautauqua, the Williamsburg Antiques Garden Forums, Ladew Topiary Gardens, etc.; and the Baltimore Symphony commissioned "Concertino for Camera and Orchestra," dedicated to and premiered by Sultner with the Symphony in March 1979
- Summary
- Personal and business records and photographs of the lecturer-photographer Donald Sultner-Welles. The photographic record documents Sultner's world travels and forms the imagery on which his "photo-concerts" were based. Includes audio tapes of his concerts, impressions of his trips, and interviews with friends at home and abroad (an unusual tape-recorded interview with Erna Hanfstaengl includes her recollections of her personal relationship with Adolf Hitler)
- Includes Sultner's passport
- 2011 addendum: four cubic feet of Sultner-Welles' correspondence, ca. 1957-1980
- Cite as
- Donald H. Sultner-Welles Collection, ca. 1790-1981, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Date
- 1790
- ca 1790-1981 incl
- 1945-1980 bulk
- 1950-2000
- 1300-1980
- 20th century
- 1940-1980
- 1930-1950
- donor
- Sultner-Welles, Donald H (Sultner, Donald Harvey) 1914-1981
- Eyster, Steve
- photographic printer
- Janus, Allan Cibachrome prints from Sultner-Welles transparencies, Series 12
- interviewee
- Hanfstaengl, Erna
- Subject
- Hitler, Adolf 1889-1945
- Holland-America Cruises
- Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
- Chautauqua Institute
- Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
- Local number
- 1986.3107 (NMAH Acc.)
- Pending (NMAH Acc.)
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
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W. L. Armstrong Washingtoniana Glass Negative Collection, 1865-1885
- Notes
- Photographer(s) and circumstances of creation unknown
- Summary
- 11 8" x 10" and 10 4" x 5" glass photonegatives, some marked "1885", one marked "1865" and "Libby Prison"), but most seem from ca. 1885; silver gelatin except two silver collodion plates, one of which bears the "1865." The large plates were stored in a nineteenth-century wooden, grooved plate box (now stored separately). Images depict buildings and sites in Washington, D.C., including: aerial or bird's-eye views possibly taken from the (unfinished?) Washington Monument; the Manassas Panorama building with the completed (capped) Monument visible in the background; Washington street scenes, especially Pennsylvania Avenue; the Smithsonian castle; the U.S. Capitol; the White House; and dredging operations to create Hains Point
- Cite as
- W. L. Armstrong Washingtoniana Glass Negative Collection, 1865-1885, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Date
- 1865
- 1865-1885
- 1880-1890
- 1860-1890
- 1880-1980
- 19th century
- collector
- Armstrong, W. L. Mrs
- Minor, Frank (photographer)
- Subject
- Smithsonian Institution
- Local number
- 86-335 to 86-354 (OPPS NEgs.)
- 1985.3163 (NMAH Acc.)
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
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Trade School Photographs, ca. 1890
- Notes
- Forwarded to the Archives Center with collection number 140
- Summary
- These photoprints apparently were contact printed from original negatives. The negatives seem to date from ca. 1890, but the prints are much more recent. A variety of subjects is included, but the theme seems to be educational, including education in crafts, veterinary medicine, and mathematics or physics, although several scenes may be in industrial rather than educational settings
- Cite as
- Trade School Photographs, ca. 1890, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Gift of Debbie Cooney
- Date
- 1890
- ca 1890
- 1850-1900
- collector
- Cooney, Debbie
- Subject
- Atlas Engine Works
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
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Engineering Notebook Collection, 1835-1930
- Notes
- The notebook of J. Parker Snow has been transferred to the J.Parker Snow Wooden Bridge Collection, No. 225
- Summary
- Mainly personal notebooks of engineers, although one is a listing of products of a manufacturer of gears and another is a compilation of shop orders for various products of a manufacturer. They generally contain technical descriptions, drawings, specifications, and financial data
- Cite as
- Engineering Notebook Collection, 1835-1930, Archives Center, NMAH
- Date
- 1835
- 1835-1930
- collector
- Engineering and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
- Subject
- Bennett, C
- Blaisdell, Alfred O
- Gordon, W. F
- Reed, James
- Richardson, William J
- Sheldon, Frank P
- Snow, J. Parker
- Ames Iron Works
- Hendrick Manufacturing Company
- Woodruff and Beach Iron Works
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
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S. Topalian Photoprints, ca. 1920's-1940's
- Notes
- No information available. Purposes of photographs unknown
- Summary
- 40 photoprints of Washington, D.C., Mount Vernon, Va., Boston, Mass., West Point Military Academy, buildings, ponds, gardens, sheep, and a painting of Abraham Lincoln
- Cite as
- S. Topalian Photoprints, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Date
- 1920
- 1940
- ca 1920s-1940s
- 1930-1950
- 1930-1940
- 19th-20th century
- photographer
- Topalian, S WaWa Studio, Ogunquit, Maine
- photographers
- WaWa Studio Ogunquit, Maine
- collector
- Brick Store Museum
- Subject
- Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865
- West Point Military Academy
- United States Military Academy
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
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Records of the Robert Mills Papers Project [xerographic and photographic copies], ca. 1800-1860s, 1984-1989
- Notes
- Mills was born Aug. 1781 in Charleston, South Carolina. After grammar school, studied under architect James Hoban. About 1799 moved to Washington and began work drafting plans for the Capitol under Hoban. For about a year, presumably lived with Thomas Jefferson, studying architecture from his library. Worked with Benjamin Latrobe as a draftman on the U.S. Capitol and the Baltimore Cathedral. In 1814 received national recognition when he won the competition for the design of Baltimore's Washington Monument. 1836: won the competition for the design of the Treasury and began long career as architect for the Federal Government, designing buildings he is most widely known for: the Post Office and the Washington National Monument. Also supervised construction of the Patent Office and submitted preliminary designs for the Capitol extension and the Smithsonian Institution. Served under seven Presidents, retiring in 1851
- Summary
- The Robert Mills Papers Project was begun in 1984 with the goal of producing a microfilm publication of historical documents by, to, from, and about Mills. The majority of the documents are from the National Archives, but a mass mailing to 3,000 other libraries and archives across the country resulted in the inclusion of documents from thirty other repositories as well. The final publication is to be released late in 1989 and will consist of approximately 3,500 documents on twelve rolls of microfilm. This collection is composed entirely of xerographic and photographic reproductions made for the Robert Mills Papers Project. Copies include correspondence, plans, federal legislation regarding proposed government construction projects, construction records, and material regarding people with a relation to Mills or one of his projects. The documents included in this collection relate to the construction of Mills's buildings, but do not mention him specifically. Of papers collected for this project, this collection consists of copies of documents NOT selected for microfilming and not included in the microfilm publication
- Cite as
- Records of the Robert Mills Papers Project, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Date
- 1800
- 1870
- ca 1800-1860s, 1984-1989
- 19th century
- project director
- Evelyn, Douglas E
- Subject
- Mills, Robert 1781-1855
- Adams, John Quincy 1767-1848
- Alexander, Robert L
- Bache, A. D (Alexander Dallas) 1806-1867
- Bryan, John
- Calhoun, John C
- Clay, Henry
- Clinton, DeWitt
- Corcoran, W. W (William Wilson) 1798-1888
- Davis, Jefferson
- Henry, Joseph 1797-1878
- Hoban, James
- Jefferson, Thomas 1743-1826
- Lafayette
- Latrobe, Benjamin Henry 1764-1820
- Peale, Rembrandt 1778-1860
- Pierce, Franklin
- Renwick, James Sr
- Scott, Pamela
- Trumbull, John 1756-1843
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
[House with garden : color slide (chromogenic phototransparency),] 1979
- Notes
- In sheet 43, box 160
- Summary
- Picture of green house with flower garden in front, bordered by stone fence
- Date
- 1979
- 1970-1980
- 20th century
- photographer
- Sultner-Welles, Donald H (Sultner, Donald Harvey) 1914-1981
- Local number
- AC0145-0000052.tif (AC scan no.)
- 47848 Videodisc frame
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
[Baroque-rococo putti from a church : chromogenic color phototransparency.]
- Summary
- Picture depicts a single cherub standing next to an orb with a coat-of-arms on it
- Date
- 1951
- 1960-1990
- photographer
- Sultner-Welles, Donald H (Sultner, Donald Harvey) 1914-1981
- Local number
- AC0145-0000039.tif (AC scan no.)
- VDF 45679
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
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Joseph C. Farber Papers and Photographs, ca. 1930-1990 (bulk 1960-1990)
- Notes
- Farber became a photographer after retiring from business, 1960s
- Summary
- Black-and-white negatives, black-and-white prints, and color transparencies, mostly created for specific book projects, articles in Antiques magazine, etc. Generally, color was used for magazine articles, while black-and-white images were intended for books. Collection also includes photographs of personal or family significance, and some early artistic efforts. Non-pictorial portion consists primarily of material related to Farber's publications: correspondence, galley proofs, reviews, etc
- Photographs include projects related to Thomas Jefferson (e.g., Monticello), classical architecture, Essex, Connecticut, etc. Buildings photographed include Raleigh's Tavern, Williamsburg, Va.; Independence Hall, Philadelphia; Maison Carree, Nimes, France; St. Paul's Chapel, Boston, Mass.; White House, Washington; New York City landmarks; sites in Springfield and New Salem, Ill., associated with Abraham Lincoln; historic buildings in Boston and Cambridge,Mass.; Hannibal, Mo.; Deerfield, Mass.; New England churches and meetinghouses; and buildings and objects from ancient Greece, which were published with excerpts from Herodotus' History of the Pelopponesian Wars (Farber called this group of images "Herodotus"); and Italian villas designed by Andrea Palladio, such as the Villa Rotunda. Some pictures relating to themes of democracy were inspired by the U.S. Bicentennial celebration
- Cite as
- Joseph Farber Papers and Photographs, ca. 1962-1990, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Gift of Dr. Joan C. Farber
- Date
- 1962
- 1962-1990
- ca 1930-1990
- bulk 1960-1990
- 1960-1990
- 1950-2000
- photographer
- Farber, Joseph C. 1903-1994
- donor
- Farber, Joan C. Dr
- Subject
- Jefferson, Thomas 1743-1826
- Palladio, Andrea architect
- Herodotus
- Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865
- Raleigh's Tavern (Williamsburg, Va.)
- Independence Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.)
- Local number
- 1994.3134 (NMAH Acc.)
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
New Astor Hotel and 20-story Times Building. [Cat. No. 45 : stereoscopic photonegative, ca. 1910.]
- Notes
- 131 on envelope
- Currently stored in box 1.1.1 [162], moved from [158]
- Summary
- Street-level view shows Times Square buildings, with horse and wagon
- Date
- 1900
- 1910
- ca 1910
- 1900-1910
- 1890-1920
- publisher
- Underwood & Underwood
- H.C. White Co
- Subject
- Astor Hotel New York, N.Y
- Local number
- RSN 1
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
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