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Falcon Trio Vaudeville Collection, 1912-1931
- Notes
- Edward F. Maziarz (Eddie Falcon) was born on September 12, 1891 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. By the Fall of 1911, he, Edward Bykowski, and Anton (Tony) Walker started their aerial act. Except for an interruption while Eddie Falcon served in the Navy (1918-1919), the group performed quite steadily from 1912-1931
- Summary
- Photographs of the Falcon Trio while performing, some personal, and of fellow performers; newspaper clippings of advertisements and articles featuring the Trio; contracts; correspondence with booking agents; and railroad stubs and ephemera
- Cite as
- Falcon Trio Vaudville Collection, 1912-1931, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Date
- 1912
- 1912-1931
- 1900-1940
- 1900-1950
- collectors
- Falcon Trio
- collector
- Community Life, Div. of, NMAH, SI
- Subject
- Maziarz, Edward F
- Bykowski, Edward
- Walker, Anton
- Local number
- 1985.0167 (NMAH Acc.)
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
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Virgil Eldon Bottom Collection, 1936-1983
- Notes
- Virgil Eldon Bottom was a leading figure in the use of quartz crystal technology for frequency control in radio communication, particularly for use by the military. In early radio quartz was frequently used to help hold the frequency
- Summary
- This collection consists of letters from Virgil Bottom requesting information about the early days of the quartz crystal industry in the United States and letters from "Old Timers" in the industry received by Bottom in response to his request of December 10, 1980; print materials, including a "History of the Quartz Crystal Industry in the United States" by Bottom; photographs; clippings; and two audio tapes
- Cite as
- Virgil Eldon Bottom Collection, 148, AC NMAH
- Date
- 1936
- 1936-1983
- Creator
- Bottom, Virgil Eldon collector
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
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Colonel William Augustine Washington Papers, 1789-1840
- Notes
- Col. Washington was the sixth son of George Washington's older half brother, Augustine. He was commissioned a captain in the 3rd Virginia Regiment Feb. 1776, wounded at Trenton Dec. 1776, and received his majority Jan. 1777. Promoted to lieutenant colonel Nov. 1778. Wounded again at Cowpers and taken prisoner at Eutaw Springs, 1781. Became a brigadier general 1798, honorably discharged June 1800. A Charles Wilson Peale portrait of Col. Washington is at Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia
- Summary
- Bills and receipts for a large number of articles such as linen, tea, salt, molasses, shoes, buttons, etc.; business correspondence; a deed for sale of land in Pulushi Co., Ky., and a record of the final settlement of the estate. Names listed below are persons mentioned in the papers
- Cite as
- Colonel William Augustine Washington Papers, 1789-1840, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Date
- 1789
- 1789-1840
- 19th century
- 18th century
- collector
- Washington, William Augustine Colonel 1757-1810
- Subject
- Kink, Daniel
- Washington, Augustine
- Mounts, Mernkel P
- Cox, John
- Dougs, William
- Norris, Benjamin
- Con, John
- Kelly, Alexander
- Mitchell, John
- Dave, Caow L
- Hipkins, John
- Riddle, Joshua
- Payton, T
- Rigden, Burnett
- Cunnin, Robert
- Bingman, Thomas
- Fisher, Thomas
- Moore, John W
- Riggs, Elisha
- Washington, Sarah
- Dunlap, John
- Local number
- 1977.3145 (NMAH Acc.)
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
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Mount Joy, Pennsylvania General Store Daybook, 1863-64
- Summary
- Includes entries of items sold (including groceries, small household items, and general hardware)
- Cite as
- Mount Joy, Pennsylvania General Store Day Book, 1863-1864, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Date
- 1863
- 1863-1864
- 1863-64
- 1860-1870
- creator
- Mount Joy, Pennsylvania General Store
- collector
- Domestic Life, Division of (NMAH, SI)
- Local number
- 285427 (NMAH Acc.)
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
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Timothy Prescott's Lesson Book, 1803
- Notes
- A note to "Mr. Watkins" (probably Malcolm Watkins, SI curator) from the donor in the collection control file indicates that the lesson book is dated Jan. 10, 1803 and that it was "used in Westford before [Timothy Prescott] moved to Littleton and then Concord."
- Summary
- Lesson book text consists primarily of mathematical exercises, with a few pages devoted to penmanship. Also includes a partial page of the "Republican Gazetteer, Boston, Sept. 4, 1802, used as an end page
- Cite as
- Timothy Prescott's Lesson Book, 1803, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Date
- 1802
- 1802-1803
- 1803
- 19th century
- author
- Prescott, Timothy (student)
- donor
- Prescott, Gertrude
- collector
- Domestic Life, Division of (NMAH, SI)
- Local number
- 247104 (NMAH Acc.)
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
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Surveying Book, 1807
- Summary
- Surveying book, August 13, 1807, contains measurement tables and sample problems for surveying land
- Cite as
- Surveying Book, 1807, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Date
- 1807
- 1800-1810
- 19th century
- donor
- Merrill, Gertrude H
- Merrill, Eliza W
- collector
- Domestic Life, Division of (NMAH, SI)
- Local number
- 211894 (NMAH Acc.)
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
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Benjamin Pollard Letter Book, 1787-1792
- Notes
- Small tag bearing number 567 tipped on cover, possibly as collector's number
- Summary
- Manuscript letter book of 175 leaves, by Pollard of Norfolk, Va., includes his drafts of letters with traders in the United States, Europe, and the West Indies concerning shipment of goods, payment of accounts, and other business activities. Some letters not in Pollard's hand
- Cite as
- Benjamin Pollard Letter Book, 1787-1792, Archives Center, NMAH
- Date
- 1787
- 1787-1792
- 1780-1800
- author
- Pollard, Benjamin (merchant)
- collector
- Domestic Life, Division of (NMAH, SI)
- Military History, Division of, NMAH, SI
- Local number
- 237034 (NMAH Acc.)
- 62.36 (original Cultural History catalog number)
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
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Kent Family Records, 1879-1933
- Summary
- These records of Mrs. Mary P. Kent, Burke Co., North Carolina, and H.M. Kent, Coldwell and Burke Counties, North Carolina, consist of an account book with survey data, general financial transactions, farming notes, 1879-91, and tax receipts, 1884-1933
- Cite as
- Kent Family Records, 1879-1933, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Date
- 1879
- 1879-1933
- 1870-1940
- author
- Kent, Mary P (farmer)
- donor
- Watkins, Malcolm Mrs
- author
- Kent, H. M (farmer)
- collector
- Domestic Life, Division of (NMAH, SI)
- Local number
- 279946 (NMAH Acc.)
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
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Boston General Store Account Book, 1807-1830
- Summary
- Account book of a Boston storekeeper of food and small general household goods
- Cite as
- Boston General Store Account Book, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Date
- 1807
- 1807-1830
- 1800-1850
- 1800-1830
- 19th century
- author
- Boston General Store
- collector
- Domestic Life, Division of (NMAH, SI)
- Local number
- 236051 (NMAH Acc.)
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
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New England Merchant and Farmer Account Book, 1813-59
- Summary
- Account book of an unidentified merchant and farmer from New England includes entries for items purchased and sold, and a record of persons employed
- Cite as
- New England Merchant and Farmer Account Book, 1813-1859, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Date
- 1813
- 1813-1859
- 1813-59
- 1810-1860
- 19th century
- collector
- Domestic Life, Division of (NMAH, SI)
- Local number
- 236051 (NMAH Acc.)
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH