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Nathaniel Greene Wilcox Collection, ca. 1843-1892; 1921
- Notes
- Wilcox was a colonel in the Army, residing in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota
- Summary
- Correspondence with Nathaniel Greene Wilcox family; legal documents; newspaper clippings, including the July 3, 1860 issue of THE RUSHVILLE TIMES, illustrated with articles and editorials about the 1860 presidential candidates
- Cite as
- Nathaniel Greene Wilcox Collection, ca. 1843-1921, Archives Center
- Date
- 1843
- 1921
- ca 1843-1892 1921
- 1860-1870
- 1840-1900
- 1869-1970
- 19th century
- collector
- Wilcox, Nathaniel Greene (Colonel)
- Domestic Life, Division of (NMAH, SI)
- Local number
- 1997.3022.03 (NMAH Acc.)
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
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Emmett McBain Afro-American Advertising Poster Collection, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976
- Notes
- McBain has been an art supervisor for J. W. Thompson in Detroit, a creative consultant for Soft Sheen Products, and co-founder of Burrell McBain Advertising in Chicago. He donated these illustrations as examples of his creative work in 1985
- Summary
- Examples of advertisements by McBain for McDonald's, Marlboro, and a Chicago arts festival, "Black Folk Us"
- Cite as
- Emmett McBain Afro-American Advertising Poster Collection, 1973-1976, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Date
- 1973
- 1973-1976
- 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976
- 1970-1980
- 1960-1980
- 1950-2000
- creator
- McBain, Emmett
- Subject
- McDonald's Corporation
- Burrell McBain Advertising (Chicago, Ill.)
- Local number
- 1986.3012 (NMAH Acc.)
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
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Caterpillar Tractor Co. Photoprints, 1948-1949
- Notes
- Photographs probably commissioned by Caterpillar for public relations or advertising use
- Summary
- 11 photoprints of Caterpillar Tractor Co. buildings and products: three photographs of company buildings, including two aerial views, and eight photographs of tractors, including views of machines at work in various locations. Tractors with various models of scrapers are shown in San Antonio, Texas; Whittier, California; and Colquitt County, Georgia. Locations of five tractor views unidentified: one shows two stationary tractors, the others show machines at work in roadbuilding and cemetery construction
- Cite as
- Caterpillar Tractor Company Photoprints, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
- Date
- 1948
- 1948-1949
- 1940-1950
- 1940-50
- collector
- Caterpillar Tractor Co. (Peoria, Ill.)
- photographer
- Holling, W. J
- Chandler, Don
- Broden
- collector?
- Warshaw, Isadore d. 1969
- Subject
- Caterpillar Tractor Co. (Peoria, Ill.)
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
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Rocky Herosian Collection, 1910-1943
- Notes
- Papers and memorabilia of an Illinois family, especially a boy, (Francis) Carroll Ryan, who attended the Long Point and Little Hope schools, Morgan County, Ill., and graduated from Routt College High School), 1937
- Summary
- Includes pictorial greeting cards for Christmas, Valentine's Day, etc., and picture post cards, some with written messages; and grade school report cards, health reports, perfect attendance certificates, a Routt College High School commencement program (1937), and other school documents. Most of the material relates to or is addressed to Francis Carroll Ryan, a schoolboy
- Cite as
- Rocky Herosian Collection, 1910-1943, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Date
- 1910
- 1910-1943
- 1930-1940
- 1910-1950
- 1920-1940
- collector
- Herosian, Rocky (former NMAH guard)
- Ryan, Francis Carroll elementary school student
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
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Hart, Schaffner and Marx Records, 1901-1955
- Notes
- In 1872, 21-year-old Harry Hart and his 18-year-old brother Max opened a retail men's clothing store on State St., Chicago, Illinois. In 1879 two brothers-in-law, Levi Abt and Marcus Marx, joined them. Eight years later Abt left and Joseph Schaffner, a cousin of the Harts, took his place. Thus in 1887 Hart, Schaffner and Marx was born. The transition from retailing to manufacturing evolved from clothing made to sell in their own store. High-quality workmanship and improved employee-management relationships were early goals of the company. A labor agreement of 1911, initiated by Schaffner and Sidney Hillman, became the model for the men's clothing industry and later for women's clothing. It was the foundation on which the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America was built and helped to rid the United States of sweatshops in the clothing industry
- Hart, Schaffner and Marx became known for "firsts" in the clothing industry. The firm introduced a one-price policy permitting no cut rates or better prices for anyone; advertised nationally; introduced the tropical-weight suit for summer wear. The company conceived and carried out selling with swatches of materials. It was the first manufacturer to offer proportional-fit clothing for men of different builds. Hart, Schaffner and Marx was also among the first to develop and expand its own retail division
- Summary
- Composed of the company's history and advertising, including a number of style books. The historical materials highlight the firm's importance in the men's clothing industry; the stylebooks are a valuable record of styles in men's clothing during the first half of the 20th century. The Trade Board decisions in Series 2 (Feb. 1921-Feb. 1934) provide a colorful picture of early labor-management relations and the everyday incidents in the work place that came before the Trade Board. They are also illustrative of good labor-management relations that were developed very early in the history of organized labor
- Series 3: The company's records, kept in minute detail in notebooks by hand, comprise the largest part of the collection. They are testimony to the many operations involved in the profitable production of a suit, coat, vest, knickers, or trousers. Large books record items such as tailoring specifications for various articles of clothing, hours worked and earnings for specific operations, piece work lists by article and operation for various shops. There are also account books, cash books, and a voucher register, which appear to be illustrative rather than complete records
- Series 4: 2 boxes of materials used in the manufacture of men's clothing. They have been kept with the records because Hart, Schaffner and Marx was the first manufacturer to have its salemen work from swatches of material instead of truck-loads of clothing, an innovation soon followed by other manufacturers
- Cite as
- Hart, Schaffner and Marx Records, 1901-1955, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Date
- 1901
- 1901-1955
- 1900-1960
- 20th century
- 1900-1950
- author
- Hart, Schaffner and Marx
- collector
- Costume, Division of (NMAH, SI)
- Subject
- Hart, Harry
- Hart, Max
- Marx, Marcus
- Abt, Levi
- Schaffner, Joseph
- Hillman, Sidney
- Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
- Local number
- 1991.3167 (NMAH Acc.)
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
[Overview of stockyards filled with cattle. Active no. 204? Stereo Photonegative,] 1904
- Notes
- Currently stored in box 1.1.6 [146], moved from [30]. Orig. no. 441-B
- Date
- 1904
- publisher
- Underwood & Underwood
- photographer
- White, C. W
- publisher
- H.C. White Co
- Subject
- Swift Company
- Local number
- RSN 803
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
[Overview of stockyards filled with cattle. Active no. 204? Stereo photonegative,] 1904
- Notes
- Currently stored in box 1.1.6 [146], moved from [30]. Orig. no. 442-B
- Date
- 1904
- 1900-1910
- publisher
- Underwood & Underwood
- photographer
- White, C. W
- publisher
- H.C. White Co
- Subject
- Swift Company
- Local number
- RSN 804
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
[Three-car train on elevated track in downtown Chicago. Stereo photonegative,] 1904
- Notes
- Currently stored in box 1.1.8 [144], moved from [208]. Orig. no.s 239-A; 206
- Date
- 1904
- 1900-1910
- publisher
- Underwood & Underwood
- photographer
- White, Clarence W
- publisher
- H.C. White Co
- Local number
- RSN 1040
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
[Streetcar and horse-drawn wagons in downtown Chicago. Stereo photonegative,] 1904
- Notes
- Currently stored in box 1.1.8 [144], moved from [208]. Orig. nos. 235; 208
- Date
- 1904
- 1900-1910
- publisher
- Underwood & Underwood
- photographer
- White, Clarence W
- publisher
- H.C. White Co
- Local number
- RSN 1041
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
[Pedestrians and horse-drawn carts on street in downtown Chicago. Stereo photonegative,] 1904
- Notes
- Currently stored in box 1.1.8 [144], moved from [208]. Orig. nos. 236-A; 209
- Date
- 1904
- 1900-1910
- publisher
- Underwood & Underwood
- photographer
- White, Clarence W
- publisher
- H.C. White Co
- Local number
- RSN 1042
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
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