Computers & Business Machines
Imagine the loss, 100 years from now, if museums hadn't begun preserving the artifacts of the computer age. The last few decades offer proof positive of why museums must collect continuously—to document technological and social transformations already underway.
The museum's collections contain mainframes, minicomputers, microcomputers, and handheld devices. Computers range from the pioneering ENIAC to microcomputers like the Altair and the Apple I. A Cray2 supercomputer is part of the collections, along with one of the towers of IBM's Deep Blue, the computer that defeated reigning champion Garry Kasparov in a chess match in 1997. Computer components and peripherals, games, software, manuals, and other documents are part of the collections. Some of the instruments of business include adding machines, calculators, typewriters, dictating machines, fax machines, cash registers, and photocopiers
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Violano Virtuoso Roll #2846
- Description (Brief)
This music roll was made by Mills Novelty Company in Chicago, Illinois, about 1928-1929. It is Roll #2846, playable in a Violano Virtuoso player. The tune list for this roll is as follows:
Roll #2846 - Record Breaking Dance Tunes
14077: Rose of Yesterday (fox trot), Irving Berlin, copyright 1928, Irving Berlin
14078: You Took Advantage of Me from "Present Arms" (fox trot), Fields, Hart & Rodgers, copyright 1928, Harms, Inc.
14079: Out of the Tempest (waltz), Edward Grossman & Ted Ward, copyright 1928, Harms, Inc.
14080: Sonny Boy (fox trot), Al Jolson, De Sylva, Brown & Henderson, copyright 1928, De Sylva, Brown & Henderson)
14081: What D'ya Say from "George White's Scandals" (fox trot), De Sylva, Brown & Henderson, copyright 1928, De Sylva, Brown & Henderson- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- ca 1928-1929
- maker
- Mills Novelty Company
- ID Number
- MI.73.20
- accession number
- 289515
- catalog number
- 73.20
- maker number
- 2846
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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certified proof
- Crowdsourcing
- Transcribed by Smithsonian digital volunteers
- Location
- Currently not on view
- BEP certification date
- 1924-08-23
- plate date
- 1910-03-17
- series date
- 1902
- issuing authority
- U.S. Department of the Treasury
- Treasurer of the United States
- McClung, Thomas Lee
- Register of the Treasury
- Vernon, William Tecumseh
- issuing bank
- Washington Park National Bank of Chicago
- depicted
- Harrison, Benjamin
- manufacturer
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- ID Number
- NU.297219.006160
- accession number
- 297219
- catalog number
- 297219.006160
- bank charter number
- 3916
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Pituitary Liquid, Obstetrical, Liquor Pituitarii, .5 cc
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- ca 1928
- maker
- Armour and Company
- ID Number
- MG.M-02671.02
- catalog number
- M-02671.02
- accession number
- 106774
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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certified proof
- Crowdsourcing
- Transcribed by Smithsonian digital volunteers
- Location
- Currently not on view
- BEP certification date
- 1923-05-11
- plate date
- 1921-06-21
- series date
- 1902
- issuing authority
- U.S. Department of the Treasury
- Treasurer of the United States
- White, Frank
- Register of the Treasury
- Elliott, William S.
- issuing bank
- West Englewood National Bank of Chicago
- depicted
- Harrison, Benjamin
- manufacturer
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- ID Number
- NU.297219.007323
- accession number
- 297219
- catalog number
- 297219.007323
- bank charter number
- 12004
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
-
certified proof
- Crowdsourcing
- Transcribed by Smithsonian digital volunteers
- Location
- Currently not on view
- BEP certification date
- 1929-02-01
- plate date
- 1911-07-12
- series date
- 1902
- issuing authority
- U.S. Department of the Treasury
- Treasurer of the United States
- McClung, Thomas Lee
- Register of the Treasury
- Napier, James Carroll
- issuing bank
- National Bank of the Republic of Chicago
- depicted
- Harrison, Benjamin
- manufacturer
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- ID Number
- NU.297219.006289
- accession number
- 297219
- catalog number
- 297219.006289
- bank charter number
- 4605
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Aldine Square, Chicago
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1943
- 1946
- 1945
- ca 1940
- ca 1941
- 1942
- 1938
- 1923
- 1934
- 1922
- 1914
- maker
- Levy, Beatrice Sophia
- ID Number
- 2016.0380.25
- catalog number
- 2016.0380.25
- accession number
- 2016.0380
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
-
certified proof
- Crowdsourcing
- Transcribed by Smithsonian digital volunteers
- Location
- Currently not on view
- BEP certification date
- 1920-11-01
- plate date
- 1920-10-04
- series date
- 1902
- issuing authority
- U.S. Department of the Treasury
- Treasurer of the United States
- Burke, John
- Register of the Treasury
- Elliott, William S.
- issuing bank
- First National Bank of Dundee
- depicted
- McKinley, William
- McCulloch, Hugh
- manufacturer
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- ID Number
- NU.297219.006586
- accession number
- 297219
- catalog number
- 297219.006586
- bank charter number
- 5638
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
-
certified proof
- Crowdsourcing
- Transcribed by Smithsonian digital volunteers
- Location
- Currently not on view
- BEP certification date
- 1923-11-03
- plate date
- 1905-02-01
- series date
- 1902
- issuing authority
- U.S. Department of the Treasury
- Treasurer of the United States
- Roberts, Ellis Henry
- Register of the Treasury
- Lyons, Judson Whitlocke
- issuing bank
- Old National Bank of Centralia
- depicted
- McKinley, William
- McCulloch, Hugh
- manufacturer
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- ID Number
- NU.297219.006029
- accession number
- 297219
- catalog number
- 297219.006029
- bank charter number
- 3303
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
-
certified proof
- Crowdsourcing
- Transcribed by Smithsonian digital volunteers
- Location
- Currently not on view
- BEP certification date
- 1928-08-29
- plate date
- 1905-07-17
- series date
- 1902
- issuing authority
- U.S. Department of the Treasury
- Treasurer of the United States
- Treat, Charles Henry
- Register of the Treasury
- Lyons, Judson Whitlocke
- issuing bank
- First National Bank and Trust Company of Paris
- depicted
- Harrison, Benjamin
- manufacturer
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- ID Number
- NU.297219.006049
- accession number
- 297219
- catalog number
- 297219.006049
- bank charter number
- 3376
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Strychnine Nitrate tablets
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- ca 1920
- maker
- Sutliff and Case Company
- ID Number
- 2012.0165.045.02
- accession number
- 2012.0165
- catalog number
- 2012.0165.045.02
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
-
certified proof
- Crowdsourcing
- Transcribed by Smithsonian digital volunteers
- Location
- Currently not on view
- BEP certification date
- 1925-12-05
- plate date
- 1905-07-02
- series date
- 1902
- issuing authority
- U.S. Department of the Treasury
- Treasurer of the United States
- Treat, Charles Henry
- Register of the Treasury
- Lyons, Judson Whitlocke
- issuing bank
- Lincoln National Bank
- depicted
- Harrison, Benjamin
- manufacturer
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- ID Number
- NU.297219.006040
- accession number
- 297219
- catalog number
- 297219.006040
- bank charter number
- 3369
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Violano Virtuoso Roll #2550
- Description (Brief)
This music roll was made by Mills Novelty Company in Chicago, Illinois, about 1922-1925. It is Roll #2550, playable in a Violano Virtuoso player. The tune list for this roll is as follows:
Roll #2550 - Hand Played Classical Roll
9661: Medley of Old Favorites, arr. by J.F. Stelzl, My Old Kentucky Home, The Mocking Bird, Wearin' of the Green, Turkey In the Straw, Comin' Thru the Rye, Old Irish Washerwoman, Annie Laurie, Dixie – Finale
9662: Sometine from "Sometime" (song), Friml-Young, copyright 1918, G. Schirmer
9663: Somewhere a Voice Is Calling (ballad), A.F. Tate, copyright 1911, Harms, Inc.
9665: Every Little Movement from "Madame Sherr" (song), Hauerbach-Hoscher, copyright 1909, M. Witmark- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- ca 1922-1925
- maker
- Mills Novelty Company
- ID Number
- MI.73.11
- accession number
- 289515
- catalog number
- 73.11
- maker number
- 2550
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
-
certified proof
- Crowdsourcing
- Transcribed by Smithsonian digital volunteers
- Location
- Currently not on view
- BEP certification date
- 1920-01-23
- plate date
- 1903-02-25
- series date
- 1902
- issuing authority
- U.S. Department of the Treasury
- Treasurer of the United States
- Roberts, Ellis Henry
- Register of the Treasury
- Lyons, Judson Whitlocke
- issuing bank
- First National Bank of Peoria
- depicted
- McKinley, William
- McCulloch, Hugh
- manufacturer
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- ID Number
- NU.297219.005125
- accession number
- 297219
- catalog number
- 297219.005125
- bank charter number
- 176
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
-
certified proof
- Crowdsourcing
- Transcribed by Smithsonian digital volunteers
- Location
- Currently not on view
- BEP certification date
- 1921-09-17
- plate date
- 1921-03-26
- series date
- 1902
- issuing authority
- U.S. Department of the Treasury
- Treasurer of the United States
- Burke, John
- Register of the Treasury
- Elliott, William S.
- issuing bank
- First National Bank of Grant Park
- depicted
- McKinley, William
- manufacturer
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- ID Number
- NU.297219.007316
- accession number
- 297219
- catalog number
- 297219.007316
- bank charter number
- 11952
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Celluloid Bookmark
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1880-1920
- maker
- David C. Cook Publishing Co.
- ID Number
- 2006.0098.0655
- accession number
- 2006.0098
- catalog number
- 2006.0098.0655
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Model 1921
- Location
- Currently not on view
- associated date
- 1921 - 1924
- user
- Ostermeyer, Louis H.
- maker
- Hart, Schaffner & Marx
- ID Number
- AF.69568M
- catalog number
- 69568M
- accession number
- 268179
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Arnica Tooth Paste
- Description
- The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:
- an Excellent Article for Use to Whiten and Beautify the Teeth and Sterilize the Mouth. It Imparts a most Delightful Perfume to the Breath. Particularly for Children's Use.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- ca 1920
- maker
- C.H. Strong and Company
- ID Number
- 1980.0698.128
- accession number
- 1980.0698
- catalog number
- 1980.0698.128
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Book in Three Volumes, Theoretical Mechanics
- Description
- William Duncan MacMillan, professor of astronomy at the University of Chicago, published this three-part discussion of theoretical mechanics over the years 1927 to 1936. The first volume discusses the statics and dynamics of a particl, the second the dynamics of rigid bodies, and the third the theory of the potential. The volumes are not annotated.
- This copy of the book is from the personal library of William F. Eberth (1905-1976), who spent fifteen years of his career with the Atomic Energy Commission working in South Africa.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1927-1936
- 1927
- maker
- MacMillan, William Duncan
- ID Number
- MA.319872.09
- accession number
- 1975319872
- catalog number
- 319872.09
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
-
certified proof
- Crowdsourcing
- Transcribed by Smithsonian digital volunteers
- Location
- Currently not on view
- BEP certification date
- 1923-07-14
- plate date
- 1923-05-25
- series date
- 1902
- issuing authority
- U.S. Department of the Treasury
- Treasurer of the United States
- White, Frank
- Register of the Treasury
- Speelman, Harley V.
- issuing bank
- Jackson Park National Bank of Chicago
- depicted
- Harrison, Benjamin
- manufacturer
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- ID Number
- NU.297219.007337
- accession number
- 297219
- catalog number
- 297219.007337
- bank charter number
- 12391
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
-
certified proof
- Crowdsourcing
- Transcribed by Smithsonian digital volunteers
- Location
- Currently not on view
- BEP certification date
- 1924-03-27
- plate date
- 1920-12-16
- series date
- 1902
- issuing authority
- U.S. Department of the Treasury
- Treasurer of the United States
- Burke, John
- Register of the Treasury
- Elliott, William S.
- issuing bank
- La Salle National Bank
- depicted
- McKinley, William
- McCulloch, Hugh
- manufacturer
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- ID Number
- NU.297219.005784
- catalog number
- 297219.005784
- accession number
- 297219
- bank charter number
- 2503
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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