Object Details
sova.nmah.ac.0715
- Creator
- National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Information, Technology and Society
- Names
- Radio Corporation of America.
- Bell, Alexander Graham, 1847-1922
- Correspondent
- Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931
- Names
- Farnsworth, Philo Taylor, b. 1906
- Marconi, Guglielmo, Marchese, 1874-1937
- Marconi, Maria, Marchesa
- Tesla, Nikola, 1856-1943
- Topic
- Radio -- Apparatus and supplies
- Radio -- History
- Engineers
- Phonograph
- Telegraph, Wireless
- Provenance
- Source unknown. Found in collections.
- Creator
- National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Information, Technology and Society
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- Electricity and Modern Physics Photonegatives
- Summary
- Photographic negatives and some glass plate negatives depicting subjects relating to the Division of Electricity and Modern Physics' artifact collections and research interests. Negatives include portrait photographs of engineers (Marconi, Tesla, Bell, and Zworykin), images of radios, telegraphy equipment, and phonographs.
- Extent
- 6 Cubic feet (34 boxes)
- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
- Gloves must be worn when handling unprotected photographs, negatives, and glass plates. The collection is in cold storage. Arrangements must be made with the Archives Center staff two weeks prior to a scheduled research visit.
- Date
- 1890 - 1930
- Custodial History
- Transferred to Archives Center from the Division of the History of Technology (now the Division of Work and Industry) in 2000.
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Identifier
- NMAH.AC.0715
- Type
- Collection descriptions
- Archival materials
- Black-and-white negatives
- Citation
- Electricity and Modern Physics Photonegatives, 1898-1953, undated, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
- Arrangement
- The collection is arranged into one series and are arranged by topics. The folder titles in the container list were taken from the image enclosures.
- Processing Information
- Processed by Yauntilaa Lancaster, intern, Ramona Williamson, volunteer, Erin Molloy, volunteer; supervised by Vanessa Broussard Simmons, archivist, 2012. Finding aid written by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2012.
- Rights
- Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
- Genre/Form
- Black-and-white negatives
- Scope and Contents
- Photographic negatives and some glass plate negatives depicting subjects relating to the Division of Electricity and Modern Physics' artifact collections. Negatives include portrait photographs of engineers (Marconi, Tesla, Bell, and Zworykin), images of radios, telegraphy equipment, radio equipment, inventors, and phonographs. The Radio Corporation of America (RCA) engineers and some equipment are especially well represented. Many of the negatives are unidentified and undated.
- Restrictions
- Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at [email protected] or 202-633-3270.
NMAH.AC.0715
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NMAH.AC.0715
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- Record ID
- ebl-1503511611073-1503511611082-0
