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Electricity and Modern Physics Photonegatives

American History Museum

#9792 Radio Experiment, car 5230 with radio interiors and exteriors for Mr. Davis
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Object Details

sova.nmah.ac.0715
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep80d6a6f36-69a6-4eed-a2ee-5960a736cc0c
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.
Related Materials
Materials held in the Archives Center, National Museum of American History George H. Clark Radioana Collection, circa 1880-1950 (AC0055) Thomas Alva Edison Photo Prints, 1890s-1933, (AC0299) Kenneth M. Swezey Papers, 1891-1982 (AC0047)
NMAH.AC.0715
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep80d6a6f36-69a6-4eed-a2ee-5960a736cc0c
NMAH.AC.0715
ACAH
Record ID
ebl-1503511611073-1503511611082-0

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  • Unidentified group

  • SAM 87221

  • Zworykin, Vlandimir (inventor of the iconoscope and other television devices)

  • Thomson, E.

  • Wax cylinders by C. S. Jarnter

  • Murray

  • Unidentified man

  • Silver Snake Studio

  • Marconi, Guglielmo, Marchesa Cristina [Maria Cristina Bezzi-Scali], and [Maria] Elettra Julla [Elena Anna]

  • Jackson, Henry Bradwardine (Admiral Sir), Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Fellows of the Royal Society

  • Pierce, G. W.

  • Unidentified man

  • Bouthillion, L.

  • The Great Seal of Tuckerton

  • Alesanderson, Ernst F. W.

  • "African Golf." The most popular pastime at Belmar, New York

  • Latour, Marius C. A. Professor and French radio physicist

  • Harris and Ewing

  • Marconi, Guglielmo

  • Tesla, Nikola

  • Poulsen, Valdemar(Radio News)

  • Steinmetz, C. P. G. E.

  • Marconi Wireless Station, South Wellfleet, Cape Cod, Massachusetts

  • Major of C.I.S., J.J.


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