Object Details
sova.nmah.ac.1090
- Creator
- Vogel, Robert M.
- Former owner
- National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
- National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
- Topic
- Bridges
- Buildings
- Canals
- Dams
- Factories
- Heavy machinery
- Lighthouses
- Mines
- Mining
- Quarries and quarrying
- Railroad stations
- Tunnels
- Waterworks
- Provenance
- Donated to the National Museum of American History's Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering by curator Robert M. Vogel in 1986. Also included in this gift were stereographs of non-engineering subjects, which were transferred to other Museum divisions.
- Creator
- Vogel, Robert M.
- See more items in
- Mechanical and Civil Engineering Stereograph Cards
- Extent
- 2.5 Cubic feet (6 boxes )
- Date
- 1844-1916, undated
- Ownership and Custodial History
- The engineering stereographs were transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Work and Industry in 2007.
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Identifier
- NMAH.AC.1090
- Type
- Collection descriptions
- Archival materials
- Stereoscopic photographs
- Citation
- Mechanical and Civil Engineering Stereograph Cards, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged into one series Series 1: Stereograph Cards, 1848-1926
- Processing Information
- Collection processed by Geoff Kelly, intern; supervised by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2023. Collection digitized by Noah Stewart, digital imaging technician, 2025.
- 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
- Stereoscopic photographs
- Scope and Contents note
- Approximately 350 stereo cards of engineering subjects, such as bridges, tunnels, lighthouses, canals, quarries, etc., including both U.S. and foreign subjects.
- Restrictions
- Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
NMAH.AC.1090
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NMAH.AC.1090
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- Record ID
- ebl-1503512090475-1503512090477-0
