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24a-28 Setting a Balcony Column at the 33rd Floor, Singer Building

Collection Creator:
Missionary Catechists of Divine Providence.  Search this
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Civil Engineering Department  Search this
Underwood and Underwood  Search this
Container:
Box 4, Item 31
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives
Date:
1907-04-05
Collection Restrictions:
Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection, 1886-1931, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection
Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection / Series 1: Engineering / 1.1: Architecture and Structures / 1.1.13: Tall Steel Frame Buildings
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8f4f2d751-7700-498d-a4a4-a99aec7e5576
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1013-ref921

24a-22 Base of Tower, Columns, Singer Building

Collection Creator:
Missionary Catechists of Divine Providence.  Search this
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Civil Engineering Department  Search this
Underwood and Underwood  Search this
Container:
Box 4, Item 35
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection, 1886-1931, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection
Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection / Series 1: Engineering / 1.1: Architecture and Structures / 1.1.13: Tall Steel Frame Buildings
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep84eeb0838-7322-49f1-a00e-d45d3c13bf40
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1013-ref925

24-19 Column Sections

Collection Creator:
Missionary Catechists of Divine Providence.  Search this
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Civil Engineering Department  Search this
Underwood and Underwood  Search this
Container:
Box 5, Item 18
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
Collection 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.
Collection Citation:
Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection, 1886-1931, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection
Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection / Series 1: Engineering / 1.1: Architecture and Structures / 1.1.13: Tall Steel Frame Buildings
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep85d642a6d-939c-49ae-b360-90b1314c42fe
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1013-ref966

Declamationum panegyricarum [dekas]

Title:
De sexu plantarum DSI
Author:
Valentini, Michael Bernhard 1657-1729  Search this
Publisher:
Zunner, Johann David active approximately 1653-1705  Search this
Donor:
Burndy Library DSI  Search this
Physical description:
[8], 110, [2] p. ; 20 cm. (4to)
Type:
Early works to 1800
Date:
1701
MDCCI [1701]
Topic:
Medicine  Search this
Call number:
RM84 .V16 1701
RM84.V16 1701
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_379482

Khusraw u Shirin by Nizami (d.1209)

Calligrapher:
Ali ibn Hasan al-Sultani  Search this
Medium:
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 18.3 x 12.7 cm (7 3/16 x 5 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
Tabriz, Iran
Date:
ca. 1400
Period:
Jalayirid dynasty
Topic:
Timurid period (1378 - 1506)  Search this
Khusraw  Search this
Shirin  Search this
nasta'liq script  Search this
illumination  Search this
Iran  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1931.29
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Google Cultural Institute
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye375398fe5-11a3-4eaa-9fe7-92a0b73ad484
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1931.29

Anthology with works by Jalal ad-Din Rumi (d.1273), Nizami (d. 1209), Sa'di (d.1292) and Sana'i (d. 1131 or 1140)

Calligrapher:
Mir Ali Husayni (died ca.1544)  Search this
Sultan Muhammad Nur (fl. as early as 1494)  Search this
Muhammad Qasim ibn Shadishah  Search this
Sultan-Muhammad Khandan  Search this
Mawlana Shaykh Mahmud  Search this
Artist:
Kamal al-Din Bihzad (ca. 1467-1535)  Search this
Patron:
Wazir Khawja Malik Ahmad  Search this
Medium:
Ink, color, and gold on paper; gold stamped and tooled leather
Dimensions:
H x W x D (closed): 25 x 17.5 x 2.5 cm (9 13/16 x 6 7/8 x 1 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
Herat, Afghanistan
Date:
1524-1525 (930 A.H.)
Period:
Safavid period
Topic:
Safavid period (1501 - 1722)  Search this
poetry  Search this
nasta'liq script  Search this
illumination  Search this
Afghanistan  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
anthology  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1944.48
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3fd71ddba-634d-41e1-a606-caa126a9adfc
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1944.48
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Folio from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi (d.1020); recto: text: he creation of the world, he creation of man, the creation of the sun and moon; verso: text: he Prophet Muhammad, the compilation of the Shahnama, the poet Daqiqi

Calligrapher:
Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Husayni (known as) Mawsili  Search this
Patron:
Qiwam al-Dawla wa'l-Din  Search this
Medium:
Ink and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 36.1 x 29.1 cm (14 3/16 x 11 7/16 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
Shiraz, Iran
Date:
February 1341 (Ramadan 741 A.H.)
Period:
Mongol period, Inju dynasty
Topic:
Shahnama  Search this
illumination  Search this
Mongol period (1220 - 1380)  Search this
Iran  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Henri Vever collection  Search this
epic  Search this
Inju dynasty (1335 - 1357)  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler
Accession Number:
S1986.109
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Google Cultural Institute
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye337b5c936-ae31-4ded-b8b5-f4c63926547f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S1986.109
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Folio from the late Shah Jahan Album with two poems and a couplet from the Divan of Amir Shahi (died 1453)

Calligrapher:
Mir Ali Haravi (died ca. 1550)  Search this
Medium:
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 37 x 25.2 cm (14 9/16 x 9 15/16 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
Iran (calligraphy); India (borders)
Date:
ca. 1640-1650
Topic:
poetry  Search this
illumination  Search this
Iran  Search this
India  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
Henri Vever collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler
Accession Number:
S1986.92
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye39c6b4b98-e3f8-4c81-baca-b8ca61a95c48
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S1986.92

Photograph of James A. Parsons Jr. and his children

Photograph by:
Unidentified  Search this
Subject of:
James A. Parsons Jr., American, 1900 - 1989  Search this
Wanda J. Parsons Harris, American  Search this
Anne M. Parsons Shipp, American  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 4 3/16 × 2 5/16 in. (10.6 × 5.9 cm)
H x W (sheet): 4 1/2 × 2 13/16 in. (11.4 × 7.1 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Place captured:
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
Date:
ca. 1935
Topic:
African American  Search this
Children  Search this
Engineering  Search this
Families  Search this
Fatherhood  Search this
Photography  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Grant Shipp
Object number:
2015.246.11
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd577e1b2cb-963d-4bbf-9070-64c0f330184d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.246.11
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Column Krater Fragment

Donor Name:
Thomas Wilson  Search this
Culture:
Greek, Attic  Search this
Object Type:
Crater
Place:
Terni, Umbria, Italy, Europe
Accession Date:
29 Jan 1904
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
042207
USNM Number:
A136406-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d3039999-6cdf-4063-ac51-0c324e146b2a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8015502
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Piece Of Mummy Cartonnage

Collector:
George R. Gliddon  Search this
Donor Name:
National Institute  Search this
Site Name:
Saqqara  Search this
Culture:
Egyptian, Late Period, Dynasty XXVI (?)  Search this
Object Type:
Mummy Wrapping
Place:
Lower Egypt, Egypt, Africa
Accession Date:
1861
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
000135
USNM Number:
A1415-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33980500f-cc3a-4fb9-9cd1-81f2d1fd1393
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8020913

Chaldean Deluge Tablet, reconstruction cast

Donor Name:
Johns Hopkins University  Search this
Site Name:
Kouyunjik (Nineveh)  Search this
Object Type:
Cast
Place:
Mosul, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq, Asia
Accession Date:
1893
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
027146
USNM Number:
A154816-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30df257ee-98b7-4711-b569-2c7eff56c294
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8026491
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Cylinder Seal And 6 Casts

Donor Name:
Rev. Gabriel Oussani  Search this
Object Type:
Seal
Place:
Hillah, Babil Governorate (Babylon Province), Iraq, Asia
Accession Date:
1900
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
037297
USNM Number:
A207926-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3debb2d2c-222c-4234-8744-89bdf102b899
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8045988

Broken Bones (2)

Collector:
Peter G. Gates  Search this
Dr. Walter Hough  Search this
Donor Name:
Peter G. Gates  Search this
Site Name:
Stone Axe Ruin  Search this
Culture:
Ancient Pueblo  Search this
Object Type:
Bone
Place:
Apache County, Arizona, United States, North America
Accession Date:
3 Oct 1901
Collection Date:
1901
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
038480
USNM Number:
A212766-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f51aa776-64f1-4625-b6d7-be3a0b8bbdd5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8049464

Tuxtla Statuette

Collector:
R. E. Ulbricht  Search this
Donor Name:
R. E. Ulbricht  Search this
Site Name:
Hueyapan Hacienda  Search this
Unknown:
15.4 cm
9.3 cm
Object Type:
Figure
Place:
San Andres Tuxtla, Veracruz, Mexico, North America
Accession Date:
1903
Collection Date:
1902
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
041871
USNM Number:
A222579-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d509babb-24e7-4e98-9f37-1e4e9da45ee6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8054511

Tablet Of The Sun God Of Sippar (Cast)

Donor Name:
D Brucciani & Co  Search this
Site Name:
Sippar  Search this
Object Type:
Cast
Place:
Abu Habba (Abu Habbah), Babil Governorate (Babylon Province), Iraq, Asia
Accession Date:
1904
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
042339
USNM Number:
A229672-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31e5c9ca0-d317-4569-843a-5b1be853610e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8056759

Plaster Cast Of Hammurabi Stele

Donor Name:
E F. Arrondelle  Search this
Object Type:
Cast
Place:
Iraq (Babylonia), Asia
Accession Date:
1904
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
042435
USNM Number:
A229758-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3400167bc-c50a-4c89-ba3e-5514f26fd9bf
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8056800
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Fragment Of Egyptian Papyrus

Donor Name:
Egyptian Exploration Fund  Search this
Site Name:
Oxyrhynchus  Search this
Culture:
Ancient Egyptian  Search this
Object Type:
Papyrus
Place:
Upper Egypt, Egypt, Africa
Accession Date:
14 Feb 1907
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
047007
USNM Number:
A247114-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37283feaf-0759-4d12-a300-b0acaf881a15
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8064206

Terracotta Female Figure

Donor Name:
Thomas N. Page  Search this
Height - Object:
21.6 cm
Width - Object:
18 cm
Depth - Object:
14.61 cm
Culture:
Greek or Roman (?)  Search this
Object Type:
Figure
Place:
Italy (not certain), Europe
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
055566
USNM Number:
A278360-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36a325658-2eb9-4b13-9fbf-3f0267f9b1fe
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8072554
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Bronze models of Columns from the Roman Forum

Donor Name:
Homer N. Lockwood  Search this
Object Type:
Model
Place:
Rome, Italy, Europe
Accession Date:
13 Jan 1914
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
056368
USNM Number:
A281566-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e327d3f9-ef70-4382-9262-93a52f2fc82f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8073182
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