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[Trade catalogs from Edmund Scientific Co.]

Variant company name:
Founded 1942  Search this
Company Name:
Edmund Scientific Co.  Search this
Related companies:
ES ; Edmund Industrial Optics ; Robert Edmund's Products for Health, Fitness & Better Living  Search this
Notes content:
(selection) Magnifiers ; microscopes ; weather instruments ; magnets ; optical instruments ; lasers ; fiber optics ; binoculars ; telescopes. Assorted "scientific" products (watches, telescopes, binoculars, calipers, scales, ladders, flashlights, surveillance equipment) ; personal fitness equipment (monitors, stationary bikes, clock radios, watches, weights, massage wands). Motors ; laboratory equipment ; scales ; meters ; thermometers ; spectrometers ; educational products for science. 1995 annual reference catalog for optics, science, and education; 1995 Annual Reference Catalog for Optics, Science, and Education optics, lenses, fiber optics, binoculars, lab equipment, microscopes, magnets, telescopes, weather instruments
Includes:
Trade catalog and price lists
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
97 pieces; 4 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Barrington, New Jersey, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Department store; dry goods and mail order catalogs  Search this
Educational institutions; equipment and supplies (includes playground equipment)  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Laboratories and laboratory supplies and equipment  Search this
Scientific and optical instruments  Search this
Sporting goods  Search this
Topic:
"Laboratories -- Furniture, equipment, etc."  Search this
"Schools -- Furniture, equipment, etc."  Search this
Commercial catalogs  Search this
Department stores  Search this
Dry-goods  Search this
Engines  Search this
Motors  Search this
Optical instruments  Search this
Playgrounds  Search this
Scientific apparatus and instruments  Search this
Sporting goods  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_14407
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_14407

Telescope

Maker:
Nairne, Edward  Search this
Physical Description:
metal, brass (overall material)
Measurements:
tube: 12 in x 18 in x 9 in x 2 in; 30.48 cm x 45.72 cm x 22.86 cm x 5.08 cm
Object Name:
telescope
Place made:
United Kingdom: England, London
Date made:
ca. 1769
1768-1769
Subject:
Science & Scientific Instruments  Search this
Revolutionary War  Search this
ID Number:
2007.0070.01
Catalog number:
2007.0070.01
Accession number:
2007.0070
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1330329
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Microscope

Maker:
Ernst Leitz  Search this
Physical Description:
metal (overall material)
glass (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 19 1/32 in x 7 in x 12 3/16 in; 48.33937 cm x 17.78 cm x 30.95625 cm
Object Name:
inverted microscope
Place made:
Germany
Date made:
ca 1955
Subject:
Science & Scientific Instruments  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Leonard Hayflick
ID Number:
2007.0011.01
Catalog number:
2007.0011.01
Accession number:
2007.0011
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Medicine and Science: Biological Sciences
Microscopes
Science & Mathematics
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-575c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1335667

Microscope

Physical Description:
metal, brass (overall material)
hard rubber (overall material)
glass (overall material)
Measurements:
average spatial: 24.1 cm x 11.2 cm x 8.1 cm; 9 1/2 in x 4 7/16 in x 3 3/16 in
Object Name:
Microscope
Other Terms:
Microscope; Monocular
Date made:
nineteenth century
Subject:
Science & Scientific Instruments  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of C. D. Gull
ID Number:
1987.0556.01.2
Catalog number:
1987.0556.01.2
Accession number:
1987.0556
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1122274
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Camera Lucida

Possible owner:
Peabody, F.  Search this
Physical Description:
brass (overall material)
leather (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 10 in x 2 3/4 in x 1 1/4 in; 25.4 cm x 6.985 cm x 3.175 cm
overall: 1 1/4 in x 9 15/16 in x 2 1/2 in; 3.175 cm x 25.24125 cm x 6.35 cm
Object Name:
camera lucida
Subject:
Science & Scientific Instruments  Search this
Credit Line:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
ID Number:
1987.0924.04
Catalog number:
1987.0924.04
Accession number:
1987.0924
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National Museum of American History
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edanmdm:nmah_1184294
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Microscope

Maker:
Ernst Leitz  Search this
Object Name:
microscope
Place made:
Germany: Hesse, Wetzlar
Date made:
around 1930
Subject:
African American  Search this
Science & Scientific Instruments  Search this
Credit Line:
Jacob Ben Zimmerman and Judith Hampton
ID Number:
2016.0011.01
Accession number:
2016.0011
Catalog number:
2016.0011.01
Serial number:
290968
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Medicine and Science: Medicine
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-929e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1804795

[Trade catalogs from Keystone View Co.]

Company Name:
Keystone View Co.  Search this
Notes content:
Stereographs : travel tours, geographical, historical (United States and Canada), industrial series, childhood series, Bible series, famous persons, special events, hunting sets, sentimental and comic, hand painted views, miscellaneous sets and collections. Daylight lanterns (slide projectors) ; slides for schools ; stereo ophthalmic equipment ; overhead projectors ; "Periometer" for measuring lateral fields (side or tunnel vision) ; "telebinocular" ; stereoscophthalmic...this comprises the uncataloged portion.
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists and manual
Black and white images
Physical description:
13 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Educational institutions; equipment and supplies (includes playground equipment)  Search this
Medical and surgical instruments and supplies  Search this
Photographic equipment and supplies  Search this
Scientific and optical instruments  Search this
Topic:
"Schools -- Furniture, equipment, etc."  Search this
Cameras  Search this
Medical instruments and apparatus industry  Search this
Optical instruments  Search this
Photographic industry  Search this
Playgrounds  Search this
Scientific apparatus and instruments  Search this
Surgical instruments and apparatus industry  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_23660
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_23660

Physical methods of chemistry edited by Arnold Weissberger and Bryant W. Rossiter. Incorporating 4th completely rev. and augm. ed. of Technique of organic chemistry, v. 1: Physical methods of organic chemistry

Author:
Weissberger, Arnold 1898-1984  Search this
Author:
Rossiter, Bryant W. 1931-  Search this
Physical description:
5 volume in 11 illus 24 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1971
1977
Topic:
Cheminformatics  Search this
Chemistry  Search this
Chemistry--Data processing  Search this
Chemistry--Experiments  Search this
Chemistry--Manipulation  Search this
Chemistry--Technique  Search this
Electrochemistry--Methodology  Search this
Electromagnetic waves  Search this
Electrons--Diffraction  Search this
Ellipsometry  Search this
Faraday effect  Search this
Gamma ray spectrometry  Search this
Interferometry  Search this
Kerr effect  Search this
Light--Scattering  Search this
Magnetic resonance imaging  Search this
Microscopy  Search this
Microwave spectroscopy  Search this
Molecular beams  Search this
Mössbauer spectroscopy  Search this
Neutrons--Scattering  Search this
Nuclear activation analysis  Search this
Optical rotation--Technique  Search this
Photoelectron spectroscopy  Search this
Polarimetry  Search this
Positron annihilation  Search this
Radioactivity--Measurement  Search this
Refraction, Double  Search this
Scientific apparatus and instruments  Search this
Surfaces (Technology)--Analysis  Search this
Thermodynamics  Search this
X-ray crystallography--Technique  Search this
Activation Analysis  Search this
Birefringence  Search this
Magnetic Resonance Imaging  Search this
Neutron Activation Analysis  Search this
Photoelectron Spectroscopy  Search this
Radiation  Search this
Spectrometry, Gamma  Search this
Spectroscopy, Mossbauer  Search this
Analyse par activation  Search this
Appareils et instruments scientifiques  Search this
Biréfringence  Search this
Chimie  Search this
Chimie--Technique  Search this
Chimie--Manipulation  Search this
Chimio-informatique  Search this
Effet Faraday  Search this
Effet Kerr  Search this
Électrochimie--Méthodologie  Search this
Électrons--Diffraction  Search this
Ellipsométrie  Search this
Faisceaux moléculaires  Search this
Imagerie par résonance magnétique  Search this
Interférométrie  Search this
Lumière--Diffusion  Search this
Microscopie  Search this
Neutrons--Diffusion  Search this
Ondes électromagnétiques  Search this
Polarimétrie  Search this
Positons--Annihilation  Search this
Radioactivité--Mesure  Search this
Radiocristallographie--Technique  Search this
Rotation optique--Technique  Search this
Spectrométrie gamma  Search this
Spectroscopie de micro-ondes  Search this
Spectroscopie de photoélectrons  Search this
Spectroscopie Mössbauer  Search this
Surfaces (Technologie)--Analyse  Search this
Thermodynamique  Search this
birefringence  Search this
chemistry  Search this
electromagnetic radiation  Search this
electron diffraction  Search this
microscopy  Search this
neutron activation analysis  Search this
scientific instruments  Search this
thermodynamics  Search this
Call number:
QD61 .T4X
QD61.T4X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_10674

Laboratory instruments their design and application by A. Elliott and J. Home Dickson

Author:
Elliott, Arthur  Search this
Author:
Dickson, J. Home  Search this
Physical description:
514 pages illustrations 23 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1960
Topic:
Medical laboratories  Search this
Optical instruments  Search this
Scientific apparatus and instruments  Search this
Laboratories  Search this
Science--instrumentation  Search this
Appareils et instruments scientifiques  Search this
Médecine--Laboratoires  Search this
Optique--Instruments  Search this
Laborgerät  Search this
optical instruments  Search this
scientific instruments  Search this
Call number:
Q185 .E46 1960
Q185.E46 1960
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_9557

[Trade catalogs from Carl Leiss]

Company Name:
Carl Leiss  Search this
Related companies:
Dr. Carl Leiss  Search this
Notes content:
"Feinmechanick und Optik" ; opto-mechanics ; optics ; spectrometers ; spectroscopes ; lenses ; prisms ; mirror-monochromators ; other optics instruments and supplies ; other scientific apparatus
Includes:
Trade catalog and price lists
Black and white images
Physical description:
8 pieces; 1 box
Language:
German
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Berlin-Steglitz, Germany
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Laboratories and laboratory supplies and equipment  Search this
Measuring; calculating and testing devices  Search this
Scientific and optical instruments  Search this
Topic:
"Laboratories -- Furniture, equipment, etc."  Search this
Calculators  Search this
Measuring instruments  Search this
Optical instruments  Search this
Scientific apparatus and instruments  Search this
Weighing instruments  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_26394
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_26394

[Trade catalogs from Ditric Optics, Inc.]

Variant company name:
Valencia, CA  Search this
Company Name:
Ditric Optics, Inc.  Search this
Notes content:
Interference filters ; "cut on" and "cut off" filters ; neutral density filters ; includes business card
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
1 piece; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Marlboro, Massachusetts, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Laboratories and laboratory supplies and equipment  Search this
Photographic equipment and supplies  Search this
Scientific and optical instruments  Search this
Topic:
"Laboratories -- Furniture, equipment, etc."  Search this
Cameras  Search this
Optical instruments  Search this
Photographic industry  Search this
Scientific apparatus and instruments  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_12839
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_12839

[Trade catalogs from A. H. Andrews & Co.]

Variant company name:
New York, NY ; Boston, MA ; Chicago, IL  Search this
Company Name:
A. H. Andrews & Co.  Search this
Related companies:
Baker, Pratt & Co. ; Keystone School & Church Furniture Co. ; Buffalo School Furniture Co. ; J. K. Snavely (Harrisburg, PA)  Search this
Notes content:
Chairs (opera, folding, school), seats, settees, school furniture and supplies (desks, tables, bookcases, cabinets, letter files, school maps and charts, globes, blackboards, blackboard erasers, water coolers, drinking fountains, window guards, school bells, inkwells, scissors, duplicating equipment, pencil sharpeners, inks, playground apparatus). Andrews' Lunar Tellurian ; Alpha Dustless Crayon ; Andrews Dustless Eraser ; Potter Blackboard ; "New Paragon" School Desk...this comprises the uncataloged portion.
Includes:
Trade catalog and price lists
Black and white images
Physical description:
1 piece; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Date:
1800s
Topic (Romaine term):
Educational institutions; equipment and supplies (includes playground equipment)  Search this
Furniture and furnishings  Search this
Scientific and optical instruments  Search this
Topic:
"Schools -- Furniture, equipment, etc."  Search this
Furniture industry and trade  Search this
House furnishings  Search this
Interior decoration  Search this
Optical instruments  Search this
Playgrounds  Search this
Scientific apparatus and instruments  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_45563
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_45563

[Trade catalogs from Raychem Co.]

Variant company name:
Oak Ridge, TN ; Redwood City, CA  Search this
Company Name:
Raychem Co.  Search this
Related companies:
Rayclad Tubes Inc. ; Elographics, Inc. ; Raychem Corp.  Search this
Notes content:
wire and cable ; "Thermofit" heat-shrinkable products ; plastic and elastomeric compounds ; high-temperature dual-wall wire insulation systems ; (1967) ; "Frostex" II Heating Cable for pipe freeze protection
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
26 pieces; 2 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Menlo Park, California, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Aviation (aircraft; balloons; etc.)  Search this
Electrical apparatus and equipment  Search this
Industrial equipment or mechanical machinery (including supplies and components)  Search this
Plastics and rubber  Search this
Plumbing supplies and fixtures  Search this
Scientific and optical instruments  Search this
Topic:
Aeronautics  Search this
Airplanes  Search this
Airships  Search this
Balloons  Search this
Electric apparatus and appliances  Search this
Industrial equipment  Search this
Machinery  Search this
Optical instruments  Search this
Plastics industry and trade  Search this
Plumbing equipment industry  Search this
Plumbing fixtures  Search this
Rubber industry and trade  Search this
Scientific apparatus and instruments  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_9409
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_9409

Lummer-Gehrcke Mount

Maker:
Adam Hilger, Ltd.  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 2 1/8 in x 2 1/8 in x 5 5/16 in; 5.3975 cm x 5.3975 cm x 13.49375 cm
Object Name:
spectrometer accessory
Place made:
United Kingdom: England, London
Date made:
1914-1926
Subject:
Science & Scientific Instruments  Search this
Credit Line:
Bowdoin College
ID Number:
1998.0007.03
Catalog number:
1998.0007.03
Accession number:
1998.0007
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-38b5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1184069
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Fabry-Perot Etalon

Maker:
Adam Hilger, Ltd.  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 3 5/16 in x 3 3/4 in x 3 3/4 in; 8.41375 cm x 9.525 cm x 9.525 cm
Object Name:
spectrometer accessory
Place made:
United Kingdom: England, London
Date made:
1914-1926
Subject:
Science & Scientific Instruments  Search this
Credit Line:
Bowdoin College
ID Number:
1998.0007.05
Catalog number:
1998.0007.05
Accession number:
1998.0007
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-3f1f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1184072
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Spectrometer

Maker:
Adam Hilger, Ltd.  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 34.5 cm x 60.5 cm x 63 cm; 13 19/32 in x 23 13/16 in x 24 13/16 in
overall: 13 9/16 in x 22 3/4 in x 21 1/2 in; 34.44875 cm x 57.785 cm x 54.61 cm
Object Name:
spectrometer, constant deviation
Place made:
United Kingdom: England, London
Date made:
1914-1926
Subject:
Science & Scientific Instruments  Search this
Credit Line:
Bowdoin College
ID Number:
1998.0007.01
Catalog number:
1998.0007.01
Accession number:
1998.0007
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-efa2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1184555
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Lummer-Gehrcke Parallel Plate

Maker:
Adam Hilger, Ltd.  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 2.9 cm x 15 cm x 4 cm; 1 5/32 in x 5 29/32 in x 1 9/16 in
overall in case: 1 3/16 in x 5 15/16 in x 1 1/2 in; 3.01625 cm x 15.08125 cm x 3.81 cm
Object Name:
spectrometer accessory
Place made:
United Kingdom: England, London
Date made:
1914-1926
Subject:
Science & Scientific Instruments  Search this
Credit Line:
Bowdoin College
ID Number:
1998.0007.02
Catalog number:
1998.0007.02
Accession number:
1998.0007
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-3814-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1184556
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Echelon Diffraction Grating

Maker:
Adam Hilger, Ltd.  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 5.6 cm x 5.5 cm x 9.7 cm; 2 7/32 in x 2 5/32 in x 3 13/16 in
overall: 2 1/2 in x 2 3/16 in x 3 13/16 in; 6.35 cm x 5.55625 cm x 9.68375 cm
Object Name:
spectrometer accessory
Place made:
United Kingdom: England, London
Subject:
Science & Scientific Instruments  Search this
Credit Line:
Bowdoin College
ID Number:
1998.0007.04
Catalog number:
1998.0007.04
Accession number:
1998.0007
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-381d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1184557
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Flask with Glass Helices

Physical Description:
glass (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 14 cm x 29.2 cm x 5.6 cm; 5 1/2 in x 11 1/2 in x 2 3/16 in
Object Name:
flask
Date made:
1930s-1950s
Subject:
Science & Scientific Instruments  Search this
Credit Line:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute
ID Number:
1997.0193.03
Accession number:
1997.0193
Catalog number:
1997.0193.03
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Health & Medicine
Science Under Glass
Science & Mathematics
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-2fdb-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_333851
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Reflecting Polariscope

Maker:
Queen and Company  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 27.5 cm x 44 cm x 11.8 cm; 10 13/16 in x 17 5/16 in x 4 5/8 in
overall: 10 3/4 in x 4 5/8 in x 17 5/16 in; 27.305 cm x 11.7475 cm x 43.97375 cm
Object Name:
polariscope
Polariscope
Place made:
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Date made:
around 1900
Subject:
Science & Scientific Instruments  Search this
Credit Line:
University of Missouri at Rolla
ID Number:
1996.0263.02
Accession number:
1996.0263
Catalog number:
1996.0263.02
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-0321-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1184533
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