National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry Search this
Extent:
44 Cubic feet (132 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Blueprints
Drawings
Lantern slides
Photographs
Sketches
Date:
1758-1945, undated
Summary:
A collection primarily of 19th and early 20th century lantern slides relating mostly to engineering, agriculture, railroads, mining, and extractive industries collected by the Division of Work and Industry, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Scope and Contents:
A collection of 19th and early 20th century silver gelatin dry plate lantern slides acquired by the staff of the Division of Work and Industry, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. These materials were collected for research purposes and relate to various subjects.
Condition of the material varies widely with some fragile or broken slides. Poor quality images also exist probably due to unstable storage environments or the processing of the slides. All slides have been digitized and moved to off-site storage to minimize handling and at the same time increase accessibility.
The collection is arranged in nine series: series 1, engineering; series 2, extractive industries; series 3, chemical; series 4, manufacturing companies; series 5, machinery; series 6, railroads; series 7, agriculture; series 8, travel photography; and 9, miscellaneous materials.
Arrangement:
Collection is arranged in nine series.
Series 1: Engineering, undated
Subseries 1.1: Architecture and Structures, undated
Subseries 1.2: Bridges, Cantilever, undated
Subseries 1.3: Bridges, Concrete Arch and Beam, undated
Mechanical and Civil Engineering Glass Plate Negatives, NMAH.AC.1089
Mechanical and Civil Engineering Stereograph Cards, NMAH.AC.1090
Robinson & Steinman Collection, NMAH.AC.1562
Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection, NMAH.AC.1577
Provenance:
Immediate source of acquisition unknown.
Restrictions:
Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
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.
Purchase, The Gerhard Pulverer Collection — Charles Lang Freer Endowment, Friends of the National Museum of Asian Art and the Harold P. Stern Memorial fund in appreciation of Jeffrey P. Cunard and his exemplary service to the Museum as chair of the Board of Trustees (2003-2007)
Purchase, The Gerhard Pulverer Collection — Charles Lang Freer Endowment, Friends of the National Museum of Asian Art and the Harold P. Stern Memorial fund in appreciation of Jeffrey P. Cunard and his exemplary service to the Museum as chair of the Board of Trustees (2003-2007)
Asao Takumi I as Naosuke Gonbei, Ichikawa Sukejūrō I as Hamiya Iemon (R), and Onoe Kikugorō III as Satō Yomoshichi (L), with Oiwa's disembodied head in the center 「直介権兵へ 浅尾内匠」 「羽宮伊右衛門 市川助十郎」 「佐藤与茂七 尾上菊五郎」
Artist:
Shunbaisai Hokuei 春梅斎北英 (active 1824-1837) Search this
Publisher:
Shohonya Seishichi (Honsei) 正本屋清七 (active ca. 1803-1893) Search this
Medium:
Ink and color on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (right): 37.6 × 25.7 cm (14 13/16 × 10 1/8 in)
H x W (left): 37.6 × 24.9 cm (14 13/16 × 9 13/16 in)
Flowers of Edo and Views of Famous Places (Edo no hana meishō-e); from right to left: O Brigade, Sixth Group, Ichigaya: Onoe Baikō as Kobotoke Kohei; Ku Brigade, Fifth Group, Yotsuya: Bandō Hikosaburō V as the Ghost of Oiwa (Oiwa no bōrei); Ya Brigade, Fifth Group, Kōjimachi: Seki Sanjūrō III as Naosuke Gonbei; and Ma Brigade, Fifth Group, Kuichigai: Kataoka Nizaemon VIII as Tamiya Iemon 「於 六番組 市ヶ谷 小仏小平 尾上梅寿」 「く 五番組 四谷 於岩の亡霊 坂東彦三郎」 「や 語番組 麹町 直助権兵衛 関三十郎」 「ま 五番組 喰違 民谷伊右衛門 片岡仁左衛門」 『江戸廼華名勝会』
Poem by Fujiwara no Toshiyuki Ason: Ichikawa Kodanji as the Ghost of Kasane (Kasane no bōkon), from the series Comparisons for Thirty-six Selected Poems (Mitate sanjūrokkasen no uchi) 「累の亡魂」 『見立三十六歌撰之内』
Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Marino Kanemitsu (R), Ichikawa Kodanji IV as both the Ghost of Kamada Matahachi (Kamada Matahachi bōrei) and the Ghost of Kikuno (Kikuno ga bōrei) (C), and Iwai Kumesaburō III as the Nun Kyōdai (Kyōdai-ni) (L) 「毬埜兼満」四代目市川小団次 「鎌田又八亡霊・菊野が亡霊」四代目市川小団次 「経題尼」三代目岩井粂三郎
Seki Sanjūrō III as Naosuke Gonbei (R), Kataoka Nizaemon VIII as Tamiya Iemon (C) and Bandō Hikosaburō V as both the Ghost of Oiwa (Oiwa no bōrei) and the Ghost of Kobotoke Kohei (Kobotoke Kohei bōrei) (C), and Bandō Hikosaburō V as Satō Yomoshichi (L) 「関三十郎 直助権兵衛」 「片岡仁左衛門 田宮伊右衛門」 「坂東彦三郎 お岩の亡霊」 「坂東彦三郎 小仏子平亡霊」 「坂東彦三郎 佐藤与茂七」
Seki Sanjūrō II as Kamiya Niemon and Onoe Kikugorō III from Kamigata (Kudari) as the Lantern Ghost, Applauded throughout the Three Cities (Sanganotsu gohyōban no chōchin no yūrei) 「神谷仁右衛門 関三十郎」 「三ヶの津御評判のちやうちんのゆうれゐ 下り尾上菊五郎」 「当秋狂言大入叶 俗名お岩大評判」
Nakamura Tomijūrō II as the Wife (Nyōbō) Oryū, actually the Spirit of a Willow Tree (Yanagi no sei) (R), Ichikawa Danjūrō VIII as the Woodcutter (Kikori) Magosaku (C), and Nakamura Nakasuke II as the Villain (Warumono) Iwamatsu (L) 「女房おりう実柳ノ精」 二代目中村富十郎 「樵夫孫さく」 市川団十郎 「悪者岩松」 中村仲助
Ichikawa Kodanji IV as the Ghost (Rei) of Kozakura Tōgo and as the Tea Server (Chadō) Inba, Actually the Ghost of Tōgo (R), Bandō Hikosaburō IV as Orikoshi Tairyō, Iwai Kumesaburō III as the Secret Mistress (Myō) Katsuragi, and Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Koshimoto Sakuragi, Actually the Ghost of Tōgo (L) 「茶道印馬実は当吾ノ霊 」四代目市川小団次 「浅倉当吾の霊」四代目市川小団次 「織越大領」四代目坂東彦三郎
