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Formica Collection

Creator:
Jeffers, Grace  Search this
Formica Corporation.  Search this
Names:
Faber, Herbert A.  Search this
Loewy, Raymond  Search this
O'Conor, Daniel J.  Search this
Stevens, Brooks  Search this
Extent:
18 Cubic feet (59 boxes, 11 oversize folders )
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Scripts (documents)
Videotapes
Posters
Samples
Advertisements
Brochures
Blueprints
Photographs
Newsletters
Exhibition catalogs
Catalogs
Correspondence
Date:
1913-2003
Summary:
The Formica Collection consists of textual files, photographs, slides, negatives, drawings, blueprints, posters, advertisements, product brochures, newsletters, and informational pamphlets documenting the history of the Formica Corporation and the use of Formica brand plastic laminate.
Scope and Contents:
The Formica Collection, 1913-2003, consists of textual files, photographs, photo slides, drawings, blueprints, posters, advertisements, product brochures, informational pamphlets, and research notes documenting the history of the Formica Corporation and the use of Formica brand plastic laminate.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into ten series.

Series 1: Corporate Records, 1920-1992, 2003

Subseries 1.1: Annual reports, 1949, 1966, 1988

Subseries 1.2: Correspondence and company identity, 1920-1988

Subseries 1.3: Corporation histories and timelines, 1949-1991, undated

Subseries 1.4: Newspaper clippings and articles, 1934-2003

Subseries 1.5: Awards, 1940s-1987

Subseries 1.6: Patent information, 1925-1994

Subseries 1.7: Photographs, 1927-1966

Series 2: Personnel Records, 1943-1992

Series 3: Newsletters, Magazines, and Press Releases, 1942-1990

Subseries 3.1: Newsletters, 1942-1988

Subseries 3.2: Press releases, 1973-1990

Series 4: Product Information, 1948-1994

Series 5: Advertising and sales materials, 1913-2000

Subseries 5.1: Advertising materials, 1913-2000

Subseries 5.2: Sales materials, 1922-1993

Series 6: Subject Files, circa 1945, 1955-1991, 2002

Series 7: Exhibits, 1981-1994

Series 8: Grace Jeffers Research Materials, 1987-1997

Series 9: Audio Visual Materials, 1982-1995, undated

Series 10: Martin A. Jeffers Materials, 1963-1999

Subseries 10.1: Background Materials, 1965-1999

Subseries 10.2: Employee Benefits, 1963-1998

Subseries 10.3: Product Information, [1959?]-1997

Subseries 10.4: Advertising and Sales Records, 1987-1999
Biographical / Historical:
Since its founding in 1913, the history of the Formica Company has been marked by a spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship. The history begins with the discovery of Formica by two men who envisioned the plastic laminate as breakthrough insulation for motors. Later, Formica became a ubiquitous surfacing material used by artists and architects of post-modern design. The various applications of the plastic laminate during the twentieth century give it a prominent role in the history of plastics, American consumerism, and American popular culture.

The Formica Company was the brainchild of Herbert A. Faber and Daniel J. O'Conor, who met in 1907 while both were working at Westinghouse in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. O'Conor, head of the process section in the Research Engineering Department, had been experimenting with resins, cloth, paper, and a wide array of solvents in an effort to perfect a process for making rigid laminate sheets from Kraft paper and liquid Bakelite. O'Conor produced the first laminate sheet at Westinghouse by winding and coating paper on a mandrel, slitting the resulting tube, and flattening it on a press. The finished product was a laminated sheet with the chemical and electrical properties of Bakelite that were cut into various shapes and sizes. O'Conor applied for a patent on February 1, 1913, but it was not issued until November 12, 1918 (US Patent 1,284,432). Since the research was done on behalf of Westinghouse, the company was assigned the patent, and O'Conor was given one dollar, the customary amount that Westinghouse paid for the rights to employees' inventions.

Herbert Faber, Technical Sales Manager of insulating materials, was excited about O'Conor's discovery. Faber saw limitless possibilities for the new material. However, he quickly became frustrated by Westinghouse's policy limiting the sale of the laminate to its licensed distributors. After failing to persuade Westinghouse to form a division to manufacture and market the new material, Faber and O'Conor created their own company. On May 2, 1913, the first Formica plant opened in Cincinnati, Ohio. On October 15, 1913, the business incorporated as the Formica Insulation Company with Faber as president and treasurer and O'Conor as vice-president and secretary. The company began producing insulation parts used in place of or "for mica," the costly mineral that had been used in electrical insulation.

Like most new companies, Formica had modest beginnings. Faber and O'Conor faced the challenge of looking for investors who would let them maintain control over the company. Finally, they met J. G. Tomluin, a lawyer and banker from Walton, Kentucky, who invested $7,500 for a one-third share in the Formica Company. Renting a small space in downtown Cincinnati, Faber and O'Conor began work. The company's equipment list consisted of a 35-horsepower boiler, a small gas stove, and a variety of homemade hand screw presses. By September 1913, Tomluin had brought in two more partners, David Wallace and John L. Vest. With the added capital, O'Conor, Faber, and Formica's eighteen employees began producing automobile insulation parts for Bell Electric Motor, Allis Chalmers, and Northwest Electric.

Initially, the Formica Company only made insulation rings and tubes for motors. However, by July 4, 1914, the company obtained its first press and began to produce flat laminate sheets made from Redmenol resin. Business gradually grew, and by 1917 sales totaled $75,000. Fueled by World War I, Formica's business expanded to making radio parts, aircraft pulleys, and timing gears for the burgeoning motor industry. In the years that followed, Formica products were in high demand as laminate plastics replaced older materials in washers, vacuum cleaners, and refrigerators. By 1919, the Formica Company required larger facilities and purchased a factory in Cincinnati.

During this time, patent battles and legal suits emerged to challenge Formica's success. On June 11, 1919, Westinghouse sued Formica for patent infringement on its laminated gears; Formica won. Later that year, Westinghouse brought two new lawsuits against Formica. The first was for a patent infringement on the production of tubes, rods, and molded parts; the second was over an infringement based on a 1913 patent assigned to Westinghouse through O'Conor. Formica prevailed in both suits.

Legal battles did not deter the company. Having to defend itself against a giant corporation gave Formica a reputation as a scrappy contender. Finally, Faber and O'Conor made a quantum leap in 1927, when the company was granted a U.S. patent for a phenolic laminate utilizing lithographed wood grains of light color, forming an opaque barrier sheet which blocks out the dark interior of the laminate. In 1931, the company received two more patents for the preparation of the first all paper based laminate and for the addition of a layer of aluminum foil between the core and the surface, making the laminate cigarette-proof. These patents would allow Formica to move from a company dealing primarily with industrial material to the highly visible arena of consumer goods.

In 1937, Faber had a severe heart attack which limited his activity within the company. O'Conor continued as president, encouraging new product lines, including Realwood, as a laminate with genuine wood veneer mounted on a paper lamination with a heat-reactive binder. With the introduction of Realwood and its derivatives, manufacturers started using Formica laminate for tabletops, desks, and dinette sets. By the early forties, sales of Formica laminate were over 15 million dollars. The final recipe for decorative laminate was perfected in 1938, when melamine resins were introduced. Melamine was clear, extremely hard, and resistant to stains, heat, light, less expensive than phenolic resins. It also made possible laminates of colored papers and patterns.

Due to World War II, Formica postponed the manufacturing of decorative laminate sheets. Instead, the company made a variety of war-time products ranging from airplane propellers to bomb buster tubes.

The post-World War II building boom fueled the decorative laminate market and ushered in what would come to be known as the golden age for Formica. The company, anticipating the demand for laminate, acquired a giant press capable of producing sheets measuring thirty by ninety-six inches for kitchen countertops. Between 1947 and 1950, more than 2 million new homes were designed with Formica brand laminate for kitchens and bathrooms.

Formica's advertising campaigns, initially aimed at industry, were transformed to speak to the new decorative needs of consumer society, in particular the American housewife. Formica hired design consultants, Brooks Stevens, and, later, Raymond Loewy who launched extensive advertising campaigns. Advertising themes of durability, cleanliness, efficiency, and beauty abound in promotional material of this time. Advertisers promised that the plastic laminate, known as "the wipe clean wonder," was resistant to dirt, juices, jams, alcohol stains, and cigarette burns. Atomic patterns and space-age colors, including Moonglo, Skylark, and Sequina, were introduced in homes, schools, offices, hospitals, diners, and restaurants across America.

The post-war period was also marked by expansion, specifically with the establishment of Formica's first international markets. In 1947, Formica signed a licensing agreement with the British firm the De La Rue Company of London for the exclusive manufacture and marketing of decorative laminates outside North America, and in South America and the Pacific Basin. In 1948, Formica changed its name from the Formica Insulation Company to the Formica Company. In 1951, Formica responded to growing consumer demand by opening a million square foot plant in Evendale, Ohio, devoted to the exclusive production of decorative sheet material. In 1956, the Formica Company became the Formica Corporation, a subsidiary of American Cyanamid Company. A year later, the international subsidiaries that Formica formed with De La Rue Company of London were replaced by a joint company called Formica International Limited.

The plastic laminate was not merely confined to tabletops and dinette sets. Formica laminate was used for skis, globes, and murals. Moreover, well-known artists and architects used the decorative laminate for modernist furniture and Art Deco interiors. In 1960, Formica's Research and Development Design Center was established, adjacent to the Evendale plant, to develop uses for existing laminate products. In 1966, the company opened the Sierra Plant near Sacramento, California. Such corporate expansion enabled Formica to market its laminates beyond the traditional role as a countertop surface material.

In 1974, Formica established its Design Advisory Board (DAB), a group of leading designers and architects. DAB introduced new colors and patterns of laminate that gained popularity among artists and interior designers in the 1980s. In 1981, DAB introduced the Color Grid, a systematic organization of Formica laminate arranged by neutrals and chromatics. The Color Grid was described as the first and only logically arranged collection of color in the laminate industry. DAB also developed the Design Concepts Collection of premium solid and patterned laminates to serve the needs of contemporary interior designers.

In the 1980s and 1990s, the corporation continued to produce laminates for interior designers, artists, and architects. In 1982, Formica introduced COLORCORE, the first solid-color laminate. Due to its relatively seamless appearance, COLORCORE was adopted by artists for use in furniture, jewelry, and interior design. The introduction of COLORCORE also marked the emergence of a wide variety of design exhibitions and competitions sponsored by the Formica Corporation. In 1985, Formica Corporation became independent and privately held. Formica continues to be one of the leading laminate producers in the world with factories in the United States, England, France, Spain, Canada, and Taiwan.

For additional information on the history of the Formica Corporation, see:

DiNoto, Andrea. Art Plastic: Designed for Living. New York: Abbeville Press, 1985.

Fenichell, Stephen. Plastic: The Making of a Synthetic Century. New York: Harper/Collins, 1996.

Jeffers Grace. 1998. Machine Made Natural: The Decorative Products of the Formica Corporation, 1947-1962. Master's thesis. Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts.

Lewin, Susan Grant, ed. Formica & Design: From Counter Top to High Art. New York: Rizzoli, 1991.
Related Materials:
Materials at the Archives Center

Leo Baekeland Papers, 1881-1968 (NMAH.AC.0005)

DuPont Nylon Collection, 1939-1977 (NMAH.AC.0007)

J. Harry DuBois Collection on the History of Plastics, circa 1900-1975 (NMAH.AC.0008)

Earl Tupper Papers, circa 1914-1982 (NMAH.AC.0470)

The Division of Medicine and Science holds artifacts related to this collection. See accession # 1997.0319 and #1997.3133.
Provenance:
This collection was assembled by Grace Jeffers, historian of material culture, primarily from materials given to her by Susan Lewin, Head of Formica's New York design and publicity office when the office closed in 1995. The collection was donated to the Archives Center by Grace Jeffers in September 1996.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Researchers must use reference copies of audio-visual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
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.
Topic:
Plastics industry and trade  Search this
Plastics -- 1920-2000  Search this
Plastics as art material -- 1920-2000  Search this
Plastics in interior design -- 1920-2000  Search this
advertising -- plastic industry -- 1920-2000  Search this
Plastic jewelry -- 1920-2000  Search this
Laminated plastics -- 1920-2000  Search this
Exhibitions -- 20th century -- United States  Search this
House furnishings -- 1920-2000 -- United States  Search this
Housewives as consumers -- 1920-2000  Search this
Electronic insulators and insulation -- Plastics -- 1920-2000  Search this
Inventions -- 1920-2000 -- United States  Search this
Women in advertising  Search this
Women in popular culture -- 1920-2000  Search this
Genre/Form:
Scripts (documents)
Videotapes
Posters -- 20th century
Samples -- 1920-2000
Advertisements
Brochures
Blueprints -- 20th century
Photographs -- 20th century
Newsletters -- 20th century
Exhibition catalogs
Catalogs
Catalogs -- 1920-2000
Correspondence -- 20th century
Citation:
Formica Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0565
See more items in:
Formica Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8859e644e-2a2b-427b-ae69-3dfadd400aa4
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0565
Online Media:

Valentin "Flying Suit" (1950) [Documents]

Collection Creator:
National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.
Identifier:
NASM.XXXX.1183.A, File AV-001010-01
See more items in:
National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft
National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft / Series A: Aircraft / Aircraft V / Valentin, Leo (France)
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg23ff35adc-956b-45db-a1ce-3e8b9d7e0532
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-a-ref53459

Von Wechmar "Flying Suit" (1888) [Documents]

Collection Creator:
National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.
Identifier:
NASM.XXXX.1183.A, File AV-560010-01
See more items in:
National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft
National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft / Series A: Aircraft / Aircraft V / Von Wechmar, Ernst (Germany)
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2f81440c6-be3d-4db3-aece-cab6960b3577
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-a-ref54130

Record Flights, Transatlantic Flights, "Double Eagle II", Anderson, Abruzzo, Newman (1978) [Oversize]

Collection Creator:
National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Scope and Contents:
Double Eagle 2 exhibit material: advertisement for the "Imperial Survival Suit.
Collection Restrictions:
The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.
Identifier:
NASM.XXXX.1183.A, File A2R-530000-O3
See more items in:
National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft
National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft / Series A2: Lighter than Air (LTA), Balloons / Record Flights, Transatlantic Flights
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg22bf24a21-c233-4209-8aee-7d36b2f2910e
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-a-ref61405

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.
See more items in:
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
Online Media:

Group portrait with James A. Parsons, Jr.

Photograph by:
Unidentified  Search this
Subject of:
James A. Parsons Jr., American, 1900 - 1989  Search this
Unidentified Man or Men  Search this
Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 4 1/8 × 3 1/8 in. (10.5 × 7.9 cm)
H x W (sheet): 4 1/4 × 3 5/16 in. (10.8 × 8.4 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
Date:
1920s
Topic:
African American  Search this
Communities  Search this
Engineering  Search this
Photography  Search this
Science  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Grant Shipp
Object number:
2015.246.13
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
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/fd5a552b5c3-ddd5-4318-8d08-dc0d8f4bb888
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.246.13
Online Media:

Photograph of James Parsons with lab colleagues at Duriron Co.

Photograph by:
Unidentified  Search this
Subject of:
James A. Parsons Jr., American, 1900 - 1989  Search this
Unidentified Man or Men  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 8 × 6 in. (20.3 × 15.2 cm)
Type:
photographs
Place captured:
Dayton, Greene County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1930s
Topic:
African American  Search this
Business  Search this
Engineering  Search this
Labor  Search this
Photography  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Science  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Grant Shipp
Object number:
2015.246.14
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
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/fd5a14fcdb1-6e9f-4e00-9770-9f506a2a6887
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.246.14
Online Media:

jacket

Maker:
unknown  Search this
Physical Description:
velvet (outside material)
Object Name:
jacket
Date made:
1865-1875
Credit Line:
Gift of Heidi Fieldston
ID Number:
1990.0388.204a
Accession number:
1990.0388
Catalog number:
1990.0388.204a
See more items in:
Home and Community Life: Costume
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-efc7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_875370

Stein's Black Face for Minstrel Make-Up

Maker:
M. Stein Cosmetic Co.  Search this
Physical Description:
metal (overall material)
plastic (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements:
tube: 4 3/4 in x 1 1/2 in x 3/4 in; 12.065 cm x 3.81 cm x 1.905 cm
box: 4 3/4 in x 1 1/4 in x 1 1/4 in; 12.065 cm x 3.175 cm x 3.175 cm
Object Name:
makeup, tube of
Place made:
United States: New York, New York City
Date made:
1920s
ID Number:
2016.0145.01
Accession number:
2016.0145
Catalog number:
2016.0145.01
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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Popular Entertainment
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-d93f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1809367

Subject Files, 1973-2019

Creator:
Smithsonian Gardens Office of the Director  Search this
Subject:
Bechtol, Nancy J  Search this
Buckler, James R  Search this
Faust, Barbara  Search this
Meehan, Kathryn  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Office of Facilities Management Horticulture Services Division Office of the Director  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Office of Facilities Management and Reliability Horticulture Services Division  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Office of Museum Programs Office of Horticulture  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Office of Plant Services Horticultural Services Division  Search this
Physical description:
3.25 cu. ft. unprocessed holdings
Type:
Manuscripts
Brochures
Pamphlets
Architectural drawings
Electronic records
Digital images
Video recordings
Color transparencies
Drawings
Color photographs
Black-and-white negatives
Date:
1973
1973-2019
Topic:
Gardens  Search this
Horticulture  Search this
Landscape design  Search this
Landscape architecture  Search this
Local number:
SIA RS00109
Restrictions & Rights:
Materials less than 15 years old Restricted. Records may contain personally identifiable information (PII) that is permanently restricted. Contact reference staff for details
See more items in:
Subject Files 1973-2019 [Smithsonian Gardens Office of the Director]
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_254602

Pieces Of Bone Armor

Collector:
Dr. Henry B. Collins Jr.  Search this
Donor Name:
Dr. Henry B. Collins Jr.  Search this
Object Type:
Armor
Place:
Gambell / St. Lawrence Island, Bering Sea / St. Lawrence Quad, Alaska, United States, North America
Accession Date:
9 Jan 1931
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
108529
USNM Number:
A355982-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ca9b1ee0-03f8-427a-8fde-96487a0cb0a4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8109050

Man's Suit, Headdress, Buckskin & Feathers

Collector:
Major John W. Powell  Search this
Donor Name:
Major John W. Powell  Search this
Culture:
Shoshone, Eastern, Wind River  Search this
Object Type:
Shirt
Place:
Not Given, Wind River (not certain), Wyoming Territory, United States, North America
Accession Date:
1875
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
004260
USNM Number:
E22007-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34b5fa87c-4c0b-47c7-94a7-92288fc310ec
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8363878
Online Media:

Boy's Suit 34, Hat Of Mink Skin

Collector:
Major John W. Powell  Search this
Donor Name:
Major John W. Powell  Search this
Culture:
Not Given  Search this
Shoshone, Eastern, Wind River  Search this
Object Type:
Headdress
Place:
Not Given, Wind River (not certain), Wyoming Territory, United States, North America
Accession Date:
1875
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
004260
USNM Number:
E22014-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fdc03df7-9641-46b5-bd03-95081b63ecd3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8363949
Online Media:

Girl's Suit; Dress Of Buckskin

Collector:
Major John W. Powell  Search this
Donor Name:
Major John W. Powell  Search this
Culture:
Shoshone, Eastern, Wind River  Search this
Object Type:
Skirt
Place:
Not Given, Wind River (not certain), Wyoming Territory, United States, North America
Accession Date:
1875
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
004260
USNM Number:
E22019-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b6e3c83f-be6e-4ea0-a03a-fed2cb47302b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8363993
Online Media:

Childs Mruin Suit "Momohike" Model

Donor Name:
Imperial Japanese Commission, Louisiana Purchase Exposition  Search this
Culture:
Japanese  Search this
Object Type:
Suit
Place:
Japan, Asia
Accession Date:
3 Jun 1905
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
044411
USNM Number:
E236663-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d020f545-ee64-4583-8428-09a49c5469b1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8369794
Online Media:

Antique Armor 14

Collector:
President Theodore Roosevelt  Search this
Donor Name:
President Theodore Roosevelt  Search this
Culture:
Japanese  Search this
Object Type:
Armor / Fan / Baton / Canteen
Place:
Japan, Asia
Collection Date:
1905
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
049688
USNM Number:
E253298-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3930a53e5-c962-4cfc-8552-8bce5d5a9fcf
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8374787
Online Media:

Feather Cape

Collector:
Dr. Nathaniel B. Emerson  Search this
Donor Name:
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition  Search this
Length - Object:
65 cm
Width - Object:
71 cm
Culture:
Polynesian  Search this
Object Type:
Cape
Place:
Hawaii (Hawaiʻi), United States, Polynesia
Accession Date:
21 Dec 1909
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
050958
USNM Number:
E258033-0
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Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/309c59b09-871d-4fee-8865-7ee66c86f839
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8376358
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Suit Of Armor

Donor Name:
Daughters of Alice Pike Barney  Search this
Culture:
Japanese  Search this
Object Type:
Armor
Place:
Japan, Asia
Accession Date:
13 Jan 1942
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
162081
USNM Number:
E272226-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35db02777-f968-4190-81a4-c35ef835eb41
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8379070
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Suit Of Armor

Donor Name:
Miss Isabel C. Freeman  Search this
Culture:
Japanese  Search this
Object Type:
Armor / Armor Box
Place:
Japan, Asia
Accession Date:
12 May 1913
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
055382
USNM Number:
E277548A-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36f62fc35-d013-4de2-953c-1621265d06b2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8381110
Online Media:

Suit Of Armor

Donor Name:
Miss Isabel C. Freeman  Search this
Culture:
Japanese  Search this
Object Type:
Armor
Place:
Japan, Asia
Accession Date:
12 May 1913
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
055382
USNM Number:
E277548B-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3184bac7f-9b75-4ece-93e9-1dc04af227c2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8381113
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