Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 18-147
National Museum of History and Technology. Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
Exhibition Records, 1962-1965, 1975-1976
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of the records of Robert M. Vogel, Curator, which document planning, development and production activities for "1876: A Centennial Exhibition" at the Arts and Industries Building, particularly in regard to the Ingersoll-Rand Company rock drill and Cameron steam pump platforms, and for the refrigeration section of the Hall of Heavy Machinery at the Museum of History and Technology. Materials include correspondence; scripts; budget summaries; floor plans and drawings; photographs; and objects list.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- Vogel, Robert M.
- Museum of History and Technology (U.S.). Hall of Heavy Machinery
- Arts and Industries Building (Washington, D.C.). -- Exhibitions
- Museum of History and Technology (U.S.)
- Ingersoll-Rand Company
- 1876: A Centennial Exhibition (1976: Washington, D.C.)
Subject
- Pumping machinery
- Fusion piercing drilling
- Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery
- Mechanical engineering
- Museum exhibits
- Museum curators
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 18-147, National Museum of History and Technology. Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Exhibition Records