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Letter from W. W. Montgomery to James Curtis Booth, October 10, 1885
- 1885-Oct-10
W. W. Montgomery of the Melter and Refiner's Department of the Mint of the United States at Philadelphia writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) with information concerning an insurance policy.
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Letter from James P. Kimball to James Curtis Booth, August 12, 1885
- 1885-Aug-12
James P. Kimball (1836-1913), metallurgist and geologist and Director of the United States Mint from 1885-1889, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) to solicit an article from Booth to appear in the annual report…
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Letter from Alex Muckle to James Curtis Booth, July 2, 1885
- 1885-Jul-02
Alex Muckle, of the Grainger Fertilizer Company, follows up from his letter of June 23 to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) regarding his application to a position at the United States Mint.
- Author Muckle, Alex
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Mint of the United States, United States Mint
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Letter from Alex Muckle to James Curtis Booth, June 23, 1885
- 1885-Jul-02
An application for a position at the United States Mint from Alex Muckle of the Grainger Fertilizer Company.
- Author Muckle, Alex
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Mint of the United States, United States Mint
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Letter from J.W.M. Cardeza to James Curtis Booth
- 1885-Jun-19
J.W.M. Cardeza, Attorney at Law, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) regarding the insurance of his wife, Margaret M. Booth née Cardeza.
- Author Cardeza, J. W. M.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Insurance, Martinez Cardeza, Margaret
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Letter from Joseph P. Comegys to James Curtis Booth, May 20, 1885
- 1885-May-20
Joseph P. Comegys (1813-1893), an American judge, lawyer, and politician from Dover, Delaware, sends James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) an Act of Assembly related to his work with the Delaware Geological survey as offered…
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Letter from Joseph P. Comegys to James Curtis Booth, May 9, 1885
- 1885-May-09
Joseph P. Comegys (1813-1893), an American judge, lawyer, and politician from Dover, Delaware, provides James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) with information on the Geological Survey of the State of Delaware.
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Letter from John Wesley Powell to James Curtis Booth, July 15, 1886
- 1886-Jul-15
John Wesley Powell (1834-1902), first director of the Bureau of Ethnology at the Smithsonian Institution and director of the U.S. Geological Survey, thanks James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) for unspecified supplemental…
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Letter from John Wesley Powell to James Curtis Booth, July 13, 1886
- 1886-Jul-13
John Wesley Powell (1834-1902), first director of the Bureau of Ethnology at the Smithsonian Institution and director of the U.S. Geological Survey, thanks James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) for sending his "elaborate…
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Letter from John Wesley Powell to James Curtis Booth, June 30, 1886
- 1886-Jun-30
John Wesley Powell (1834-1902), first director of the Bureau of Ethnology at the Smithsonian Institution and director of the U.S. Geological Survey, writes to inform James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) that he may complete…
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Letter from John Wesley Powell to James Curtis Booth, June 24, 1886
- 1886-Jun-24
John Wesley Powell (1834-1902), first director of the Bureau of Ethnology at the Smithsonian Institution and director of the U.S. Geological Survey, thanks James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) for sending his earlier work and…
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Letter from John Wesley Powell to James Curtis Booth, April 30, 1886
- 1886-Apr-30
John Wesley Powell (1834-1902), first director of the Bureau of Ethnology at the Smithsonian Institution and director of the U.S. Geological Survey, writes to assure James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) that his delay in…
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Letter from John Wesley Powell to James Curtis Booth, April 26, 1886
- 1886-Apr-26
John Wesley Powell (1834-1902), first director of the Bureau of Ethnology at the Smithsonian Institution and director of the U.S. Geological Survey, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) to express his concern at…
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Letter from James Dwight Dana to James Curtis Booth, February 18, 1886
- 1886-Feb-18
James D. Dana (1813-1895), editor of the American Journal of Science, discusses his lectures of Evolution.
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The Gyroscope
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration of a gyroscope, an apparatus that exemplifies the laws of conservation of angular momentum, meaning it will maintain rotational movement in a plane of rotation in spite of the force of gravity. The…
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Preparation of Metallic Iron
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration showing an apparatus used to generate an environment in which iron is able to ignite with oxygen at room temperature. The illustration is labeled to indicate a source of hydrogenated gas, a desiccative…
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The Electric Stamp
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration depicting an electric stamp, a device used to deface stamps with a heated platinum wire in the form of a design or initial. The device is powered by electricity, using the hand of its user to complete the…
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Smee's Cell and Smee's Battery
- 1870 – 1900
Illustrations of the electric cell and battery apparatus developed by Alfred Smee (1818-1877). The cell consists of two positively charged zinc plates and one negatively charged platinized silver plate immersed in…
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The Electric Machine
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration depicting an Electric Machine, or a device used to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy to store a static positive charge. The device operates by turning a glass plate between two metal-coated…
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Bessemer's Process
- 1870 – 1900
Black and white illustration depicting a chamber with bursts of heat emitting from either side. The scene represents an environment in which the Bessemer process may be conducted. The Bessemer process, developed by Sir…
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Will-O'-The-Wisp (Phosphuretted Hydrogen and Marsh Gas)
- 1870 – 1900
Black and white illustration depicting an evening marsh scene. The illustration demonstrates the natural occurrence of phosphoric compounds which become luminous in the presence of atmospheric gases. The illustration…
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Edison's Electric Pen
- 1870 – 1900
Black and white illustration depicting the electric pen, an invention of Thomas Edison (1847-1931). Powered by an electric motor, the pen was created as a means to duplicate documents. It operates by using a perforating…
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Casting Plate-glass
- 1870 – 1900
Illustration depicting the manufacture of plate glass, a form of glass traditionally made by casting and rolling and characterized by its excellent surface produced by grinding and polishing.
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Sulphur [Sulfur] Furnace
- 1870 – 1900
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