Form: Photographs / Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1971">1971</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Philadelphia Flower Show slide and photograph collection, 1928-2009 (inclusive)

Extent:: 25.0 linear feet (90 containers/volumes)
Abstract:: The Philadelphia Flower Show is the world’s largest indoor flower exhibition and, as of 2010, encompasses thirty-three acres and draws over 250,000 visitors annually. The Philadelphia Flower Show was first held in 1829. From 1927 until the mid 1960s, management of the Flower Show was under the auspices of the Philadelphia Flower Show, Inc., a professional group of nurserymen and growers. In 1964, Philadelphia Flower Show, Inc. decided to halt production of the show for two years because of difficulties locating an exhibition space. Under the direction of Ernesta D. Ballard, who felt that yearly continuation of the show was necessary, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society hosted the show in the 23rd Street Armory. In 1966, the show moved to the Civic Center, and in 1968, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society became the show’s official producer. In 1996, the Flower Show moved to its current location in the Pennsylvania Convention Center. This is a collection of photographs, slides,...(see more)

Held at: Pennsylvania Horticultural Society [Contact Us]

Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Public Relations and Marketing Department image collection, 1958-2005 (inclusive)

Extent:: 11.0 linear feet (2 drawers, 11 containers, 8 volumes)
Abstract:: The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) was America’s first horticultural society, formed in 1827 as a not-for-profit membership organization. Since its founding, PHS has hosted wide-ranging activities in the name of promoting horticulture and to beautify Philadelphia, with a goal to realize William Penn’s founding vision for the city to be a “greene countrie towne.” The Public Relations and Marketing Department promotes the activities supported by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. This collection includes slides dating from 1958 to 2005 that document the operation of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, the Harvest Show, the Junior Flower Show, the Philadelphia Flower Show, and Philadelphia Green.

Held at: Pennsylvania Horticultural Society [Contact Us]

Kenneth R. Shoulders Papers, 1940-2013 (inclusive) 1955-2008 (bulk)

Extent:: 37.8 linear feet (27 boxes (20 record boxes, 2 film cans, 1 half hollinger box, 1 audiocassette box, 2 videotape boxes 2 oversized boxes, 4 map tubes, 1 artifacts box, and 1 photographs box) )
Abstract:: Correspondence, research files, personal files, patent files, papers and presentations, publications, audio-visual materials, electronic storage materials, and photographic materials of American electronics engineer, experimental physicist, and inventor Kenneth R. Shoulders.

Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

Photographs from the Bendix Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer Collection, 1959-1973 (inclusive) 1970 (bulk)

Extent:: 320 photographic prints (3 boxes)
Abstract:: Photographs documenting the creation, production, and marketing of the Bendix Corporation's flagship analytical instrument, the Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (TOFMS).

Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

Foil A. Miller Photograph Collection, 1950-1995 (inclusive)

Extent:: 56 photographic prints ((1 box))
Abstract:: Photographs and slides of early infrared spectroscopists taken and assembled by Foil A. Miller.

Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

Photographs from the Papers of Gabor B. Levy, 1947-1980s (inclusive) 1950s (bulk)

Extent:: 300 negatives (1 box)
Abstract:: Negatives and print photographs of Gabor B. Levy and his family primarily documenting various aspects of family life, including vacations, gatherings, and holiday celebrations.

Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

Thomas J. Porro Collection of Perkin-Elmer Photographs, 1950s-1980s (inclusive)

Extent:: 315 photographic prints (3 boxes)
Abstract:: Print photographs and slides depicting the instrumentation and staff of the Perkin-Elmer Corporation predominately dating from the 1950s and the 1980s.

Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

Photographs from the Papers of Spofford Grady English, 1959-1973 (inclusive)

Extent:: 58 photographic prints (1 box)
Abstract:: Black and white print photographs primarily documenting the professional activities of Spofford Grady English, a member of the Atomic Energy Commission and Chairman of the Plowshare Advisory Committee, between 1959 and 1973.

Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

Vanadium Corporation of America Photograph Collection, 1911-1976 (inclusive)

Extent:: 20 photographic prints (2 boxes)
Abstract:: Photographs and ephemera related to the Vanadium Corporation of America, a company devoted to the mining, development, and application of metals and ferro alloys.

Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

Photographs from the Papers of Eugene G. Rochow, 1913-1990s (inclusive)

Extent:: 33 photographic prints (1 box )
Abstract:: Black and white and color photographs of chemist Eugene G. Rochow and assorted colleagues spanning 1913 to the 1990s.

Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

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