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King of the Roads

The Good Roads Movement advocated for better roads and would have an enduring impact on the mobility of citizens. Inventor David Ward King contributed a simple, cheap device to make good roads possible.

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Sherwood Museum Photograph Collection, 1892-1907 (inclusive)

Inventor Name Sherwood, Joseph Repository Idaho State Historical SocietyPublic Archives and Research Library2205 Old Penitentiary RoadBoise, Idaho 83712-8250208-334-3356www.idahohistory.net

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Samuel M. Vauclain papers, 1856-1940

Inventor Name Vauclain, Samuel M. Repository Southern Methodist UniversityDegolyer Library6404 Hilltop LaneDallas, TX 75205214-768-3231http://smu.edu/cul/degolyer/index.htm

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Records pertaining to the H. B. Smith Machine Company, 1794-1899

Inventor Name Smith, Hezekiah Bradley Repository Hagley Museum and LibraryPO Box 3630Wilmington, DE 19807-0630302-658-0545http://www.hagley.lib.de.us/index.html

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ALS : to Charles Lukens, 1825, March 31.

Inventor Name Elgar, John Repository Hagley Museum and LibraryPO Box 3630Wilmington, DE 19807-0630302-658-0545http://www.hagley.lib.de.us/index.html

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Papers, 1836-1858

Inventor Name Imlay, Richard Repository Hagley Museum and LibraryPO Box 3630Wilmington, DE 19807-0630302-658-0545http://www.hagley.lib.de.us/index.html

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Notebooks, 1879-1892

Inventor Name Austin, William Liseter Repository Hagley Museum and LibraryPO Box 3630Wilmington, DE 19807-0630302-658-0545http://www.hagley.lib.de.us/index.html

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Records, 1862-1976 (bulk 1885-1965)

Inventor Name Unknown Repository Hagley Museum and LibraryPO Box 3630Wilmington, DE 19807-0630302-658-0545http://www.hagley.lib.de.us/index.html

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Aviation miscellany, 1938-1945

Inventor Name Herzog, Adolph E.

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William Mason Papers, 1839-1857

Inventor Name Mason, William

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Frederick Newton Gisborne fonds, 1859-1892

Inventor Name Gisborne, Frederick Newton

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Kenneth Stuart fonds, 1931-1943

Inventor Name Stuart, Kenneth Repository Provincial Archives of Alberta8555 Roper RoadEdmonton, AlbertaT6E 5W1780-427-1750www.tprc.alberta.ca/archives/default.aspx

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T. B. Walker and Family Papers, 1914-1990

Inventor Name Walker, Clinton Repository Minnesota Historical Society345 W. Kellogg Blvd.St. Paul, MN 55102-1906651-259-3000http://www.mnhs.org/index.htm

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Frederick A. Dixon fonds, 1873-1959

Inventor Name Dixon, Frederick A.

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William Greene Raoul Papers, 1878-1897

Inventor Name Raoul, William Greene

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Reference Letterpress Books of A.J. Cassatt, 1899-1902

Inventor Name Various Repository Pennsylvania State Archives350 North StreetThird Street at Forster StreetHarrisburg, PA 17120-0090717-783-3281 Physical Description 1.0 cubic ft. (8 volumes in 1 carton)

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John J. Esch Papers, 1891-1922, 1992-1994

Inventor Name Esch, John J.

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John Wesley Carhart Papers, 1912-1977

Inventor Name Carhart, John Wesley Repository University of Wisconsin-OshkoshArea Research CenterOshkosh, WI 54901http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/libraryarchives/index.asp

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Stevens Family papers, 1663-1959

Inventor Name Stevens, John Repository New Jersey Historical Society52 Park PlaceNewark, NJ 07102973-596-8500 ext 248http://www.jerseyhistory.org/archivesmain.html

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Letter and related material, 1894, 1934

Inventor Name Turner, Don Carlos

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