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Barton H. Jenks Papers, 1830-1910

Inventor Name Jenks, Barton H.

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Patents, 1830-1895

Inventor Name Wood, Richard Repository Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society25 Nottingham CourtBuffalo, NY 14216-3199716-873-9644http://www.bechs.org/

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Hiram Ferguson and Jabez H. Gilbert Patentee Deed, 1855

Inventor Name Ferguson, Hiram and Jabez H. Gilbert Repository Connecticut Historical SocietyOne Elizabeth Street at Asylum AvenueHartford, CT 06105860-236-5621http://www.chs.org/

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Steam Wagon Photographs, 1862, ca. 1930

Inventor Name Steam Wagon Pictures

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Jesse G. Vincent Collection, 1921-1962

Inventor Name Vincent, Jesse G.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt Historical Manuscripts Collection, 1636-1935

Inventor Name Roosevelt, Nicholas J.

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Max Bentele Collection

Inventor Name Bentele, Max

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Papers of George W. and James C. Fulton, 1836-1916

Inventor Name Fulton, George Ware

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Leo Benolken Papers, 1920-1990

Inventor Name Benolken, Leo

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Papers of Henry A. Duc and Henry A. Duc Jr., 1840-1909

Inventor Name Duc, Henry A. Repository Duke UniversityRare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections LibraryDurham, NC 27708-0185919-660-5822http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/

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Charles E. Duryea Papers, 1878-1957 (bulk 1898-1930)

Inventor Name Duryea, Charles E.

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Oliver Evans Papers, 1792-1834

Inventor Name Evans, Oliver Repository University of MichiganSpecial Collections LibraryUniversity of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI 4809-1205734-764-9377http://www.lib.umich.edu/spec-coll/

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Thomas A. Edison Documents, 1881-1950

Inventor Name Edison, Thomas Alva

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Letters of David Dick and John Dick, 1809-1868

Inventor Name Dick, David Repository Crawford County Historical Society411 Chestnut StreetMeadville, PA 16335814-724-6080http://www.crawfordhistorical.org/

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George Frick Company Records, 1851-1946

Inventor Name Frick, George Repository National Museum of American HistorySmithsonian InstitutionDivision of History of TechnologyMRC 6029/Room 500912th St. & Constitution Ave., NWWashington, DC 20560202-357-2228

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Corle Family Papers, 1825-1861

Inventor Name Corle, Charles Repository Hunterdon County Historical Society114 Main StreetFlemington, NJ 08822908-782-1091http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter/hchs.htm

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George Henry Corliss Papers, 1838-1883

Inventor Name Corliss, George Henry

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Duke Power Company Records, n.d.

Inventor Name Duke Power Company Repository Duke Power CompanyArchives, P.O. Box 1008-SC2ROC401 S. College St.Charlotte, NC 28201-1008704-382-0086

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Dominion Resources Incorporated Records, n.d.

Inventor Name Dominion Resources Incorporated Repository Dominion Resources IncorporatedP.O. Box 26666Richmond, VA 23261

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John Gurney Callan Papers, 1914-1940

Inventor Name Callan, John Gurney Repository Harvard UniversityBusiness SchoolBaker LibrarySoldiers Field RoadBoston, MA 02163617-495-6040http://www.library.hbs.edu/

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