experiments

Magie oder, die Zauberkrafte der Natur : so auf den Nutzen und die Bel...

Imprint transposed: dates appear before publisher's name. Vol. 1 (1783): LVI, 424 p., IX folded leaves of plates; v. 2 (1784): XXXII, 440 p., 5 folded leaves of plates; v. 3 (1785): XVI, 600 p., IX folded leav... More

Magie oder, die Zauberkrafte der Natur : so auf den Nutzen und die Bel...

Imprint transposed: dates appear before publisher's name. Vol. 1 (1783): LVI, 424 p., IX folded leaves of plates; v. 2 (1784): XXXII, 440 p., 5 folded leaves of plates; v. 3 (1785): XVI, 600 p., IX folded leav... More

Juggler's oracle, or, the whole art of legerdemain laid open.

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Dynometer for fan experiments - Public domain drawing

Drawing. This record contains unverified data from caption card.

[Men carrying large barometer prove existence of barometric pressure b...

Illus. in: Les merveilles de la science, ou Description populaire des inventions modernes, / par Louis Figuier. Paris : Furne, Jouvet et cie, [1867]-1870. Published in: The tradition of technology : Landmarks ... More

[Bank note vignettes showing explorers including Christopher Columbus(...

In album: Engravings of the American Banknote Company ... p. 86. Public domain photograph of electric industrial equipment, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Letter from Alexander Graham Bell to Albert A. Michelson, May 14, 1881

[Students in a chemistry class conducting an experiment, Western High ...

No. 7. In album: "Western High School." Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress).

[View of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, photographed by the Wright brothe...

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Glider turning to right, Chanute gliding experiments

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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY. ANNIVERSARY OF BELL TELEPHONE. FRONT: T...

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Experimenting on rabbit. This little rabbit is doing its bit for scien...

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Government experts discover "perpetual" electrical current. Washington...

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Part of the 342 acre animal husbandry experimental farm used for feedi...

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Bulletins, from January 4, 1909 to April 12, 1909

Alexander Graham Bell Papers. Public domain photograph related to Theodore Roosevelt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Journal by Alexander Graham Bell, from July 19, 1901 to August 31, 190...

Alexander Graham Bell Papers. Public domain photograph of laboratory, science, research, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bulletins, from January 4, 1909 to April 12, 1909

Alexander Graham Bell Papers. Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship, navy, harbor, maritime photograph, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Journal by Alexander Graham Bell, from January 2, 1903 to August 26, 1...

The Men Who Learned to Fly, The Wright Brothers Story of Their Experim...

The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers is a collection of documents related to the Wright brothers, two American inventors who are credited with building and flying the first successful powered airplane. The coll... More

Northern Canal, Pawtucket Gatehouse, Northern Canal & Merrimack River,...

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Richmond Hill Plantation, Sterling Creek Marsh, East of Richmond Hill ...

Significance: The Sterling Marsh contains formal tidal rice fields associated with the antebellum Richmond Plantation, and were also reclaimed in the 1930s during Henry Ford's tenure and used for lettuce produc... More

Richmond Hill Plantation, Sterling Creek Marsh, East of Richmond Hill ...

Significance: The Sterling Marsh contains formal tidal rice fields associated with the antebellum Richmond Plantation, and were also reclaimed in the 1930s during Henry Ford's tenure and used for lettuce produc... More

Richmond Hill Plantation, Sterling Creek Marsh, East of Richmond Hill ...

Significance: The Sterling Marsh contains formal tidal rice fields associated with the antebellum Richmond Plantation, and were also reclaimed in the 1930s during Henry Ford's tenure and used for lettuce produc... More

Letter from Alexander Graham Bell to Mabel Hubbard Bell, December 6, 1...

Richmond Hill Plantation, Sterling Creek Lettuce Shed, East of Richmon...

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Richmond Hill Plantation, Sterling Creek Lettuce Shed, East of Richmon...

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Richmond Hill Plantation, Laboratory-Powerhouse & Chimney, East of Ric...

Significance: Henry Ford converted this abandoned rice mill for use as his personal laboratory. A steam boiler in this structure also created electricity and heat for the nearby Ford Mansion. Survey number: H... More

Hardman Farm, Intersection of State Highway 75 & State Highway 11, Hel...

Significance: Constructed in the Santee-Nacnonchee Valley of Northern Georgia between the late 1860s and WWI, the Hardman Farm Complex illustrates its significance in a variety of ways. The complex itself, incl... More

Hardman Farm, Intersection of State Highway 75 & State Highway 11, Hel...

Significance: Constructed in the Santee-Nacnonchee Valley of Northern Georgia between the late 1860s and WWI, the Hardman Farm Complex illustrates its significance in a variety of ways. The complex itself, incl... More

Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewage Treatment Plant, 700 East Jones Street, ...

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Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewage Treatment Plant, 700 East Jones Street, ...

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Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewage Treatment Plant, 700 East Jones Street, ...

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Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewage Treatment Plant, 700 East Jones Street, ...

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Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewage Treatment Plant, 700 East Jones Street, ...

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Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewage Treatment Plant, 700 East Jones Street, ...

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Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewage Treatment Plant, 700 East Jones Street, ...

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Lowell Canal System, Merrimack & Concord Rivers, Lowell, Middlesex Cou...

Significance: The City of Lowell is generally considered to be the birthplace of large-scale manufacturing in the U.S. Begun as a transportation canal, the Lowell Canal System evolved, during the 19th century,... More

Lowell Canal System, Merrimack & Concord Rivers, Lowell, Middlesex Cou...

Significance: The City of Lowell is generally considered to be the birthplace of large-scale manufacturing in the U.S. Begun as a transportation canal, the Lowell Canal System evolved, during the 19th century,... More

Lowell Canal System, Merrimack & Concord Rivers, Lowell, Middlesex Cou...

Significance: The City of Lowell is generally considered to be the birthplace of large-scale manufacturing in the U.S. Begun as a transportation canal, the Lowell Canal System evolved, during the 19th century,... More

Lowell Canal System, Merrimack & Concord Rivers, Lowell, Middlesex Cou...

Significance: The City of Lowell is generally considered to be the birthplace of large-scale manufacturing in the U.S. Begun as a transportation canal, the Lowell Canal System evolved, during the 19th century,... More

Drawings by Alexander Graham Bell?, from June 25, 1881 to December 26,...

Public domain photograph related to development of telegraph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Drawings by Alexander Graham Bell?, from June 25, 1881 to December 26,...

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[Newark athlete. Fragment 1] /. 19th century, Library of Congress coll...

Experimental film made with the Edison-Dickson-Heise experimental horizontal-feed kinetograph camera and viewer, using 3/4-inch wide film. Camera, W.K.L. Dickson and William Heise. Incomplete: [Newark athlete. ... More

Essex Mill, Mill & Van Houten Streets, Paterson, Passaic County, NJ

Significance: Occupying the site that was first to be leased from the Society for the Establishment of Useful Manufactures, the Essex Mill buildings contain elements that can be traced back to 1804. The first ... More

Thomas A. Edison Laboratories, Building No. 5, West Orange, Essex Coun...

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Thomas A. Edison Laboratories, Building No. 5, West Orange, Essex Coun...

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Thomas A. Edison Laboratories, Building No. 5, West Orange, Essex Coun...

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Thomas A. Edison Laboratories, Building No. 5, West Orange, Essex Coun...

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Thomas A. Edison Laboratories, Building No. 5, West Orange, Essex Coun...

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Thomas A. Edison Laboratories, Building No. 5, West Orange, Essex Coun...

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Bureau of Mines Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Original Building, ...

Significance: Building 200, as part of the Date Street Complex, was part of the Bureau of Mines Electrometallurgical Research Facility located in Boulder City. As such, it is within the designated Boulder City... More

Bureau of Mines Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Original Building, ...

Significance: Building 200, as part of the Date Street Complex, was part of the Bureau of Mines Electrometallurgical Research Facility located in Boulder City. As such, it is within the designated Boulder City... More

[Third series of experiments with board trusses-shows appearance of br...

No. 38 (handwritten) and 2539 (stamped) on mount. Forms part of Civil War photos, military construction and transportation in Northern Virginia and elsewhere / United States Military Railway Department (Librar... More

Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI

Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More

Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI

Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More

Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI

Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More

Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI

Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More

Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI

Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More

Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI

Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More

Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI

Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More

Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI

Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More

Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI

Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More

Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI

Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More

Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI

Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More

Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI

Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More

Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI

Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More

Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI

Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More

Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI

Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More

Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI

Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More

Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI

Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More

Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI

Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More

Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI

Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More

Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI

Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More

Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI

Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More

Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI

Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More

Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI

Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More

Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI

Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More

Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI

Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More

Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI

Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More

Quincy Mining Company, Hancock, Houghton County, MI

Significance: Quincy was Michigan's second largest copper producer, and one of national and international importance. The mine was extremely long-lived and profitable. Unprocessed Field note material exists f... More

Oshkosh Grass Matting Company, 35 Wisconsin Street, Oshkosh, Winnebago...

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Letter from Alexander Graham Bell to Mabel Hubbard Bell, August 4, 187...

Blossom Point Farm, La Plata, Charles County, MD

Significance: Although architecturally simple in design, the Ballast House contains exceptionally fine, attractive 18th century style interior woodwork in remarkably good condition. The original kitchen, once ... More

Blossom Point Farm, La Plata, Charles County, MD

Significance: Although architecturally simple in design, the Ballast House contains exceptionally fine, attractive 18th century style interior woodwork in remarkably good condition. The original kitchen, once ... More

Blossom Point Farm, La Plata, Charles County, MD

Significance: Although architecturally simple in design, the Ballast House contains exceptionally fine, attractive 18th century style interior woodwork in remarkably good condition. The original kitchen, once ... More

Blossom Point Farm, La Plata, Charles County, MD

Significance: Although architecturally simple in design, the Ballast House contains exceptionally fine, attractive 18th century style interior woodwork in remarkably good condition. The original kitchen, once ... More

Thomas A. Edison Laboratories, Main Street & Lakeside Avenue, West Ora...

See also HABS NJ-808 (A-B) for additional documentation. Significance: The Thomas A. Edison West Orange Laboratory site represents a significant era in the history of American manufacturing. Edison originally ... More

Thomas A. Edison Laboratories, Building No. 2, West Orange, Essex Coun...

See also HABS NJ-808 (A-B) for additional documentation. Significance: The Chemistry Laboratory was built in 1887 and was used as a chemistry lab until Edison's death in 1931. It was deliberately maintained as... More

Beinn Bhreagh Recorder by Alexander Graham Bell, from July 24, 1909 to...

Journal by Alexander Graham Bell, from June 7, 1902 to December 11, 19...

Bulletins, from July 13, 1908 to September 28, 1908

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Bulletins, from January 4, 1909 to April 12, 1909

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Bulletins, from January 4, 1909 to April 12, 1909

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Bulletins, from January 4, 1909 to April 12, 1909

Alexander Graham Bell Papers. Public domain aerial photograph, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph of a ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Group of young women performing atmospheric pressure experiments whil...

Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection. Public domain photograph of historic place in Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Letter from Samuel P. Langley to Mabel Hubbard Bell, September 1

F.K. Hall, silk experiments, Bureau of Standards, 7/19/29

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Gathering meteorological data from stratosphere. Dr. L.F. Curtiss, of ...

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A black and white photo of a man kneeling in the dirt, West Virginia. ...

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Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin. Miss Eloise Gerry cond...

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