Richard H. Miller Bridge Collection of Postcards and Slides
name: label: Collector
content: Miller, Richard H.
label: Collector
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Engineering and Industry
label: Collector
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of History of Technology
label: Collector
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
topic: label: Topic
content: Bridges
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated by Richard H. Miller in 1991.
creator: label: Collector
content: Miller, Richard H.
setName: label: See more items in
content: Richard H. Miller Bridge Collection of Postcards and Slides
abstract: label: Summary
content: This collection is made up of Richard H. Miller's collection of postcards and slides illustrating bridges from around the world.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Richard H. Miller (1913-2015) was an an industrial engineer and bridge enthusiast.  A longtime resident of Cheshire, Connecticut, Miller collected  postcards and slides of famous bridges as a lifelong hobby.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3 Cubic feet (11 boxes, 1 map folder)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1900-1991
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Work and Industry in 2007.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0950
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Postcards
label: Type
content: Picture postcards
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Slides (photographs)
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into two series. 

Series 1: Postcards, undated

Series 2: Slides, undated
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Miles Lawlor; supervised by Alison Oswald, archivist, July 2019.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Postcards
label: Genre/Form
content: Picture postcards -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- Color transparencies -- 1950-2000
label: Genre/Form
content: Slides (photographs)
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This collection is made up of postcards and photographic slides of bridges collected and organizedby Miller.  Many of the postcards were sent by others before being purchased by Miller and include messages, postmarks and secondhand prices.  A small number of postcards appear to have been sent to Miller by friends, while the remainder do not have any dates or notations. The slides are captioned.