Samuel E. Reed Bridge Collection
name: label: Collector
content: Reed, Samuel E., 1872-1964
label: Donor
content: Reed, Grace Fillmore
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 Mechanical and Civil Engineering
label: Collector
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
topic: label: Topic
content: Bridges
label: Topic
content: Covered bridges
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated to the Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (now the Division of Work and Industry) by Reed's widow, Grace Fillmore Reed, in 1964.
creator: label: Collector
content: Reed, Samuel E., 1872-1964
label: Donor
content: Reed, Grace Fillmore
setName: label: See more items in
content: Samuel E. Reed Bridge Collection
abstract: label: Summary
content: Collection consists of scrapbooks documenting bridges in the United States and other countries.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3 Cubic feet (12 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1900-1964
custodhist: label: Ownership and Custodial History
content: Transferred from the Division of Work and Industry to the Archives Center in 2007.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1001
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Postcards
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Collection is arranged into one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Isaac Meth, intern; supervised by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2022.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Postcards
label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks -- 20th century
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Scrapbooks kept by Reed and by his wife, Grace Fillmore Reed, (after his death) on the subject of bridges. Contents of the scrapbooks vary, and include postcards, photographs with detailed captions, stickers, articles, and clippings. One set of scrapbooks relates to covered bridges, another set relates to all other types of bridges. The scrapbooks are arranged by location and include bridges from all over America as well as other countries.