Archives Center Carousel Collection
name: label: Creator
content: Fried, Frederick, 1909-1994
label: Creator
content: Illions, Bernard J.
label: Creator
content: Cernigliaro, Salvatore
label: Creator
content: Brill, Aaron K.
label: Creator
content: Cernigliaro, Marguerite
label: Creator
content: Pfaff, Mildred T.
label: Creator
content: Royal, Verna F.
label: Creator
content: Illions, Rudolph C.
label: Creator
content: Misklea, M. Francis
label: Former owner
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Cultural History
topic: label: Occupation
content: Wood-carvers
label: Topic
content: Merry-go-round
label: Topic
content: Merry-go-round art
label: Topic
content: Playground equipment
label: Topic
content: Playgrounds
label: Topic
content: Amusement ride equipment industry
label: Topic
content: Amusement rides
label: Topic
content: Figure sculpture -- United States
label: Topic
content: Recreation
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection donated by multiple donors.
creator: label: Creator
content: Fried, Frederick, 1909-1994
label: Creator
content: Illions, Bernard J.
label: Creator
content: Cernigliaro, Salvatore
label: Creator
content: Brill, Aaron K.
label: Creator
content: Cernigliaro, Marguerite
label: Creator
content: Pfaff, Mildred T.
label: Creator
content: Royal, Verna F.
label: Creator
content: Illions, Rudolph C.
label: Creator
content: Misklea, M. Francis
setName: label: See more items in
content: Archives Center Carousel Collection
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Cubic foot (3 boxes, 1 map folder)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1925-1994.
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Some of the collection was donated over a period of years by multiple donors to the Division of Cultural History (now Division of Cultural and Community Life). This portion was transferred to the Archives Center in 1998. Other portions were donated by other donors directly to the Archives Center. In the future, this collection will be a repository for additional materials on carousels and amusement parks.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0675
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Newsletters
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Patents
label: Type
content: Auction catalogs
label: Type
content: Clippings
label: Type
content: Cyanotypes
label: Type
content: Design drawings
label: Type
content: Price lists
label: Type
content: Trade catalogs
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Divided into 7 series, arranged by donor.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection is unprocessed.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Newsletters
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Patents -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Auction catalogs
label: Genre/Form
content: Clippings
label: Genre/Form
content: Cyanotypes
label: Genre/Form
content: Design drawings
label: Genre/Form
content: Price lists
label: Genre/Form
content: Trade catalogs
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: A diverse collection of papers relating to amusement parks and playgrounds, with most of the papers relating to carousels. Contents include correspondence, photographs (including one cyanotype), exhibition catalogs, trade literature and trade catalogs, price lists, articles and clippings, newsletters, and patents (photocopies) for carousel animals. One series, that relating to the woodcarver Salvatore Cernigliaro, contains his sketchbook for carousel animal designs.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Materials at the Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Industry on Parade (NMAH.AC.0507)

Reel #191, Craftsmen of the Carousel, 1954. Manufacturing merry-go-rounds for amusement reports. Arrow Development Co., Mountain View, California.