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Society: ASME Main Category: Mechanical Sub Category: Manufacturing Era: 1870-1879 DateCreated: 1878 John M. Browning Firearms Museum Ogden State: UT Zip: 84401 Country: USA Website: http://www.asme.org/about-asme/history/landmarks/topics-m-z/manufacturing---2/-141-browning-firearms-collection-%281878%29 Creator: Browning, John Moses
This collection recognizes the inventive talents of John Moses Browning (1855-1926), a prolific and significant designer of sporting and military firearms, whose designs were known for simplicity, accuracy, and reliability. He held more than 128 patents covering 80 distinct firearms produced by Winchester, Remington, Colt, Fabrique Nationale, Savage, and General Motors (during wartime), among others.
YearAdded:
1989
Image Credit: Public Domain; Produced prior to 1/1/1923 Image Caption: Browning Firearms Collection Era_date_from: 1878
Great Falls Raceway and Power System
Society: ASCE Main Category: Civil Sub Category: Power Generation Era: 1750-1799 DateCreated: 1792 Great Falls Paterson State: NJ Zip: 07522 Country: USA Website: http://www.asce.org/project/great-falls-raceway---power-system/ Creator: l'Enfant, Pierre Charles, Colt, Peter

Visionary Alexander Hamilton, the United States' first Secretary of the Treasury, visited the Great Falls of the Passaic River with George Washington in 1778. The 77-foot-high, 280-foot-wide waterfall inspired his dream of abundant, inexpensive energy as the means for economic independence from foreign markets.

YearAdded:
1977
Image Credit: Courtesy Flickr/Ken Lund (CC BY-SA 2.0) Image Caption: Great Falls Raceway and Power System Era_date_from: 1792
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Great Falls Raceway and Power System

Visionary Alexander Hamilton, the United States' first Secretary of the Treasury, visited the Great Falls of the Passaic River with George Washington in 1778. The 77-foot-high, 280-foot-wide waterfall inspired his dream of abundant, inexpensive energy as the means for economic independence from…

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This collection recognizes the inventive talents of John Moses Browning (1855-1926), a prolific and significant designer of sporting and military firearms, whose designs were known for simplicity, accuracy, and reliability. He held more than 128 patents covering 80 distinct firearms produced by… Read More

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