John Murphy Papers
Mss.SMs.Coll.34
John Murphy Papers | Circa 1852-1873 | 5 item(s) | ||
Murphy, John.
Railroad Car Wheels Notebook | Circa 1852 | 1 volume(s) 106 pages | ||
Copiously illustrated notebook on railroad car wheels with specifications for manufacture. | ||||
Murphy, John.
Inserts between pages 78-79 | Circa 1852 | 1 folder | ||
Onion-skin paper inserts removed from the Railroad Car Wheels Notebook. Six illustrations. Includes: side view of single plate wheel; side view of a spoke wheel; doublie and single plate wheel illustrations | ||||
Murphy, John.
Inserts between pages 110-111 | Circa 1852 | 1 folder | ||
Onion-skin paper inserts removed from the Railroad Car Wheels Notebook. Five illustrations on four pages. Includes: top view of cast iron bottom plate with 12 long holes in it; side view of a spoke wheel moulded in the flask with the flange up; bottom plate for car wheel flask; bottom plate; double and single plate wheel. | ||||
Murphy, John.
Insert bewteen pages 114-115 | Circa 1852 | 1 folder | ||
Onion-skin paper insert removed from the Railroad Car Wheels Notebook. Two illustrations on one page: view of plate wheel in the flank; spoke wheel basin. | ||||
Murphy, John.
Inserts between pages 116-117 | Circa 1852 | 1 folder | ||
Onion-skin paper inserts removed from the Railroad Car Wheels Notebook. Three illustrations on two pages. Includes: double and single plate, 33-inch railroad car wheel; and two unidentified drawings. | ||||
Murphy, John.
John Murphy's Patent Trade Card | [Before 1866] | 1 item(s) | ||
Engraved, double-sided trade card, advertising Murphy's patent for making solid hub car, truck and tender, railroad wheels. Illustrated. | ||||
Mecutchen, Samuel Miles.
S. M. Mecutchen's Improvement in Rolling Mills Trade Card | [After 1867 June 18] | 1 item(s) | ||
Trade card from the business of Samuel Miles Mecutchen. Includes manuscript note on verso: "Samuel Miles Mecutchen, his daughter Emily married John Durbin Murphy, Mar. 5, 1866, Phila." | ||||
Gutekunst, Frederick, 1831-1917.
John Durbin Murphy Portrait | [Before 1873] | 1 photoprint(s) | ||
Formal portrait. Front of photoprint is labeled: "John Durbin Murphy, 1840-19 ." On verso is written, "J. D. Murphy, eldest child of John Murphy of 410 Richmond St. or was 143 Queen St." | ||||
Applegate, J. R. (James R.), 1828-1913.
John Durbin Murphy Portrait | 1873 March 24 | 1 photoprint(s) | ||
Formal portrait. On front of cardbaord frame is written: "To Mary, from her papa, John D. Murphy." On verso is written: "Taken Mch 24/73, 33 yrs. old." |