Archives Center, National Museum of American History

John Frances Little Panama Canal Scrapbook, 1907-1914

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0708
Creators:
Little, M. Ruth
Little, John Frances
Dates:
1907-1914
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.3 Cubic feet
1 box
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
82 photographs glued to pages in a scrapbook documenting the building of the Panama Canal. Subjects of the photographs include the workers, the worksite, equipment (steamshovels, trains, tools), the camp, building interiors and exteriors, and the local terrain. Locations include: Cucaracha; Culebra Cut; Cunette; Village of Tabernilla, C.Z.; Hodges Hill; Empire West and East Banks; Gold Hill; Contractor=s Hill; and Corozal.

Arrangement

Arrangement
Collection is arranged into one series.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
John Frances Little inherited this scrapbook from his uncle, who worked on the Canal and presumably took the pictures and compiled the scrapbook. (The 20 some smaller photographs in the back of the envelope are apparently his personal snapshots -- it is unclear whether he took the others.) His name is unknown.

Administration

Author
Jennifer Snyder
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The scrapbook was donated to the Archives Center by M. Ruth Little, wife of John Frances Little, who inherited the scrapbook.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Jennifer Synder, 2002.

Using the Collection

Preferred Citation
John Frances Little Panama Canal Scrapbook, 1907-1914, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Conditions Governing Use
Rights situation uncertain, but photographs are probably in the public domain due to copyright expiration.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.

Related Materials
Materials in the Archives Center
Underwood & Underwood Stereograph Collection (AC0143)
George W. Sims Papers, 1896-1967 (AC0127)

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Canal construction workers Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Panama Canal (Panama) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs -- 1900-1950 Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Canals -- Design and construction Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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