Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0710
- Creators:
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McCrady, Roland A., 1892-
McCrady, James Hamilton, 1853-1929
- Dates:
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1906
1913
- Languages:
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- Physical Description:
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- Repository:
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Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a photograph album containing photoprints of the construction of the Panama Canal during a trip to Latin America (1913), and photographs of other Caribbean localities where McCrady stopped while on his ship
Prinz Joachim
. Also 104 photoprints of San Francisco after the earthquake and fire, 1906. the San Francisco earthquake and fire photographs may have been made by McCrady's father, James Hamilton McCrady. Many of the photographs are annotated and dated.
Arrangement
Arrangement
The collection is divided into 3 series.
Series 1: San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, 1906
Series 2: Trip to Panama Canal and Costa Rica, 1913
Series 3: Panama Canal Construction Album, 1913
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Roland A. McCrady was born Oct. 10, 1892 in Rankin, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania; graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 1913. He used a graduation gift of $500 from his father to travel on the Prinz Joachim to the Panama Canal, and apparently also photographed other Caribbean localities, including Jamaica and Costa Rica.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection donated by Allen McCrady and Janice McCrady Forbes (children of Roland McCrady), 2003.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2003.
Ownership and Custodial History
Gift of Allen McCrady and Janice McCrady Forbes (children of Roland McCrady). The Panama Canal and Caribbean photographs were made by Roland McCrady, but the donors believe the photographs of San Francisco, found in the collection of their mother after her death in 1986, may have been made by Roland's father, James Hamilton McCrady. The hand-written captions on some of the photographs are not by either Roland McCrady or his wife.
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
Preferred Citation
Roland A. McCrady Photograph Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Gift of Allen McCrady and Janice McCrady Forbes.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Keywords
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
P.O. Box 37012
Suite 1100, MRC 601
Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
archivescenter@si.edu
