Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the Robert Lee Weide Photographs

Summary
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1012
Creators:
Weide, Robert Lee
Dates:
1910-1933.
Languages:
English
.
Physical Description:
0.3 Cubic feet
1 box
Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Photographs and photograph albums documenting engineering projects with which Robert Weide was involved. They include the Potomac Electric Power Company plant in Washington, D.C.; the Bureau of Engraving and Printing building in Washington, D.C.;. a hydroelectric plant on the James River for Bedford City, Virginia; a power plant in Salem, Ohio; a power plant in Ridgway, Pennsylvania; a power plant in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia; a power plant in Logan, West Virginia; a dam project at Coleman Falls, Virginia; the Madeira School in Fairfax, Virginia; a railroad bridge at Clifton Forge, Virginia; a railroad station at Buffalo Springs, Virginia; and other projects. Also includes images of families, street scenes, and recreational activities (such as fishing and picnicking) at some of these locations. Devil Anse Hatfield (of the Hatfield-McCoy feud,) is in some of the photographs.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Collection is arranged into one series.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Robert Lee Weide was a construction engineer who worked for the James Baird Company of Washington, D.C.
Administration
Author
Alison Oswald
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Donated by Beverly B. Blake in 1980 to the Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (now called the Division of Work and Industry).
Processing Information
Collection processed by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2018.
Ownership and Custodial History
Transferred from the Division of Work and Industry to the Archives Center in 2007.
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Preferred Citation
Robert Lee Weide Photographs, 1910-1933, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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
Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Dams Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
West Virginia -- Logan Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
West Virginia -- White Sulphur Springs Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photograph albums Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Guyandotte River Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Coosawattee River Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Railroad stations -- Virginia Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Railroad bridges Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Virginia -- Buffalo Springs Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Virginia -- Bedford City Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Pennsylvania -- Ridgway Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ohio -- Salem Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Virginia -- New Castle Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Virginia -- Covington Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Virginia -- Clifton Forge Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Power plants Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs -- 20th century Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Blake, Beverly B. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hatfield, Devil Anse, 1839-1921 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
United States. Bureau of Engraving and Printing Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Potomac Electric Power Company (Washington, D.C.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
James Baird Company (Washington, D.C.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of History of Technology Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Madeira School (McLean, Va.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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