Guide to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Photographs

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Summary
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1022
Creators:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Engineering and Industry
Cotton, Robert, Sir
Dates:
1984-1985.
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.3 Cubic feet
1 box
Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Fifty-eight titled photographs taken by Sir Robert Cotton, of scenes along the C & O Canal, including locks, acqueducts, canal station; and cyclists and joggers along the towpaths.
Arrangement
Arrangement
1 series.
Administration
Processing Information
Colleciton is unprocessed.
Author
NMAH Staff
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection donated by Sir Robert Cotton, date unknown.
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
Preferred Citation
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Photographs, 1984-1985, 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.
Ownership and Custodial History
Ownership and Custodial History
Donated by Robert Cotton to the Division of Engineering and Industry (now the Division of Work and Industry) in 1986. Transferred to the Archives Center in 2007.
Keywords
Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Canals -- West Virginia Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Place Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Locks Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- 1980-1990 Type Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Aqueducts Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Canals -- Maryland Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Canals -- Virginia Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Canals -- Washington (D.C.) Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Engineering and Industry Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Repository Contact
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
P.O. Box 37012
Suite 1100, MRC 601
Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
archivescenter@si.edu
http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives