Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the William Currie Photograph Album

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1043
Creators:
Currie, William
Dates:
1904-1912
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.66 Cubic feet
2 boxes
Repository:
William Currie was a civil engineer and photographer who worked during the early twentieth century. The photograph album documents irrigation systems in the western United States, sewage systems in Louisville, Kentucky, and work on the Panama Canal.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The album consists of photographs created and collected by civil engineer William Currie. The photographs document three projects from the first decade of twentieth century. The first project is the construction of irrigation systems in the Far West dating approximately from 1904-1907. There are also photographs from a project documenting a sewage system for Louisville, Kentucky in 1909-1910. Lastly, there are photographs of the Panama Canal dating from 1911-1912.
Box one contains forty eight loose photographs from the album and album pages documenting work on irrigation systems in the western United States. Box two includes additional irrigation project photographs and album pages from work on a sewage system in Louisville, Kentucky and work on the Panama Canal. The order created by the donor has been maintained.

Arrangement

Arrangement
This collection is arranged in one series.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
The albums were created by William Currie, a civil engineer, but no other information is known about Currie or the acquisition of the collection.

Administration

Author
Griffin Brown (intern); supervised by Vanessa Broussard Simmons, archivist.
Custodial History
Transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Work and Industry in 2007.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was purchased by the National Museum of American History's Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, now known as the Museum's Division of Work and Industry in 1980.
Processing Information
Processed by Griffin Brown (intern), August, 2010; supervised by Vanessa Broussard Simmons, archivist.

Using the Collection

Preferred Citation
William Currie Photograph Album, 1904-1912, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Conditions Governing Use
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.
Conditions Governing 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.

Related Materials
W. P. Stine Panama Canal Papers, A.R. Van Tassell Photograph Albums, Katherine Kingsford Panama Canal Photograph Album, John Frances Little Panama Canal Scrapbook.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Panama Canal (Panama) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ranches Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sewage disposal Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Irrigation Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Canals -- Panama Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Engineers Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Civil engineering Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Kentucky Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Panama Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Louisville (Ky.) Geographic 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 Mechanical and Civil Engineering Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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