Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the United States Department of Agriculture Building Construction Glass Plate Negatives

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1096
Creators:
United States. Department of Agriculture
Dates:
1906-1907.
Languages:
English
.
Physical Description:
0.3 Cubic feet
1 box
Repository:
The collection contains thirty-three glass plate negatives documenting the construction of Laboratory A and B of the Department of Agriculture building in the early 1900s.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The collection consists of glass plate negatives documenting the construction of the Department of Agriculture building in Washington, D.C. All of the glass plate negatives date from approximately 1906 to 1907 and are arranged in chronological order.

Arrangement

Arrangement
The collection is arranged into one series.
Series 1: Glass Plate Negatives, 1906-1907

Historical

Historical
The United States Department of Agriculture (informally the Agriculture Department or USDA) is the United States federal executive department responsible for developing and executing U.S. federal government policy on farming, agriculture, and food. It aims to meet the needs of farmers and ranchers, promote agricultural trade and production, work to assure food safety, protect natural resources, foster rural communities and end hunger in the United States and abroad.

Administration

Author
NMAH Staff
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Immediate source of acquisition unknown.
Ownership and Custodial History
Transferred to the Archives Center in 2007 by the Division of Work and Industry.
Processing Information
Processed by Kendra Ciccone (intern), supervised by Alison Oswald, archivist, April 2010.

Digital Content

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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
United States Department of Agriculture Building Construction Photographs, 1906-1907, 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. Reproduction permission from Archives Center: reproduction fees may apply.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Photographs -- Black-and-white negatives -- Glass -- 1900-1910 Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Public buildings -- Washington (D.C.) Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Construction -- Washington (D.C.) Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Architecture -- Washington (D.C.) Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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