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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Lackawaxen Canal Survey Profiles
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1546
- Dates:
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1882-1889, 1986
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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.5 Cubic feet2 boxes
- Repository:
Collection primarily consists of survey profiles for the Lackawaxen canal area in Pennsylvania and New York during the 1880s.
Content Description
Content Description
Collection consists of six rolled drawings with continuous profile of the Lackawaxen Canal from New York to Pennsylvania. Among the material is also an estimate for Lackawaxen and Delaware River lines dating from the 1880s and prepared by the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company's Railroad Department. In addition, a Society for Industrial Archeology 1986 newsletter is also included in the collection. Materials are arranged in chronological order.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Collection is arranged in one series.
Administration
Author
Vanessa Broussard-Simmons
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquired prior to 1976; immediate source of acquisition unknown.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Vanessa Broussard-Simmons, archivist, 2023. Finding aid encoded by Audrey Willius, intern, 2023.
Custodial History
Transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Work and Industry in February 2022.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
Lackawaxen Canal Survey Profiles, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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.
Related Materials
Related Materials
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Society for Industrial Archaeology Records, NMAH.AC.0688
William R. Hutton Papers, NMAH.AC.0987
Mechanical and Civil Engineering Stereograph Cards, NMAH.AC.1090
Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Bridges Reference Collection, NMAH.AC.1577
National Anthropological Archives
Society for American Archaeology Records, 1934-2022, NAA.1980-55
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Archaeology -- state archaeological surveys | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Canals | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Drawings -- 1890-1900 | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Honesdale (Pa.) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Kingston (N.Y.) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Profiles | Genre Form | 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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