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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Puerto Rico Roadbuilding Photograph Album
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1557
- Dates:
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1900-1945
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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.25 Cubic feet1 box
- Repository:
Collection documents roadbuilding activities of the Puerto Rico Bureau of Engineers.
Content Description
Content Description
Album contains black-and-white photographs of roadbuilding activities of the Puerto Rico Bureau of Engineers. The album includes photographs and watercolors of construction scenes, excavations, bridges and grading. The album was assembled by the Puerto Rico Bureau of Engineers during the Administration of Charles H. Allen the first Civil Governor of Puerto Rico.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Collection is arranged into one series.
Series 1: Photograph Album, circa 1900
Administration
Author
Alison Oswald
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection donated by Bertha Allen Loagn of Smith College, 1970.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2023.
Custodial History
Collection transferred to the Archives Center for the Division of Work and Industry in February 2022.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
Preferred Citation
Puerto Rico Roadbuilding Photograph Album, Archives Center, National Museum of American Histroy
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.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Civil engineering | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Construction and civil engineering | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin -- 20th century | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Roads -- Puerto Rico | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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