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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Alexis J. Le Blanc Photographs
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1621
- Creators:
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Le Blanc, Alexis Jackson
- Dates:
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19001929
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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.25 Cubic feet1 box
- Repository:
Paper prints and cyanotypes depicting the installation of electrical equipment for Westinghouse in New York City, circa 1929, and San Juan, Puerto Rico, circa 1900.
Content Description
Content Description
Photographs--paper prints and cyanotypes-- showing installation of electrical equipment in New York City, circa 1929, and San Juan, Puerto Rico, circa 1900. Collection also includes a photostat of a War Department Service Record for Le Blanc, 1898-1900, and a 1934 letter from War Department, Office of the Chief Engineer to David Quinn who requested information about Le Blanc's service record.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Collection is arranged into one series.
Series 1: Photographs, circa 1900 and circa 1929
Biographical
Biographical
Alexis Jackson Le Blanc was an electrical engineer.
Administration
Author
Alison Oswald
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection donated to Division of Electricity ( now the Division of Work and Industry) by Elizabeth Albers in March 2007.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2024.
Custodial History
The collection was in the custody of Myrtis Quinn who gave the photographs to Elizabth Albers. Quinn's mother's father was Alexis Jackson LeBlanc.
The collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Electricity (now Division of Work and Industry) in October 2024.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
Alexis J. Le Blanc Photographs, 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.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyanotypes | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Electricity | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| New York City | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| San Juan (P.R.) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Albers, Elizabeth F. | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Electricity | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Westinghouse Electric Corporation | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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