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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
L.R. Batchelor Rock Drill Drawings
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1627
- Creators:
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Batchelor, Lawrence Robe, 1887-1961
- Dates:
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1947
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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.75 Cubic feet1 box
- Repository:
Content Description
Content Description
Collection of graphite, charcoal, and white paint on cardboard drawings by L. R. Batchelor depicting the history of rock drilling.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Collection arranged numerically.
Biographical
Biographical
Lawrence Robe Batchelor was born on August 11, 1887, in Montréal, Quebec, Canada, to Marie Adeline Marcoux (1852-1914) and Alexander Batchelor (1843-1917). Batchelor had four sisters, Alice Agnes (1888-1969); Millia (b. 1890); Amelia (1891-1967); and Mary Victoria (1893-1949); and three brothers, Alexander Thomas (1885-1947); Albert W. (1886–1955); and Walter John (1893-1918). Batchelor served in the military from 1914 to 1918. He married Rosa Céline Saison in Ames, Pas-de-Calais, France, on April 27, 1918. He and his wife had two children, Lorne Colborne Saison (b. 1920) and Bernice (b. 1925).
Batchelor was a Canadian artist and illustrator who did commercial work for various Canadian and government agencies.
Sources
1931 Census of Canada, Quebec, Jacques-Cartier, 0030-Pointe Claire (Town)
Administration
Author
Alison Oswald
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection loaned to the United States National Museum by
Compressed Air Magazine
, through R.J. Nemmers, Editor in 1962. Materials accessioned in 1978. See museum accession 1978.0480.Processing Information
Collection processsed by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2025.
Custodial History
Collection transferred from the Division of Work & Industry to the Archives Center in November 2024.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
L.R. Batchelor Rock Drill Drawings, 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
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