The collection consists of a photograph album containing photoprints of the construction of the Panama Canal during a trip to Latin America (1913), and photographs of other Caribbean localities where McCrady stopped while on his ship Prinz Joachim. Also 104 photoprints of San Francisco after the earthquake and fire, 1906. the San Francisco earthquake and fire photographs may have been made by McCrady's father, James Hamilton McCrady. Many of the photographs are annotated and dated.
Arrangement:
The collection is divided into 3 series.
Series 1: San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, 1906
Series 2: Trip to Panama Canal and Costa Rica, 1913
Series 3: Panama Canal Construction Album, 1913
Biographical / Historical:
Roland A. McCrady was born Oct. 10, 1892 in Rankin, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania; graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 1913. He used a graduation gift of $500 from his father to travel on the Prinz Joachim to the Panama Canal, and apparently also photographed other Caribbean localities, including Jamaica and Costa Rica.
Provenance:
Collection donated by Allen McCrady and Janice McCrady Forbes (children of Roland McCrady), 2003.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
Rights:
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.
Topic:
Disasters -- 1900-1910 -- California -- San Francisco Search this
Earthquakes -- 1900-1910 -- California -- San Francisco Search this
