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Puerto Rico Roadbuilding Photograph Album

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Extent:
.25 Cubic feet (1 box )
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
1900-1945
Summary:
Collection documents roadbuilding activities of the Puerto Rico Bureau of Engineers.
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:
Collection is arranged into one series. Series 1: Photograph Album, circa 1900
Provenance:
Collection donated by Bertha Allen Loagn of Smith College, 1970.
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:
Civil engineering  Search this
Construction and civil engineering  Search this
Roads -- Puerto Rico  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin -- 20th century
Citation:
Puerto Rico Roadbuilding Photograph Album, Archives Center, National Museum of American Histroy
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1557
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Puerto Rico Roadbuilding Photograph Album
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8a5aabd32-5862-4066-aa6d-e88e1cbc70f3
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1557