Final Report for Archaeological Clearance Investigations on 28 Proposed Coal Drill Hole Locations and Associated Access Roads and One Proposed Coal Mine Shaft Location in the Kaiparowits Coal Lease Area Acct. #57, A75-60
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Search this
Extent:
9 Cubic feet (17 boxes, 28 map-folders)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Photograph albums
Blueprints
Sketches
Reports
Contracts
Drawings
Date:
1887-1969
Scope and Contents note:
These records include sketches, drawings, blueprints, contracts, and reports relating to highway and railroad bridges, tunnels, subways, mine shafts, canals and waterways, dams, concrete buildings, concrete construction, derricks and derrick barges, cranes, caissons and caisson construction, air locks, pumps, jacks, engines, and turbines; also photographs, photograph albums, and newspaper clippings concerning projects for office building and power plant foundations, docks, dry docks, and piers, and work for the Ohio Edison Company, Chase Manhattan Bank, and the Boston Common Underground Garage.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into two series.
Series 1: Photographs
Series 2: Drawings
Biographical/Historical note:
The Foundation Company was a New York subaqueous concrete construction firm founded in 1902. It was created to pool the knowledge of engineers who specialized in the construction of bridge piers and building foundations. The compnay was a leader in the development of the pneumatic caisson method for the construction of foundations. This method made possible the skyscrapers of New York City. Additonally, the company also worked on power houses/stations, shipyards, and docks.
Provenance:
Donated to the National Museum of History and Technology (now the National Museum of American History) in 1966.
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.
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.
Collection Citation:
The Foundation Company Records, circa 1887-1962, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
This photograph was taken by Dr. Simon Ottenberg while conducting field research at Afikpo village-group, southeastern Nigeria, from September 1959 to December 1960.
Original caption reads, "Mine shaft at Nyeba, south of Abakaliki Town, off the road to Afikpo village Group. Lead and other minerals mined. There were ancient metal workings in this area as well." [Ottenberg field research notes, September 1959-December 1960, Part II].
Local Numbers:
782/1959-1960
EEPA 2000-070972
General:
Title source: Dr. Simon Ottenberg, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
Other Archival Materials:
Simon Ottenberg Papers are located at the National Anthropological Archives, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Cordillera Negra E slope, ca. 29 km SW of Shupluy and Rio Santa, ca. 16 km SW of Poncos, around mine on road over Cerro Pucacruz, Yungay, Ancash, Peru, South America - Neotropics
Cordillera Negra E slope, ca. 29 km SW of Shupluy and Rio Santa, ca. 16 km SW of Poncos, around mine on road over Cerro Pucacruz, Yungay, Ancash, Peru, South America - Neotropics
Cordillera Negra E slope, ca. 29 km SW of Shupluy and Rio Santa, ca. 16 km SW of Poncos, around mine on road over Cerro Pucacruz, Yungay, Ancash, Peru, South America - Neotropics
Cordillera Negra E slope, ca. 29 km SW of Shupluy and Rio Santa, ca. 16 km SW of Poncos, around mine on road over Cerro Pucacruz, Yungay, Ancash, Peru, South America - Neotropics
Cordillera Negra E slope, ca. 29 km SW of Shupluy and Rio Santa, ca. 16 km SW of Poncos, around mine on road over Cerro Pucacruz, Yungay, Ancash, Peru, South America - Neotropics
Cordillera Negra E slope, ca. 29 km SW of Shupluy and Rio Santa, ca. 16 km SW of Poncos, around mine on road over Cerro Pucacruz, Yungay, Ancash, Peru, South America - Neotropics
Cordillera Negra E slope, ca. 29 km SW of Shupluy and Rio Santa, ca. 16 km SW of Poncos, around mine on road over Cerro Pucacruz, Yungay, Ancash, Peru, South America - Neotropics
Cordillera Negra E slope, ca. 29 km SW of Shupluy and Rio Santa, ca. 16 km SW of Poncos, around mine on road over Cerro Pucacruz, Yungay, Ancash, Peru, South America - Neotropics
Cordillera Negra E slope, ca. 29 km SW of Shupluy and Rio Santa, ca. 16 km SW of Poncos, around mine on road over Cerro Pucacruz, Yungay, Ancash, Peru, South America - Neotropics
Cordillera Negra E slope, ca. 29 km SW of Shupluy and Rio Santa, ca. 16 km SW of Poncos, around mine on road over Cerro Pucacruz, Yungay, Ancash, Peru, South America - Neotropics
