Alexis J. Le Blanc Photographs
name: label: Engineer
content: Le Blanc, Alexis Jackson
label: Collector
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Electricity
label: Collector
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
label: Names
content: Westinghouse Electric Corporation
label: Donor
content: Albers, Elizabeth F.
place: label: Place
content: New York City
label: Place
content: San Juan (P.R.)
topic: label: Topic
content: Electricity
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection donated to Division of Electricity ( now the Division of Work and Industry) by Elizabeth Albers in March 2007.
creator: label: Engineer
content: Le Blanc, Alexis Jackson
setName: label: See more items in
content: Alexis J. Le Blanc Photographs
abstract: label: Summary
content: 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.
bioghist: label: Biographical
content: Alexis Jackson Le Blanc was an electrical engineer.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: .25 Cubic feet (1 box)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1900
label: Date
content: 1929
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: 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.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1621
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Cyanotypes
label: Type
content: Photographs
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Collection is arranged into one series. 

Series 1: Photographs, circa 1900 and circa 1929
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2024.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Cyanotypes
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
scopecontent: label: Content Description
content: 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.