Washington, DC Bridges Collection
name: label: Creator
content: Meigs, John
label: Collector
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of History of Technology
label: Collector
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
label: Collector
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
place: label: Place
content: Washington (D.C.)
topic: label: Topic
content: Rivers -- Washington (D.C.)
label: Topic
content: Bridges -- Washington (D.C.)
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection donated by the Department of Highways and Traffic, District of Columbia Government, through Thomas F. Airis, Director, 1965.
creator: label: Creator
content: Meigs, John
setName: label: See more items in
content: Washington, DC Bridges Collection
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Meigs was a Washington, D.C. civil engineer.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 4.5 Cubic feet (20 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1900-1905.
custodhist: label: Ownership and Custodial History
content: Transferred by the Division of Work and Industry to the Archives Center in 2007.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1095
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Collection is divided into five series.

Series 1: Glass Plate Negatives (5 in x 7 in), 1904

Series 2: Glass Plate Negatives (6 in x 8 in), undated	

Series 3: Glass Plate Negatives (4 in x 5 in), 1900

Series 4: Photographs Photographs, 1894, 1900

Series 5; Other Materials Other Materials, 1901-1992
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: processed by ALison Oswald, archivist, 2023.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Photoprints and negatives documenting the construction of several Washington, D.C. bridges. The Washington Aqueduct Bridge is the subject of most of the images. The Washington Channel Bridge, the Potomac Highway Bridge, and the 11th Street Bridge are also included among the images. Additionally, there is a letterpress book, an employee time book, and a notebook containing diagrams and measurements.