A.R. Van Tassell Photograph Albums
name: label: Creator
content: Van Tassell, A.R.
label: Creator
content: Jackson, Paul
label: Former owner
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Engineering and Industry
label: Former owner
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
place: label: Place
content: Mexico
label: Place
content: Hawaii
label: Place
content: Havana (Cuba)
label: Place
content: Hawaii -- Oahu -- Honolulu
label: Place
content: Cuba -- Havana
label: Place
content: Cuba
label: Place
content: Kilauea Volcano (Hawaii.)
label: Place
content: Honolulu (Hawaii)
label: Place
content: Hilo (Hawaii)
label: Place
content: Panama Canal (Panama)
label: Place
content: Panama
topic: label: Topic
content: Hawaii -- Hawaii -- Hilo
label: Topic
content: Engineers
label: Topic
content: Harbors -- Hawaii
label: Topic
content: Harbors -- Cuba
label: Topic
content: Bullfights -- Mexico
label: Topic
content: Canals -- Panama
label: Topic
content: Castles -- Cuba
label: Topic
content: Bridges -- Hawaii
label: Topic
content: Sugar -- Hawaii
label: Topic
content: Sugar -- Cuba
label: Topic
content: Pyramids -- Mexico
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: This collection was donated to the National Museum of American History's Division of Engineering and Industry by Paul Jackson, 1987.
creator: label: Creator
content: Van Tassell, A.R.
label: Creator
content: Jackson, Paul
setName: label: See more items in
content: A.R. Van Tassell Photograph Albums
abstract: label: Summary
content: Photograph album documenting the work and life of A.R. Van Tassell, an engineer who worked on structures in Hawaii as well as the Panama Canal.
bioghist: label: Biographical/Historical note
content: In 1900, A.R. Van Tassell took his first engineering job in Honolulu, Hawaii at the age of seventeen.  In 1902, he went to Mexico City to help build the Central Post Office.  He also worked on the Panama Canal and was employed as an engineer during the San Francisco earthquake of 1906.  He was married at least twice and had one daughter, Janet.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1900-1956.
custodhist: label: Ownership and Custodial History
content: Transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Engineering and Industry in 2007.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1015
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Photograph albums
label: Type
content: Photographs
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: This collection is arranged in one series.

Series 1, Photograph Albums, 1900-1956
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Kiley Orchard (intern); supervised by Vanessa Broussard Simmons (archivist), 2008.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Photograph albums -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin -- 20th century
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: The collection consists of two photograph albums documenting A.R. Van Tassell's engineering career and family life.  The first album includes photographs that begin in 1900 and include images of buildings, structures, ships, harbors, a sugar factory, the Kilauea Volcano, mills, and the "Rainbow Bridge" near Hilo, which Van Tassell was involved in building.  Other images feature Van Tassell's friends and family, as well as his wedding trip to Laredo, Texas.  The album also contains photographs from Mexico City, Havana, and various travels in the United States.  Van Tassell has included tickets from bull fights and musical programs in Mexico City.  The photographs are captioned and dated.  Three loose postcards found in this album have been placed in a folder.  The second, smaller album consists of photographs taken of the Panama Canal.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Materials in the Archives Center

W. P. Stine Panama Canal Papers (NMAH.AC.1039)

John Frances Little Panama Canal Scrapbook
Photograph Albums (NMAH.AC.0708)

Katherine Kingsford Panama Canal Photograph Album (NMAH.AC.1040)