Robinson and Steinman Photographs
name: label: Engineer
content: Steinman, D. B. (David Barnard), 1886-1960
label: Engineer
content: Robinson, Holton Duncan, 1863-1945
label: Names
content: Robinson & Steinman (Firm)
topic: label: Topic
content: Bridges
label: Topic
content: Bridges -- New York (N.Y.)
label: Topic
content: Suspension bridges
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Immediate source of acquisition is unknown.
creator: label: Engineer
content: Steinman, D. B. (David Barnard), 1886-1960
label: Engineer
content: Robinson, Holton Duncan, 1863-1945
setName: label: See more items in
content: Robinson and Steinman Photographs
abstract: label: Summary
content: Collection consists of black and white photographic prints and negatives documenting the construction of suspension bridges primarily built by Robinson and Steinman in North America and India.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Robinson and Steinman was formed by engineers Holton Duncan Robinson (February 7, 1863-May 7, 1945) and David Barnard Steinman (June 11, 1886- August 21, 1960). The firm designed and constructed suspension bridges across the United States and the world from 1924-1945.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: .25 Cubic feet (1 box )
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1884-1954, undated
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Work and Industry in February 2022.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1562
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Negatives
label: Type
content: Photographs
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Collection is arranged in one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection was processed by Vanessa Broussard-Simmons, archivist, 2023. Finding aid encoded by Audrey Willius, intern, 2023.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Negatives
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
scopecontent: label: Content Description
content: Collection consists of black and white photographic prints and negatives documenting the construction of suspension bridges primarily built by the firm Robinson and Steinman.  Most of the bridges were constructed across the United States including Illinois, Oregon, Indiana, Virginia, Connecticut, Delaware, Ohio, New York, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Maine.   There are also images of the Brahmaputra Bridge that was constructed in Assam, India. Most of the images have been identified but only a few are dated. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order first with the unidentified bridges at the end.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History


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