Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Glass Plate Negatives
name: label: Creator
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
label: Creator
content: Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of
label: Creator
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
topic: label: Topic
content: Aqueducts
label: Topic
content: Boilers
label: Topic
content: Bridges
label: Topic
content: Civil engineering
label: Topic
content: Engines
label: Topic
content: Factories
label: Topic
content: Kilns
label: Topic
content: Lighthouses
label: Topic
content: Mills
label: Topic
content: Roads
label: Topic
content: Turbines
label: Topic
content: Water-power
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Date and source of acquisition unknown.
creator: label: Creator
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
label: Creator
content: Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of
label: Creator
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
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content: Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Glass Plate Negatives
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2.5 Cubic feet (5 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1869-1920, undated
custodhist: label: Ownership and Custodial History
content: Artificially created collection, collected for the Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering's reference collections. Transferred to the Archives Center in 2007 by the DIvision of Work and Industry.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1089
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Photographs
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Collection is arranged into nine series. 

Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Glass Plate Negatives				

Series 1: Boilers

Series 2: Bridges 

Series 3: Hydraulic Engineering 

Series 4: Lighthouses

Series 5: Machinery 

Series 6: Rigging, Shop, Work and Office Scenes 

Series 7: Steam Engings, Turbines, Equipment 

Series 8: Structures and Construction

Series 9: Miscellaneous
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Kamina Gager, intern, 2024; supervised by Alison Oswald, archivist.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- Black-and-white negatives -- Glass
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: Glass plate negatives (10 in 8 in; 5 in x 4 in; and 8.5 in  x 6.5 in.) documenting civil and mechanical engineering activities, equipment, facilities, and projects. Some of the subjects are boilers, engines, turbines, lighthouses, aqueducts, bridges, factories, roads, hydroelectric stations, kilns and mills. Few of the images are identified.