Robert Dearborn Panama Canal Glass Negatives
name: label: Creator
content: Dearborn, Robert Ward, 1894-1976
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: This collection was donated by Wilfred Lahey, 1994.
creator: label: Creator
content: Dearborn, Robert Ward, 1894-1976
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content: Robert Dearborn Panama Canal Glass Negatives
abstract: label: Summary
content: A collection of glass negatives documenting the building and construction of the Panama Canal.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Robert Ward Dearborn was born on August 12, 1894 in New Hampton, New Hampshire to Josiah R. Dearborn and Mary Ethel (Dow) Dearborn.  Dearborn's occupation is listed as a lumberman on his World War I draft registration.  On May 28, 1921 he married Martina I. Ordway. Later he  was employed by the State Highway Department.  Dearborn died July 1, 1976, in New Hampton, New Hampshire.  These glass plates were sold as part of his estate in 1976.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3.5 Cubic feet (21 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1904-1914
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: The donor, Wilfred Lahey, purchased these negatives at the sale of Mr. Dearborn's estate in 1976.  He donated them to the National Museum of American History, Department of Social and Cultural History, Division of Photographic History in 1994.  They were transferred to the Archives Center in 2007.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1111
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Craig A. Orr, archivist, August 17, 2007; Stacey Kniatt (intern) 2010; supervised by Vanessa Broussard Simmons, archivist.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The collection consists of glass negatives depicting the building of the Panama Canal and other scenes of Panama and the island of Tobago. The negatives are individually numbered, probably arranged by the Department of Social and Cultural History.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
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