Canadian Bridges Photograph Albums
name: label: Creator
content: Edwards, Llewellyn Nathaniel, 1873-1952
label: Former owner
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
label: Former owner
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
place: label: Place
content: St. Mary's River (Ontario, Can.)
label: Place
content: Sault Ste. Marie (Michigan)
label: Place
content: Internatilonal Bridge (St Mary's River, Ontario, Can)
label: Place
content: Coteau Bridge (Quebec, Can.)
topic: label: Topic
content: Bridges -- Canada
label: Topic
content: Drawbridges
label: Topic
content: Bridges -- Design and construction
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection donated by  Llewellyn Edwards, 1964.
creator: label: Creator
content: Edwards, Llewellyn Nathaniel, 1873-1952
setName: label: See more items in
content: Canadian Bridges Photograph Albums
bioghist: label: Biographical/Historical note
content: Llewellyn N. Edwards, 1873-1952, was a civil engineer and designer. He worked  for the Boston Bridge Works, the Boston and Maine Railroad, the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, the Toronto Department of Works, the United States Bureau of Public Roads, and the Maine State Highway Commission from 1901 to 1943.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1873-1911
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Collection transferred by Division of Work and Industry to the Archives Center, 2007.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1025
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Photograph albums
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: 1 series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Griffin Brown, intern, July 2010; supervised by Vanessa Broussard-Simmons, supervisory archivist, July 2010.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- 1850-1900
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- 1900-1910
label: Genre/Form
content: Photograph albums -- 19th century
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: The collection consists of two photograph albums documenting two Canadian drawbridges. One album, covering the years 1889 to 1911, documents the Coteau Bridge in Quebec. The Coteau Bridge crosses the St. Lawrence River in Quebec. It includes images of the bridge, the construction crew, and machinery. 

The other album, covering the years 1873 to 1901, documents the International Bridge on the St. Mary's River in Ontario. The International Bridge connects Sault Ste. Marie in Michigan to Sault Ste. Marie in Ontario. Most of the photographs are captioned and document the construction of the bridge. The photographers are unknown.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Llewellyn N. Edwards Papers NMAH.AC.0959