Nicaragua Canal Collection
name: label: Creator
content: United States. Nicaragua Canal Commission (1897-1899)
place: label: Place
content: Nicaragua.
topic: label: Topic
content: Canals
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Immediate source of acquisition unknown.
creator: label: Creator
content: United States. Nicaragua Canal Commission (1897-1899)
setName: label: See more items in
content: Nicaragua Canal Collection
abstract: label: Summary
content: Collection documents the construction of the Nicaragua Canal.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: .15 Cubic feet (1 box )
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1890s
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Work & Industry in February 2022.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1550
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Photographs
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Collection is arranged chronologically.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2023.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
scopecontent: label: Content Description
content: Collection consists of photographs, printed reports, and publications, documenting the construction of the Nicaragua Canal. Images depict men, the river, wilderness scenes, and housing.