U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Photographs of Operations in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, and the Pacific Northwest

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Restrictions:

No special access restriction applies.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Photographs of Operations in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, and the Pacific Northwest, A&M 4406, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
.1 Linear Feet 1/2 in. (1 folder)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Photographs of Operations in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, and the Pacific Northwest, A&M 4406, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Photographs of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers field work from approximately 1914-1919, including predominantly candid, non-corporate images of engineers (including some group portraits) and infrastructure (such as dams and bridges). About half of the locations depicted include places in Pennsylvania and Ohio, many of which are on the Ohio River; other sites include New York and places in the Pacific Northwest. Specific localities include Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Marietta and New Richmond in Ohio.

Physical location:
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard