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hamrickjr Guide to the J. R. Hamrick photograph album, 1903-1946 Processed by: Alice Poffinberger; machine-readable finding aid created by: Noah Huffman David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, N.C., USA

Aleph Number: 004158758

Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record via DukeMARC2EAD.xslDate of source: June 2010Processed by Alice Poffinberger, June 2010; Finding Aid encoded by Noah Huffman, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, June 2010 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS and local Style Guide Guide to the J. R. Hamrick photograph album, 1903-1946 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

Descriptive Summary David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University Hamrick, J. R. J. R. Hamrick photograph album, 1903-1946 Materials in English 1 item (1 lin. ft.) For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Bridge builder; resident of Staunton, Va. Collection comprises a photgraph album probably compiled by Hamrick, who built trestles and railroad bridges all over the South. Includes 339 photographs, including 333 black-and-white gelatin prints (possibly matte collodion prints), as well as 6 cyanotypes, primarily of concrete-and-metal bridges constructed in Mississippi, Louisiana, Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Alabama, as well as a few shots of construction sites in British Columbia. Many of the images, but not all, contain brief identifying markings made in pencil or pen on the surface of the photograph. Sizes range from 3"x2.5" to 4.5"x6.5, with several attempts by Hamrick to create "panoramic" views by pasting two images together. Large sections of the album are devoted to the Whitney and South Fork bridges in North Carolina, but topics generally include construction scenes in various stages of completion; work crews, engineers, and surveying teams; camps and homesteads used as residences, and family life there. The majority of the photographs date between 1903 and 1914, with only 3 shots dating from 1946. There are also images taken during excursions; for instance, to St. Augustine, Fla.; Mardi Gras in New Orleans (1906); and the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis (1904). There are also unidentified groups of young people, including possibly a women's school, "Rockdale" (in Ga.?), as well as a few clearly marked images of parties and a football game at Virginia Polytechnical Institute. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], in the J. R. Hamrick photograph album, 1903-1946, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

Provenance

Purchase, 2009

Processing Information

Processed by: Alice Poffinberger, June 2010

Encoded by: Alice Poffinberger, June 2010

Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 2009-0106

Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

Biographical Note

Bridge builder; resident of Staunton, Va.

Collection Overview

Collection comprises a photgraph album probably compiled by Hamrick, who built trestles and railroad bridges all over the South. Includes 339 photographs, including 333 black-and-white gelatin prints (possibly matte collodion prints), as well as 6 cyanotypes, primarily of concrete-and-metal bridges constructed in Mississippi, Louisiana, Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Alabama, as well as a few shots of construction sites in British Columbia. Many of the images, but not all, contain brief identifying markings made in pencil or pen on the surface of the photograph. Sizes range from 3" x2.5" to 4.5" x6.5", with several attempts by Hamrick to create "panoramic" views by pasting two images together. Large sections of the album are devoted to the Whitney and South Fork bridges in North Carolina, but topics generally include construction scenes in various stages of completion; work crews, engineers, and surveying teams; camps and homesteads used as residences, and family life there. The majority of the photographs date between 1903 and 1914, with only 3 shots dating from 1946. There are also images taken during excursions; for instance, to St. Augustine, Fla.; Mardi Gras in New Orleans (1906); and the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis (1904). There are also unidentified groups of young people, including possibly a women's school, "Rockdale" (in Ga.?), as well as a few clearly marked images of parties and a football game at Virginia Polytechnical Institute.

Subject Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Bridges--Mississippi--Design and construction--History. Railroad bridges--Mississippi--Design and construction--History. Bridges--Louisiana--Design and construction--History. Railroad bridges--Louisiana--Design and construction--History. Bridges--Virginia--Design and construction--History. Railroad bridges--Virginia--Design and construction--History. Bridges--North Carolina--Design and construction--History. Railroad bridges--North Carolina--Design and construction--History. Bridges--South Carolina--Design and construction--History. Railroad bridges--South Carolina--Design and construction--History. Bridges--Alabama--Design and construction--History. Railroad bridges--Alabama--Design and construction--History. Bridges--Canada--Design and construction--History. Railroad bridges--Canada--Design and construction--History. Bridges--Southern States. Railroad bridges--Southern States. Bridges--Southern States--Design and construction--History. Railroad bridges--Southern States--Design and construction--History. Bridges--Design and construction. Railroad bridges--Design and construction. Bridges--Pictorial works. Railroad bridges--Pictorial works. Carnival. Hamrick, J. R. George Washington Flowers Collection of Southern Americana. Virginia Polytechnic Institute. New Orleans (La.)--Pictorial works. Saint Augustine (Fla.)--Pictorial works. Black-and-white photographs. Photograph albums. Gelatin silver prints. Cyanotypes.