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Tudor Engineering Company photograph archive [graphic].
BANC PIC 2007.029--PICLOCAL
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Title:

Tudor Engineering Company photograph archive

Creator/Contributor:

Tudor Engineering Company, creator

Abstract:

Photographic documentation of Tudor Engineering projects, including mass transit lightrail systems, bridges, highways and freeways, dams and hydroelectric plants, and structures for municipalities, ports or harbors, and military installations. Many aerial overpass projects are documented. California projects predominate, with additional projects throughout the West (particularly Oregon and Washington), the U.S. (including the Atlanta, Georgia rapid transit system) and abroad. International projects of note include the Tagus River Bridge in Portugal and several port projects in Peru.

Date:

ca. 1950-1993 (issued)

Subject:

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San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (Calif.) -- Pictorial works
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority -- Pictorial works.
San Francisco Municipal Railway -- Pictorial works
Hydroelectric power plants -- Design and construction -- Photographs
Urban transportation -- Design and construction -- Photographs
Electric railroads -- Design and construction -- Photographs
Railroads, Elevated -- Design and construction -- Photographs
Street-railroads -- Design and construction -- Photographs
Dams -- Design and construction -- Photographs
Water treatment plants -- Design and construction -- Photographs
Harbors -- Design and construction -- Photographs
Public works -- Design and construction -- Photographs
Civil engineering -- Photographs
Construction industry -- California -- Photographs
Bridges -- Design and construction -- Photographs
Roads -- Design and construction -- Photographs

Note:

Title devised by cataloger.
Various photographers, chiefly unknown.
Boxes 1-10: photographic prints, grouped in topical binders as arranged by Tudor Engineering staff. Multiple projects of similar type are frequently grouped together. Boxes 11-16: slides of projects, arranged by project number as assigned by Tudor Engineering.
Also includes 1 box (OBJ) containing basalt sample.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for use.
Container list available in the library.

Type:

graphic

Physical Description:

graphic
photoprint
17 boxes (ca. 8,000 slides and 2,500 photographic prints) and 181 negatives : color and b&w ; various sizes, chiefly 35 mm.

Language:

English

Identifier:

BANC PIC 2007.029--PICLOCAL

Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for use.

Related Item:

Tudor Engineering Company records : Tudor Engineering Company