[Thomas H. MacDonald road inspection trip logs]
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Description
- Title
- [Thomas H. MacDonald road inspection trip logs]
- Contributor
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Campbell, George E., fl. 1922
Fairbank, H. S
Gildersleeve, William
Hewes, Laurence I. (Laurence Ilsley), 1876-1950
Johnson, Pyke, 1888-1969
MacDonald, Thomas H. (Thomas Harris), 1881-1957
United States. Bureau of Public Roads - Abstract
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Among the men who accompanied MacDonald on the trips were L. I. Hewes, Deputy Chief Engineer of the Bureau, mechanics George E. Campbell and William Gildersleeve, H. S. Fairbank, and Pyke Johnson. A mounted newspaper clipping from the July 22, 1925 issue of the Rocky Mountain News regarding MacDonald's visit to Colorado and federal funds for Colorado highway projects is laid in the second log.
Three typescript orginal and carbon copy logs of road inspection trips in the western United States made by MacDonald between 1922 and 1927. The three logs, dated July 6-August 10, 1922, June 15-July 29, 1925, and September 14-October 26, 1927, contain itineraries, mileage, remarks, and captioned photographs documenting the trips in California, Utah, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Montana, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado. The photographs document road conditions; construction projects; the inspectors; Taos Pueblo, New Mexico; and scenery, particularly Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks in Utah, the Grand Canyon, Mesa Verde, Colorado, and the Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks in Wyoming.
- Description
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Purchased from Fred White, Sr. on the Frederick W. & Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana, 1981.
Thomas H. MacDonald was an engineer and chief of the United States Bureau of Public Roads. - Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- WA MSS S-1880
- Collection Title
- Thomas H. MacDonald road inspection trip logs
- Collection / Other Creator
- MacDonald, Thomas H. (Thomas Harris), 1881-1957
- Collection Date
- 1922-1927
- Container / Volume
- Folder 1
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Format
- text
- Genre
- Typescripts
- Subject (Geographic)
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Bryce Canyon National Park (Utah)--Pictorial works
Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--Pictorial works
Grand Teton National Park (Wyo.)--Pictorial works
Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--Pictorial works
Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--Pictorial works
Yellowstone National Park--Pictorial works
Zion National Park (Utah)--Pictorial works - Subject (Name)
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Campbell, George E., fl. 1922
Fairbank, H. S
Gildersleeve, William
Hewes, Laurence I. (Laurence Ilsley), 1876-1950
Johnson, Pyke, 1888-1969
MacDonald, Thomas H. (Thomas Harris), 1881-1957
United States. Bureau of Public Roads - Subject (Topic)
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Automobile travel--West (U.S.)
Indians of North America--New Mexico--Pictorial works
National parks and reserves--West (U.S.)--Pictorial works
Roads--Design and construction (West (U.S.)
Roads--Inspection--Arizona
Roads--Inspection--California
Roads--Inspection--Colorado
Roads--Inspection--Idaho
Roads--Inspection--Montana
Roads--Inspection--Nevada
Roads--Inspection--New Mexico
Roads--Inspection--Oregon
Roads--Inspection--Utah
Roads--Inspection--Washington (State)
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- Thomas H. MacDonald, Road Inspection Trip Logs. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 4046727
- Object ID (OID)
- 17258678