Ledlie Dominick Moore Photographs
Scope and Contents Note
The collection is arranged into seven series. The first series, Papers, contains manuscript materials relating to Moore?s work with the Bethlehem Mining Company. Series two through five, Mexico, Venezuela, Cuba, Nassau, and Jamaica, and Peru and Chile are comprised of loose prints and photograph albums grouped by country and ordered based on Moore?s employment history. Photographs believed to be taken by Moore unless otherwise specified. Subject matter includes mine and railway sites and surveys, as well architecture, landscapes, seascapes, and people in Mexico, Cuba, Venezuela, Nassau, Jamaica, Peru, and Chile. Series contain many duplicate images, with the same image often printed using different processes and/or enlarged; most prints are approx. 3.25x5.5 in. The bulk of the photographs date from c.1907-1913. Series six, Negatives, contains sheet negatives, numbered sequentially; some prints in series two through five are also identified by these numbers. The final series, Rolled Prints, contains photographs that were rolled when stored and have been warped.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1907-1973
- Creation: Majority of material found within circa 1907-1913
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted.
Use Restrictions
Standard copyright restrictions apply.
Biographical Note
Engineer Ledlie Dominick Moore was born in 1882 in Poughkeepsie, New York. After graduating with a degree in mining engineering from Lehigh University in 1907, Moore worked as an instrumentman for John Cooper to survey part of the Mexican Railway line from 1907-1908. He then served as Assistant Engineer with the Juragua Iron Co. (owned by Bethlehem Steel) as the Acting Chief Engineer in Firmeza, Cuba from 1908-1912 and as a Location Engineer for the Cuban Railroad. He also performed private consulting work at various locations throughout the United States and Latin America. In 1913, Moore traveled to Chile as an Exploration Engineer with the Bethlehem Chile Mining Company. He returned to the United States in 1914, where he went on to hold a variety of engineering and design positions in Boston, Massachusetts.
Full Extent
3.5 linear feet
Abstract
Photographs, primarily relating to mines and railroads in Mexico and Cuba.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into seven series based on format and geographic location: Papers; Mexico; Venezuela; Cuba, Nassau, and Jamaica; Peru and Chile; Negatives; and Rolled Photographs.
Acquisition Information
Information of acquisition method not available.
Processing Information
Processing information not available.
- Title
- Ledlie Dominick Moore Photographs
- Status
- Edited Partial Draft
- Author
- Benson Latin American Collection
- Date
- 2010
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2021 June: Edited by D Ryan Lynch to fix compliance check errors to prepare for the migration to new TARO website.
- 2021 November: Edited by Devon Murphy to update control access terms and formatting based on the TARO Control Access List.
- 2025 July: Revised by Ryan Sullivant to fix validation errors prior to ingestion into ArchivesSpace.
Repository Details
Part of the Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Repository
2300 Red River Street
Austin Texas 78712 United States
(512) 495-4578
bensonspecialcollections@austin.utexas.edu