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Peter and Lucile Pearson O'Brien Photographs of the Constancia Mine, Nicaragua

 Collection
Identifier: 2013-34
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Scope and Contents Note

Hundreds of black-and-white photographs taken by mining engineer Peter and Lucile Pearson Smith. Full cataloging and digitization of the collection is not yet complete, but it is open to researchers.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1910-1920s

Language of Materials

English

Access Restrictions

Unrestricted.

Use Restrictions

Standard copyright restrictions apply.

Preliminary Historical Note

Peter O'Brien was a mining engineer with H. T. Cottam Co. (New Orleans), stationed with his family at the Constancia Mine in Nicaragua in the early 20th cent.

Photograph:"Peter and Bitsy at the Constancia Mine, about 1917"

Full Extent

2 manuscript boxes

Abstract

Early 20th cent. photographs from an American mining engineer's family at the Constancia Mine, Piz-Piz distric in Nicaragua.

Acquisition Information

Information of acquisition method not available.

Processing Information

Collection is unprocessed.

Title
Peter and Lucile Pearson O'Brien Photographs of the Constancia Mine, Nicaragua
Status
Edited Partial Draft
Subtitle
Preliminary Inventory
Author
Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection
Date
2014
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Revision Statements

  • 2021 March: Edited by Carla O. Alvarez 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

Contact:
2300 Red River Street
Austin Texas 78712 United States
(512) 495-4578