Papers, 1915-1930.

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Papers, 1915-1930.

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Papers of Vauclain as a member of the Delaware River Bridge Joint Commission concerning the planning, construction, and operation of the bridge, now named the Benjamin Franklin Bridge. They include: correspondence, much of which is with Ralph Modjeski, Chief Engineer; minutes of the Joint Commission Executive Committee; financial reports; blueprints and maps; photographs; and scrapbooks. There are also 6 blueprints of the Remington Arms Company plant built by The Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1915 under Vauclain's direction.

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Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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Modjeski, Ralph, 1861-1940

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American civil engineer (born in Poland, immigrated to the United States in 1876). From the description of Ralph Modjeski engineering collection, 1895-1936. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64057149 ...

Benjamin Franklin Bridge.

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Remington Arms Company (Del.)

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Delaware River Bridge Joint Commission (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Delaware River Bridge (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Baldwin Locomotive Works (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Vauclain, Samuel M. (Samuel Matthews), 1856-1940

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Samuel Matthews Vauclain Jr. (1880-1913) was the son of Samuel Matthews Vauclain, inventor of the compound locomotive. After studying at Central High School in Philadelphia, then mechanical engineering at Cornell University, he began working for his father at The Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia in 1902. Sam was only employed a few months when the company decided to send him to Japan. While staying in Hawaii, war broke out between Russia and Japan. He continued his business trip to Japan...