Construction, maintenance, and public relations photographs, 1929-1985.

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Construction, maintenance, and public relations photographs, 1929-1985.

The Dept. of Public Works and its successor from 1992, the Massachusetts Highway Dept., have been responsible for development and maintenance of all state highways and bridges in the Commonwealth. The departmental public information/affairs unit provides photographs for departmental public relations and photographic services to departmental units responsible for managing and documenting engineering, construction, maintenance, safety studies, and traffic control; it may also serve as photographer to the offices of the governor and attorney general.

9.99 cubic ft. (ca. 32,000 photographs and photographs : negative in 43 boxes, 4 doc. boxes, 13 v., partial v., and 2 folders)

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