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HISTORIC AMERICAN ENGINEERING RECORD
The Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) was established in 1969 by the National Park Service, the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Library of Congress to document historic sites and structures related to engineering and industry. This agreement was later ratified by four other engineering societies: the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, and the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers. Appropriate subjects for documentation are individual sites or objects, such as a bridge, ship, or steel works; or larger systems, like railroads, canals, electronic generation and transmission networks, parkways and roads.
HISTORIC AMERICAN ENGINEERING RECORD
The Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) was established in 1969 by the National Park Service, the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Library of Congress to document historic sites and structures related to engineering and industry. This agreement was later ratified by four other engineering societies: the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, and the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers. Appropriate subjects for documentation are individual sites or objects, such as a bridge, ship, or steel works; or larger systems, like railroads, canals, electronic generation and transmission networks, parkways and roads.
HAER developed out of a close working alliance between the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) and the Smithsonian Institution's (SI) Museum of History and Technology (now the Museum of American History). From its inception, HAER focused less on the building fabric and more on the machinery and processes within, although structures of distinctly industrial character continue to be recorded. As the most ubiquitous historic engineering structure on the landscape, bridges have been a mainstay of HAER recording; HABS also documented more than 100 covered bridges prior to 1969. In recent years, maritime documentation has become an important program focus.
(source:National Park Service)
The photographs that I make for the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) reside in the Library of Congress. Below are 2 examples of my work:
Nike Missile Battery MS-40, County Road No. 260, Farmington, Dakota County, Minnesota.
I made 86 large format 4"x5" black and white archival photographs of the facility.
The Nike missile system, first developed in the 1950s, was the United States' first and most widely deployed air defense missile system. Nike installations were a critical element in national air defense during the Cold War. While the U.S. military deployed on number of air defense systems during and after the Cold War, Nike was the most assessable to the public because of its numerous installations in close proximity to major metropolitan areas. Nike Battery MS-40, in Farmington Minnesota, is the best-preserved Nike installation in Minnesota. After decommissioning, missiles, fueling and guiding systems were removed but the remaining buildings provide a rich level of material. The Farmington site typifies the Nike system in its technical, operational and architectural elements and is a physical manifestation of American military history and of our nation's involvement in the Cold War.
Survey number: HAER MN-100
Survey number: HAER MN-100
Bridge No. 5930 Spanning Mississippi River, Winona County, Minnesota.
I made 57 large format photographs 4"x 5" black and white archival photographs of the bridge.
The 1.5 mile bridge was built in 1942 and connects Minnesota and Wisconsin
Andrew Baugnet Photographic Documentation
Photographing the built environment for the Historic American Buildings Survey,
Historic American Engineering Record, and Historic American Landscape Survey (HABS/HAER/HALS) Heritage Documentation Program for over 25 years.
Based in New York State and traveling the entire country.
Andrew Baugnet Photographic Documentation
Photographing the built environment for the Historic American Buildings Survey,
Historic American Engineering Record, and Historic American Landscape Survey (HABS/HAER/HALS) Heritage Documentation Program for over 25 years.
Based in New York State and traveling the entire country.