The collection is arranged alphabetically by city name in which the plant was located.

Available for research.

Copyright is retained by the authors of these materials, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law (Title 17 US Code). Individual researchers are responsible for using these materials in conformance with copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying the materials.

Processed by Stephen E. Massengill, May, 1992

Encoded by Aaron Cusick, January, 2012

Piedmont, Olsen, Hensley, formerly Olsen Associates, was acquired by ARCADIS in 1996. ARCADIS is an international company that provides consultancy, design, engineering and management services in the fields of infrastructure, water, environment, and buildings.

[Identification of item], PhC.47, Olsen Associates (Consulting Engineers) Photograph Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC, USA.

Donated to the State Archives by Olsen Associates, P. O. Box 10666, Raleigh, N.C., ca. 1988. The firm has since reorganized and is named Piedmont Olsen and Hensley, P. O. Box 31388, Raleigh, N.C. 27622. Accessioned by the Archives in May, 1992.

Additional information on topics found in this collection may be found in the Manuscript and Archives Reference System (MARS)  http://mars.archives.ncdcr.gov.

The collection consists of approximately 434 photographic negatives and prints of various water and power plants, water towers, dams, sewage treatment facilities, and sites throughout North Carolina. The cities and towns range from Burlington to Wilson, and at the end of the collection are several groups of unidentified plants. Many of the negatives are deteriorating nitrate and safety based, and prints will be made and the unstable negatives discarded.