Col·lecció Pascual Menacho

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Pascual Menacho Collection

The album of photographs, donated by the Pascual Menacho family, was a gift from the employees of Girona Department of Public Works to Eusebio Pascual Casasnovas when he left his post as Head of Department.

The photographs show building works and inaugurations of roads and bridges in Girona province from 1941 to 1950 and, in particular, rebuilding works on roads and bridges that had been destroyed both during the Spanish Civil War and as a result of floods in 1940, 1941 and 1942.

The 25-page album is bound in hard brown covers and tied with string. Each page has 4-6 photographs with short descriptions written in white ink. There are 122 photographs in all, in black and white, mounted on a gelatin DOP paper.

The album contains photographs of bridges, and of street and road resurfacing work in Girona province. We find images of the bridges over the River Fluvià in Bàscara, Besalú, Castellfollit de la Roca, Sant Joan les Fonts, Sant Miquel de Fluvià and Olot; the bridge over the River Daró in La Bisbal d'Empordà; the bridge over the River Ritort and Les Rocasses bridge in Camprodon; the bridge over the River Muga in Castelló d'Empúries; the bridge over the River Manol in Figueres; the bridges over the River Güell in Girona; the bridges over the River Ter in Ripoll, Sant Joan de les Abadesses and Verges; the bridge over the River Freser in Ripoll; the bridge over the River Llierca in Sant Jaume de Llierca; the bridge over the River Llémena in Sant Martí de Llémena; La Riera bridge in Santa Coloma de Farners; the bridge over the River Ser in Serinyà, and the bridge over Bianya stream in La Vall de Bianya. Other photographs show road works in Banyoles, on the Caldes de Malavella road, the road from Calonge to El Putxet de la Cadira, the main road No. 152 to Ripollès and Cerdanya counties, La Xarmada, the road from Barcelona to Figueres, the bridge over the railway line in Campdorà, the main road N-II at Pont de Molins, the Port de la Selva road, the Bonmatí ring road, and La Falguera gully, as well as the inauguration of Vidal bridge over the River Güell in Girona.

Area of identification

Reference code

CAT INSPAI 20

Level of description

Collection

Title

Pascual Menacho Collection

Date(s)

Inclusive dates: 1941-1950

Volume and support

122 silver halide photographs developed on paper and in black and white.

Context area

Name of producer(s)

Eusebio Pascual Casasnovas

Producer history

Eusebio Pascual Casasnovas was born in Palma de Mallorca on 29 July 1892. Son of Eusebio Pascual Bauza, a liberal mathematician, and Juana Casasnovas Sancho, he took a degree in Civil Engineering in Madrid, where he married Ignacia Menacho. They had eight children and he became a widower at the age of 39. His first destination once he finished his degree was Oliete, and from there he went to Palma de Mallorca and then on to Zaragoza. In 1941, he was sent to Girona as head of public works in order to rebuild the roads and bridges destroyed during the war. After his time in Girona, he was made head of transport in Barcelona, where he remained until retirement. He died on 3 August 1978. These photographs, donated by the Pascual Menacho family, form an album that the employees at the Public Works Department in Girona gave to Eusebio Pascual Casasnovas as a gift when he left his post as head of public works. He was also a military official. On the fourth page from the end of the album, there is a photograph of an inauguration at the Centre in which Mr Pascual Casasnovas appears in military attire.

Archive history

The fonds is fully described in catalogue format and it has been cleaned, restored, and placed in permanent preservation material in the INSPAI preservation repositories. It has also been 100 per cent digitised.

Details of entry

Donation accepted by the Girona Provincial Council on 8 February 2012.

Content area and structure

Scope and content

The album shows the construction and inaugurations of bridges and roads in Girona province between 1941 and 1950, and especially the reconstruction of the bridges and roads destroyed during the Civil War and by the downpours of 1940, 1941, and 1942. It contains photos of bridges and road works in Girona province and includes the bridges over the Fluvià River in Bàscara, Besalú, Castellfollit de la Roca, Sant Joan les Fonts, Sant Miquel de Fluvià, and Olot; the bridge over the Daró River in La Bisbal d'Empordà; the bridge over the Ritort River and the Rocasses Bridge in Camprodon; the bridge over the Muga River in Castelló d'Empúries; the bridge over the Manol River in Figueres; the bridges over the Güell River in Girona; the bridges over the Ter River in Ripoll, Sant Joan de les Abadesses, and Verges; the bridge over the Freser River in Ripoll; the bridge over the Llierca River in Sant Jaume de Llierca; the bridge over the Llémena River in Sant Martí de Llémena; the Riera Bridge in Santa Coloma de Farners; the bridge over the Ser River in Serinyà; and the bridge over the Bianya Stream in Vall de Bianya, as well as road works in Banyoles, the Caldes de Malamella road, the road from Calonge to Putxet de la Cadira, national road 152 in the regions of Ripollès and Cerdanya, La Xarmada, the road from Barcelona to Figueres, the bridge over the train track in Campdorà, national road II at Pont de Molins, the Port de la Selva road, the Bonmati turnoff, the La Falguera gully, and the inauguration of the Vidal Bridge over the Güell River in Girona.

Conditions for access and use area

Conditions for access

Free and open access.