D.W. Page was an otherwise unidentified American civil engineer. This item is Page's diary, documenting his work as a government railroad engineer. Page's diary begins in July 1914, just prior to the completion of his work in South America. With the exception of 1919 and 1920, he kept the diary, consisting of typed pages in a loose-leaf binder, over the next eight years. The diary is the work of an articulate, trained professional, and observant traveler.