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National Anthropological Archives
Portraits of Native American delegates to Washington DC, circa 1850s-1900
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.141A
- Dates:
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circa 1850s-1900
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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70 Printscircaalbumen and silver gelatin
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
The collection largely consists of late 19th century studio portraits of Native American delegates to Washington DC made by professional photographers including Antonio Zeno Shindler, William Dinwiddie, Henry W. Henshaw, John K. Hillers, De Lancey Gill, and Alexander Gardner.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
Many of the photographers represented in the collection were associated with or did work for the Bureau of American Ethnology.
Administration
Author
Sarah Ganderup
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Conditions Governing Use note
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Preferred Citation note
Photo lot 141A, Portraits of Native American delegates to Washington DC, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Location of Other Archival Materials
Location of Other Archival Materials
Original negatives for many of the photographs in this collection are held in the National Anthropological Archives in the BAE historical negatives and Photo Lot 31.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Delegation portraits by these photographers are held in numerous collections within the National Anthropological Archives, including photo lot 60, photo lot 59, photo lot 24.
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 141A
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Indians of North America | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Bell, C. M. (Charles Milton), approximately 1849-1893 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Hillers, John K., 1843-1925 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Henshaw, Henry W. (Henry Wetherbee), 1850-1930 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Dinwiddie, William, 1867-1934 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Shindler, A. Zeno (Antonio Zeno), 1823-1899 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Gill, De Lancey, 1859-1940 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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