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National Anthropological Archives
John A. Price photographs of Admiralty Islands, Samoa, and Burma, circa 1908-1909, 1980
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.82-29
- Creators:
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Price, John A.
- Dates:
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circa 1908-1909, 1980
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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1 Copy print10 Printssilver gelatin
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Photographs depicting indigenous peoples in the Admiralty Islands, Samoa, and Burma. All of the photographs except for one of Burmese women were made by John Price.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
John A. Price was Lieutenant Commander on the USS Philadelphia when it visited the Admiralty Islands and Samoa.
Administration
Author
Sarah Ganderup
Existence and Location of Originals note
Original of the copy print in the Taunggyi Museum in Taunggy, Burma.
Custodial History note
Probably donated by Robert Price to the Department of Anthropology in 1982 as part of accession 350953. Transferred from Department of Anthropology Processing Lab, 1982.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research.
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Conditions Governing Use note
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Preferred Citation note
Photo lot 82-29, John A. Price photographs of Admiralty Islands, Samoa, and Burma, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Location of Other Archival Materials
Location of Other Archival Materials
Artifacts collected by Price in the Admiralty Islands can be found in the Department of Anthropology in accession 350953.
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 82-29
, USNM ACC 350953
Reproduction Note
Reproduction Note
Copy print made by Taunggy Museum.
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Padaung (Burmese people) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Samoans | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Manus (Papua New Guinea people) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Shan States, Southern (Burma) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Samoa | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Manus Island (Papua New Guinea) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Admiralty Islands (Papua New Guinea) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Pennsylvania (Battleship) | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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