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:
Price, John A.
Dates:
circa 1908-1909, 1980
Languages:
Undetermined
.
Physical Description:
1 Copy print
10 Prints
silver 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.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Conditions Governing Use note
Contact the repository for terms of use.
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

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
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
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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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