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National Anthropological Archives
Lillian Reisler photographs of Korean artifacts and people, circa 1950-1953, 1985
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.95-39
- Creators:
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Reisler, Lillian
- Dates:
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circa 1950-1953, 1985
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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11 Printscolor polaroid2 hand-colored Christmas cards4 Printssilver gelatin1 Postcardcolor halftone
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Photographs made by Lillian Reisler in Korea circa 1950-1953. They depict Korean artifacts, including images of clothing, pipes, a hat, a purse, and a bamboo pillow, as well as a group of fortune tellers, a woman smoking a pipe, and a street scene with women bearing loads on their heads. The collection also includes a commercial postcard depicitng men playing batuk and two Christmas cards with drawings of a woman and children.
Administration
Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated with Korean clothing to the National Museum of Natural History by Lillian Reisler in 1985 (accession 360970). Transferred from Anthropology Processing Lab, 1988.
Using the Collection
Preferred Citation note
Photo Lot 95-39, Lillian Reisler photographs of Korean artifacts and people, Smithsonian Institution National Anthropological Archives
Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Conditions Governing Use note
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Location of Other Archival Materials
Location of Other Archival Materials
Korean clothing also donated by Reisler held in Department of Anthropology collections in accession 360970.
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 95-39
, USNM ACC 360970
, NAA ACC 88-29
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Koreans | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Fortune-tellers | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Pillows | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Christmas cards | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Clothing and dress | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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