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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
Photograph Albums of James and Eleanor Moose
Summary
- Collection ID:
- FSA.A2008.03
- Creators:
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Moose, James S., 1903-1989.Moose, Eleanor Wood, 1900-
- Dates:
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1950-1959
- Languages:
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Arabic.
- Physical Description:
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133 Prints(2 albums)gelatin652 Slides (photographs)color
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Two photographic print albums created by James and Eleanor Moose, circa 1950s, which include images of the architecture and landscape of Syria. Photographs are all gelatin prints, mostly 7" x 9" or smaller. Album 1 contains 57 prints, mostly of Syrian architectural monuments. Many of the photographs are signed "Amin Sharif". Album 2 contains 58 prints, mostly of Syrian architecture and ancient sites. Some of the prints are captioned in Arabic. The album includes studio portraits of James and Eleanor Moose from 1954 and 1955.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Prints Organized into two albums: Album 1, 75 prints; Album 2, 58 prints.
Arrangement
Organized into 7 metal boxes Slides
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
James S. Moose Jr. (1903-1989) was a foreign service officer of the U.S. Department of State. He was stationed throughout the Middle East, including Iraq, Iran, Saudia Arabia and Syria. In 1952 he was appointed ambassador to Syria, and then to Sudan in 1958. Moose retired from the State Department in 1962 and taught international relations at the University of Massachusetts for one year. The albums were likely created in the mid-1950s while Ambassador Moose was stationed in Syria.
Administration
Custodial History
Gift of Ms. Duncan Whittome, 2008.
Custodial History
Gift of James Moose, Jr., 2016
Digital Content
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Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
Preferred Citation
South Asia Photography Collection, FSA A2008.03. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
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Local Numbers
Local Numbers
FSA A2008.03
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Syria | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Photographs -- 1950-1960 -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Photograph albums | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Slides (photographs) | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
National Museum of Asian Art Archives
Washington, D.C. 20013
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