Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives

Photograph Albums of James and Eleanor Moose

Summary

Collection ID:
FSA.A2008.03
Creators:
Moose, James S., 1903-1989.
Moose, Eleanor Wood, 1900-
Dates:
1950-1959
Languages:
Arabic
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Physical Description:
133 Prints
(2 albums)
gelatin
652 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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Using the Collection

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

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
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

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