National Anthropological Archives

Guide to the Walton B. Haydon photographs of Cree, Ojibwa, and Inuit peoples, circa 1883

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.150
Creators:
Haydon, Walton B.
Dates:
circa 1883
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
11 Prints
albumen
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Vignetted portraits of Cree, Ojibwa (Chippewa), and Inuit people made by Walton B. Haydon, while he was stationed at Moose Factory on James Bay in Ontario, Canada. The prints are annotated with identifications and other information.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
Walton B. Haydon (1854-) was a surgeon and clerk for the Hudson's Bay company from 1878-1883, stationed in Moose Factory on James Bay in Northern Ontario. Haydon was also a photographer and collector of natural history specimens and Indigenous material culture, some of which he donated to the Smithsonian Institution.

Administration

Author
Gina Rappaport
Custodial History Note
The photographs were initially accessioned into the United States National Museum collections as accession number 13686, catalog number 62043. They were later filed by tribe in Photo Lot 24, or NAA's "Source Print Collection." In 2010 the photos were removed from Photo Lot 24 and reunited to form Photo Lot 150.

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 150, Walton B. Haydon photographs of Cree, Ojibwa, and Inuit peoples, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Location of Other Archival Materials

Location of Other Archival Materials
The British Museum has duplicates of items 01101300, 00289300, 00289800, 00289900, and 00289400, which came to them when the Blackmore Museum closed. All are digitized and available on the British Museum's website.

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 150


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Cree Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Inuit Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Great Plains Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Subarctic Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Northeast Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Arctic peoples Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Moose Factory (Ont.) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Saulteaux Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hudson's Bay Company Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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