National Anthropological Archives

Harris M. McLaughlin photographs of the Americas and Asia, circa 1898-1941

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.2000-04
Creators:
McLaughlin, Harris M.
Dates:
circa 1898-1941
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
12 Albumen prints
mounted
370 Gelatin silver prints
circa
(includes photographic postcards)
1 Print
collotype
5 Negative rolls
nitrate
35 mm
2 Positive rolls
nitrate
35 mm
8 Prints
photogravure
12 Postcards
color halftone, halftone, and color collotype
2 Color prints
1 Panoramic print
color halftone
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Photographs made and collected by Harris M. McLaughlin during his travels in the American southwest and other parts of North and South America, as well as Asia and Europe. Photographs made in Texas include images of the 1928 American Legion National Convention, the dirigible "Los Angeles" floating over San Antonio, the first train in Rio Grande City, cowboys and ranchers, missions, and city and scenic views. McLaughlin also took photographs at the Grand Canyon, Canyon del Muerto, Bryce Canyon, and Zion National Park, and collected Frashers Foto postcards with photographs of Apache and Navajo people, a Papago dwelling, a Pueblo potterymaker, and a Hopi Snake Dance. Photographs from Guatemala include images of villages and cities (including Antigua and Zacapa), as well as a harvest ceremony in Chichicastenango. McLaughlin also took photographs during a trip to Monterey, Mexico, which include images of towns and scenic views. Additional photographs depict flood damage in Aurora, Indiana; city views and scenery of Merida, Mexico; Chichen Itza; a banana plantation in Honduras; and wartime China and Europe.
Photographs of Cuba in 1898, probably not made by McLaughlin, include images of the USS Maine wreck, and funeral services for the sailors of the ship and residents of Havana. The collection also contains photographs of trees and a dwelling in Honduras made by H. E. Chapman in 1933, photographs of people and scenery in Sumatra made by J. H. Zimmermann, and commercial photographs of archeological collections at the Museo Nacional de Arqueologia, Historia y Etnografia in Mexico. There are also images of scenery and architecture in Japan, Panama and the Canal Zone, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Belgium, England, and other places in Europe. Depicted individuals include Charles A. Lindbergh, as well as McLaughlin and his family.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated by Robert H. McLaughlin, 1993.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access note
Nitrate negatives are in cold storage and require advanced notice for viewing.
Conditions Governing Use note
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Preferred Citation note
Photo Lot 2000-04, Harris M. McLaughlin photographs of the Americas and Asia, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Location of Other Archival Materials

Location of Other Archival Materials
Additional Frashers photographs held in National Anthropological Archives Photo Lot 59.

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 2000-04

Addl. KW Subj

Addl. KW Subj
Papago (Tohono O'odham)


Keywords

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Guatemala Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Cuba Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Japan Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Puerto Rico Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Havana (Cuba) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Texas Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Mexico Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Honduras Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
San Antonio (Tex.) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
China Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Dominican Republic Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Mérida (Mexico) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Hopi Pueblo Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Cubans Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Aztec (archaeological culture) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Diné (Navajo) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Chichén Itzá Site (Mexico) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Tohono O'odham (Papago) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Frashers Inc. Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Chapman, H Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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