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National Anthropological Archives
Harris M. McLaughlin photographs of the Americas and Asia, circa 1898-1941
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.2000-04
- Creators:
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McLaughlin, Harris M.
- Dates:
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circa 1898-1941
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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12 Albumen printsmounted370 Gelatin silver printscirca(includes photographic postcards)1 Printcollotype5 Negative rollsnitrate35 mm2 Positive rollsnitrate35 mm8 Printsphotogravure12 Postcardscolor halftone, halftone, and color collotype2 Color prints1 Panoramic printcolor 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
National Anthropological Archives
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