National Anthropological Archives

Gilbert S. Tower photographs of Cuna people of the San Blas Islands, 1921

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.2011-37
Creators:
Tower, Gilbert S.
Dates:
1921
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
16 Prints
silver gelatin
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Photographs depicting villages and people of the San Blas Islands made or collected by Gilbert Tower during his work in Panama. The prints are mounted on unbound pages, probably from an album.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
Gilbert S. Tower was a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and engineer for the Panama Canal. He visited the San Blas Islands on a one-day excursion, which was sponsored by the Panamanian government, while working on the canal in 1921.

Administration

Author
Gina Rappaport, Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated by Gilbert S. Tower's daughter-in-law, Nancy Tower, to the National Musem of Natural History in 1978 (accession 327937). Transferred to the National Anthropological Archives in 2011.

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 2011-37, Gilbert S. Tower photographs of Cuna people of the San Blas Islands, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Location of Other Archival Materials

Location of Other Archival Materials
National Museum of Natural History Department of Anthropology Collections holds Cuna artifacts collected by Gilbert Tower (accession 327937).

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 2011-37

Addl. KW Subj

Addl. KW Subj
San Blas Indians


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Guna (Kuna) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
San Blas Islands (Panama) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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