National Anthropological Archives

Photograph collection relating to California and views of the west, circa 1850-1900

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.29
Dates:
circa 1850-1900
Languages:
Undetermined
.
Physical Description:
5 Prints
halftone
3 Engravings
37 Prints
albumen
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Scenic views of California, Colorado, Idaho, and Arizona. California images include Mount Shasta, San Francisco, Tehachapi Mountains, Coronado, San Isabell, San Jacinto, Toquich Canyon, and a government school in Agua Caliente. Additional photographs depict Yellowstone National Park and Yellowstone River; Shoshone Falls and Snake River, Idaho; Dragoon Mountains, Arizona; Garden of the Gods, Colorado; and an Isleta wine press.
Photographers include Camillus S. Fly, W. E. Hook, William Henry Jackson, Francis Parker, Rheas Brothers (San Diego View Company), Rifenburg and Murphy, I. W. Taber, and H. C. Tibbets. Additionally, there are photographs of Thomas Moran paintings, a William A. Rogers engraving of a Pueblo wind press, an engraving of Portsmouth Square in San Francisco in 1850, and a few other illustrations from publications.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
These photographs were found in the National Anthropological Archives with a note: "Misc. photographs including California, Yellowstone, Shoshone Falls etc." They were probably collected in the Bureau of American Ethnology.

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 29, Photograph collection relating to California and views of the west, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Location of Other Archival Materials

Location of Other Archival Materials
Additional Jackson photographs can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in Photo Lot 24, Photo Lot 37, Photo Lot 40, Photo Lot 60, Photo Lot 93, Photo Lot 143, Photo Lot 87-2P, Photo Lot 90-1, Photo Lot 92-3, the records of the Department of Anthropology, and the BAE historical negatives.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Additional Parker, Hook, and Taber photographs held in National Anthropological Archives Photo Lot 24 and Photo Lot 90-1.
Location of Other Archival Materials
The National Museum of the American Indian Archives holds Camillus S. Fly photographs and negatives from 1886.

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Photograph collection related to California and views of the west, circa 1850-1900

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 29


Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Isleta Pueblo Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Colorado Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Yellowstone National Park Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Arizona Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Snake River (Idaho) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Shoshone Falls (Idaho) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
California Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Moran, Thomas, 1837-1926 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hook, W. E. (William Edward), 1833-1908 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Parker, Joseph C. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Taber, I. W. (Isaiah West), 1830-1912 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Rogers, W. A. (William Allen), 1854-1931 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Tibbitts, H. C. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Fly, C. S. (Camillus Sidney), 1849-1901 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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