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National Anthropological Archives
Photograph collection relating to California and views of the west, circa 1850-1900
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.29
- Dates:
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circa 1850-1900
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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5 Printshalftone3 Engravings37 Printsalbumen
- 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
National Anthropological Archives
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