National Anthropological Archives

Bureau of American Ethnology collection of photographs relating to exhibitions, undated

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.4322
Creators:
Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology
Dates:
undated
Languages:
Undetermined
.
Physical Description:
50 Prints
circa
silver gelatin (some made from original glass negatives)
2 Transparencies
59 Prints
copy prints and enlargements
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Exhibition photographs depicting Native Americans (including studio portraits), as well as scenery and material culture. Includes material made for the Century of Progress exhibit as well as mounted photos and text used in the Regents' exhibit on the 1947 restoration program for the BAE's glass negatives. Photographs for the Century of Progress exhibit are mostly maps indicating locations of BAE work and information on the Bureau's publications and history.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup

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 4322, Bureau of American Ethnology collection of photographs relating to exhibitions, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Location of Other Archival Materials

Location of Other Archival Materials
Many of the original negatives for these photographs held in the National Anthropological Archives in the BAE historical negatives.

Contained in

Contained in
Numbered manuscripts 1850s-1980s (some earlier)

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 4322


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Indians of North America Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Exhibitions Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

National Anthropological Archives
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Suitland, Maryland 20746
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