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National Anthropological Archives
Arthur C. Ballard photographs relating to the Muckleshoot Tribe submitted to the Indian Claims Commission, 1902-1936
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.4527
- Creators:
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Ballard, Arthur C. (Arthur Condit), 1876-
- Dates:
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1902-1936
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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60 PrintsAlbum :silver gelatin7 Printssilver gelatin
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Photograph album prepared by Arthur C. Ballard circa 1950-1956 and submitted to the Indian Claims Commission in connection with the Mucklesoot claim. It includes images of Muckleshoot people, artifacts relating to salmon catching and preparation, dwellings, textiles, and ceremonial objects. Also included in the collection are Ballard's manuscript of "The Salmon Weir on the Green River in Western Washington,"Davidson Journal of Anthropology 3: no. 1, 1957, and seven snapshot prints of the salmon weir, received from A. C. Ballard March 25, 1958.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
Arthur Condit Ballard (1876-1962) collected and translated legends and linguistic material belonging to people from the Puget Sound region in Western Washington. Raised near the White River, Ballard attended Whitworth College and graduated from the University of Washington in 1899, before the establishment of an anthropology department. He worked as a schoolteacher, post office worker, and City Clerk for the City of Auburn, as well as secretary for the Azurite Gold Company and the Auburn Investment Company. He made depositions to the Indian Claims Commission for both the Muckleshoot and Puyallup tribes and was a founder of the White River Valley Historical Society.
Administration
Author
Sarah Ganderup
Existence and Location of Copies note
Digital surrogates for some photographs available online. Negative microfilm available.
Custodial History note
Received in 1957 from the Indian Claims Commission through F. W. Post, Attorney, Seattle, Washington, with the permission of Arthur C. Ballard, , Auburn, Washington. Additional manuscript material and photographs sent by Ballard in 1958.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Conditions Governing Use note
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Preferred Citation note
Photo Lot 4527, Arthur C. Ballard photographs relating to the Muckleshoot Tribe submitted to the Indian Claims Commission, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Location of Other Archival Materials
Location of Other Archival Materials
Correspondence from Arthur C. Ballard held in National Anthropological Archives MS 2352.
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 4527
Addl. KW Subj
Addl. KW Subj
Salish
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ceremonial objects | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Dwellings | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Indians of North America -- Northwest Coast of North America | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Textile fabrics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Fishing | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Nisqually | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Muckleshoot | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Muckleshoot Reservation (Wash.) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Snoqualmie | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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