National Anthropological Archives

W. Stanley Hanson photographs relating to Seminole people in Florida, possibly 1914, 1930-1931

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.62
Creators:
Hanson, W. Stanley
Dates:
possibly 1914, 1930-1931
Languages:
Undetermined
.
Physical Description:
285 Copy negatives
circa
291 Copy prints
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
The collection consists of photographs, most made by W. Stanley Hanson, which document Seminole and Mikasuki people, villages, and camps. Some photographs depict dugout canoes, wagons and cattle, construction of a chickee, Osceola's gravesite, and daily activities. There are also some images of Dr. W. Stanley Hanson.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
W. Stanley Hanson (1883-1945) was a resident of Ft. Myers, Florida, where his father William Hanson was a physician to the Mikasuki community. W. Stanley Hanson built on his family's close connections with the tribe, becoming a trusted advisor and recording the lives of Mikasuki in photographs and writing.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Existence and Location of Copies note
Digital surrogates are available online.
Existence and Location of Originals note
Originals were returned to Robert D. Mitchell.
Custodial History note
After Hanson's death his supporter Robert D. Mitchell acquired the photographs and possibly added some of his own to the collection. In 1947-1948, Mitchell loaned the collection to the Bureau of American Ethnology for copying.

Digital Content


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 62, W. Stanley Hanson photographs relating to Seminole people in Florida, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Location of Other Archival Materials

Location of Other Archival Materials
Photographs of and writings about artifacts collected by Hanson are held in the Hanson Family Archives of the Seminole Lodge of the Woody Hanson family of Fort Myers, Florida.

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 62

Reproduction Note

Reproduction Note
Copy prints and copy negatives made by Smithsonian Institution, 1957.

Local Notes

Local Notes
Last name previously misspelled as "Hansen." Spelling corrected September 16, 2009.


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Laundry Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Cooking Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Southern states Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Dwellings Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Canoes and canoeing Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Miccosukee Seminole (Mikasuki) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Seminole Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Mitchell, Robert D. (collector and possible photographer) Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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