National Anthropological Archives

Janie Ellis Mason photographs of Fort Apache, 1911-1912

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.73-6
Creators:
Mason, Janie Ellis
Dates:
1911-1912
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
64 Prints
silver gelatin
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Photographs depicting Apache people and United States military personnel and their families in and around Fort Apache, Arizona. The bulk of the photographs were made by Mason and are mounted on unbound photo album pages.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
Jane Berryman "Janie" Ellis Mason (1884-1984) spent a year teaching the children of an Army colonel stationed at Fort Apache in 1911-1912.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated by Janie Ellis Mason, 1973.

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 73-6, Janie Ellis Mason photographs of Fort Apache, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Location of Other Archival Materials

Location of Other Archival Materials
Four Apache baskets donated by Mason (accession 307830) are held in the anthropology collections of the National Museum of Natural History.

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 73-6

Other Finding Aids note

Other Finding Aids note
Description of collection and inventory available in repository.


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Apache Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Fort Apache (Ariz.) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Pueblo Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
United States. Army Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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