National Anthropological Archives

Herman Pailet photographs and postcard collection from the Philippines, 1909-1914

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.73-7
Creators:
Pailet, Herman
Dates:
1909-1914
Languages:
Undetermined
.
Physical Description:
9 Negatives
glass
426 Negatives
nitrate
220 Postcards
circa
165 Prints
circa
silver gelatin (some photographic postcards)
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Photographs documenting United States military personnel, activities, and installations in the Philippines, as well as Philippine cities and landscapes, Indigenous tribes, and some Japanese people. Many of the postcards are made from Pailet's photographs.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
Herman Pailet (1890-1991) was a member of the United States Army stationed in the Philippines, circa 1912-1914.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated by Herman Pailet, 1972.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access note
Original nitrate negatives are in cold storage and not available for viewing. Copy negatives available for reference.
Conditions Governing Use note
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Preferred Citation note
Photo lot 73-7, Herman Pailet photographs and postcard collection from the Philippines, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 73-7

Other Finding Aids note

Other Finding Aids note
Inventory available in repository.


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Negritos Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Igorot (Philippine people) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ifugao (Philippine people) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Bagobo (Philippine people) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Japanese Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Postcards Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Philippines Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Tausug (Philippine people) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
United States. Army Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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