National Anthropological Archives

Hugh Dinsmore Miser photograph collection, undated

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.74-44
Creators:
Miser, Hugh D. (Hugh Dinsmore), 1884-1969
Dates:
undated
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
7 Prints
silver gelatin
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Photographs mounted on two unbound album pages, probably put together by Hugh D. Miser. They depict pictographs in Utah; Elarco Natural Bridge in Glen Canyon, Arizona; an Arkansas diamond mine; and a portrait of Ben K. Emerson. Miser acquired the photographs from Kirk Bryan, Heber Christensen, and Wilbur A. Nelson.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
Hugh Dinsmore Miser (1884-1969) was a geologist who spent most of his career with the United States Geological Survey (1912-1969). An authority on manganese and diamonds in Arkansas, he was involved in mapping expeditions and investigations of deposits of minerals.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated by Lloyd G. Henbest, a retired staff member of USGS, 1974.

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 74-44, Hugh Dinsmore Miser photograph collection, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 74-44


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Arkansas Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (Utah and Ariz.) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Arizona Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Utah Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Diamond mines and mining Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Nelson, Wilbur A. (Wilbur Armstrong), 1890-1969 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Christensen, Heber Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Bryan, Kirk, 1888-1950 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Emerson, Benjamin Kendall, b. 1843 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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