National Anthropological Archives

Comte Henri Begouen photographs of Peleolithic cave art, circa 1912-1930

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.76-78
Creators:
Begouen, Henri, comte, 1863-1956
Dates:
circa 1912-1930
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
31 Prints
silver gelatin
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Photographs documenting Henri Begouen's excavations of caves, mostly on his property in France. There are images of Paleolithic paintings, carvings, and sculpture in caves in France, including Cave du Tuc d'Audobert, Cave de Montespan, Cave de Niaux, and Cave des Trois Freres. One image depicts an excavation party, including Henri Breuil, Comte Begouen and sons, and Comte Cartailhac.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
Comte Henri Begouen (1863-1956) was a Professor of Prehistory at the University of Toulouse. In addition to excavation of caves on his property, he also participated in an excavation with James Townsend Russell in 1931.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
The photographs were purchased from Count Henri Begouen at the University of Toulouse by James Townsend Russell with money from the Old World Archeology Fund in 1932 (accession 121411). One photograph was transferred to the National Anthropological Archives from the Anthropology Processing Lab in 1975. The rest were found in the files in the office of Gus Van Beek, an anthropologist at the Smithsonian, and transferred to the National Anthropological Archives, 1979.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research.
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Conditions Governing Use note
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Preferred Citation note
Photo lot 76-78, Comte Henri Begouen photographs of Peleolithic cave art, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Location of Other Archival Materials

Location of Other Archival Materials
Additional photographs by Begouen, which were previously filed in Photo Lot 79-38, have been relocated and merged with Photo Lot 76-78. These photographs were also purchased as part of accession 121411 and form part of this collection.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Begouen also donated artifacts to the anthropology collections of the National Museum of Natural History in accessions 117494 and 117889.

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 76-78
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USNM ACC 121411

Other Finding Aids note

Other Finding Aids note
Inventory available in repository.


Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Paleolithic period -- France Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
France -- Antiquities Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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