Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.79-38
- Creators:
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United States National Museum, Department of Anthropology, Division of Old World Archeology
- Dates:
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undated
- Languages:
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- Physical Description:
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6 Prints
silver gelatin and albumen
- Repository:
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Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Photographs depicting classical art and architecture from Rome, Egypt and elsewhere. They include images of classical sculpture in Rome, an Egyptian papyrus, as well as additional sculpture, coins, and other items. There is also a postcard from A. C. Haddon that shows Smart & Copley's photograph of the Matopos in Zimbabwe. Some of the photographs are mounted, possibly for publication.
Administration
Custodial History note
This collection was found in 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.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Conditions Governing Use note
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Preferred Citation note
Photo lot 79-38, Division of Old World Archeology collection of photographs of ancient sculpture, architecture, and art, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Location of Other Archival Materials
Location of Other Archival Materials
Photographs from accessions 29586, 40922, 121411, 124072, and 161740, have been relocated to National Anthropological Archives Photo Lot 158, Photo Lot 161, Photo Lot 76-78, Photo Lot 160, and Photo Lot 159, respectively.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Material found in Gus Van Beek's office can also be found in the National Anthropological Archives Photo Lot 79-34.
Keywords
National Anthropological Archives
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