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National Anthropological Archives
Frank Abbott collection of photographs of South Africans, circa 1897-1899
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.80-29
- Creators:
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Abbott, Frank
- Dates:
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circa 1897-1899
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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13 Printsalbumen and possibly silver gelatin
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Photographs that largely depict Zulu people, including Dinzulu kaCetshwayo, and a Hottentot woman. Represented photographers include Francis E. Pollard, J.E. Middlebrook, and possibly J. Barnett & Company.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Frank Abbott was an American doctor who went to South Africa in 1897-1899 as a representative of the phramaceutical company Parke, Davis and Company.
Administration
Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History
Donated by Helen Abbott Taylor, Frank Abbott's daughter, through curator of African ethnology Gordon Gibson, in 1980.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Conditions Governing Use
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Preferred Citation
Photo lot 80-29, Frank Abbott collection of photographs of South African peoples, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Location of Other Archival Materials
Location of Other Archival Materials
Additional photographs by J.E. Middlebrook can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in Photo Lot 97.
Artifacts collected by Frank Abbott were donated to the anthropology collections of the National Museum of Natural History in accession 349800.
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 80-29
Addl. KW Subj
Addl. KW Subj
Hottentot
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Khoikhoi (African people) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Zulu (African people) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Middlebrook, J. E. | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Dinizulu kaCetshwayo Zulu | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Pollard, Francis E. | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
National Anthropological Archives
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