National Anthropological Archives

Harris & Ewing Photographic News Service photograph of Smithsonian officials unpacking boxes from American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land, 1949

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.80-36
Creators:
Harris & Ewing
Dates:
1949
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
1 Print
silver gelatin
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Photograph depicting Smithsonian officials Dr. Frank M. Setzler, Dr. David H. Johnson, and H. G. Deignan with opened boxes and artifacts from the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land in 1948. Collection includes a narrative description provided by the news service.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
The Harris & Ewing photo studio, started in 1905 by George W. Harris and Martha Ewing, was both a portrait studio and news service. The news service was sold in 1945 but maintained the name, "Harris-Ewing Photographic News Service," in its publications after that time.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated by Herman Viola, 1980.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Conditions Governing Use note
Copyright held by Harris & Ewing. Contact the repository for terms of use and access.
Preferred Citation note
Photo lot 80-36, Harris & Ewing Photographic News Service photograph of Smithsonian officials unpacking boxes from American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Location of Other Archival Materials

Location of Other Archival Materials
The artifacts pictured and other artifacts from the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land can be found in the Departments of Anthropology, Vertebrate Zoology, Invertebrate Zoology, and Paleobiology in accession 178294.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Additional photographs by Harris & Ewing can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in Photo Lot 24, Photo Lot 33, Photo Lot 77-80, and Photo Lot 78-20.
Location of Other Archival Materials
The National Anthropological Archives holds the Frank Maryl Setzler Papers, which include information on his curatorial activities.

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 80-36


Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
American Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land, 1948 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Museum curators Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Deignan, H. G. (Herbert Girton), 1906-1968 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Setzler, Frank M. (Frank Maryl), 1902-1975 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Johnson, David H. (David Horn), 1912-1996 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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