National Anthropological Archives

Janette Saquet photograph of John Wesley Powell exhibit, 1981

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.81-53
Creators:
Saquet, Janette (exhibit creator and possible photographer)
Dates:
1981
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
1 Print
silver gelatin
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Image of exhibit summarizing the anthropological work of John Wesley Powell. The exhibit was installed in a single case in the north entry hall of the National Museum of Natural History. The photograph was taken in spring 1981, probably by Saquet.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
Janette Saquet was the Anthropology Librarian for the Smithsonian who developed the initial plan, conducted the research and wrote the script for the exhibit. Planned as an observance of the one-hundredth anniversary of the founding of the Bureau of American Ethnology, the exhibit was designed by Ken Young and edited by Nancy Wyeth.

Administration

Author
NAA Staff

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access note
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Preferred Citation note
Photo lot 81-53, Janette Saquet photograph of John Wesley Powell exhibit, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Location of Other Archival Materials

Location of Other Archival Materials
Records for National Museum of Natural History exhibits in 1981 can be found in the Smithsonian Institution Archives in SIA Acc. 94-051, 94-088, and 94-107.

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 81-53


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) -- Exhibitions. Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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