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National Anthropological Archives
Joseph R. Caldwell and Sheila Kelly Caldwell photographs of the Vann House in Georgia, circa 1951
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.81K
- Creators:
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Caldwell, Joseph R.
- Dates:
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circa 1951
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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9 Printssilver gelatin9 Negatives
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Photographs of exterior and interior of James Vann's house in Buford, Georgia, made during a 1951 study of the house by Joseph R. and Sheila Caldwell. Also included is a floorplan of the house.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
The Vann House was built (circa 1804-1806) in what is now Murray County, Georgia, by James Vann, a half-Cherokee leader and plantation owner. Around 1951, Joseph R. and Sheila Caldwell carried out a study of the house for the Georgia Historical Commission.
Administration
Author
NAA Staff
Custodial History note
Photographs probably donated by Joseph R. and Sheila Caldwell through F. H. H. Roberts in 1951.
Using the Collection
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Preferred Citation note
Photo lot 81K, Joseph R. Caldwell photographs of the Vann House in Georgia, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Location of Other Archival Materials
Location of Other Archival Materials
A related report and set of the photographs is held in the National Anthropological Archives in the records of the River Basin Surveys, Washington Office, Correspondence with Cooperating or Concerned Agencies and Individuals, Georgia.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Additional Caldwell photographs held in National Anthropological Archives Photo Lot 87-3.
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 81K
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Dwellings | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Georgia | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Vann, James, 1765 or 1766-1809 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Caldwell, Sheila Kelly | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
National Anthropological Archives
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