National Anthropological Archives

Rolland L. Porter photograph of Cutler Park Mound, 1905

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.82-2D
Creators:
Porter, Rolland L.
Dates:
1905
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
1 Copy print
mounted
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
The collection consists of a photograph depicting a mound in a clearing at Cutler Park. Text below the photograph states, "One of a series of 3 fine mounds in Cutler Park at Waukesha, the preservation of which was secured by the Wis. Archeological Society and citizens."

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
Rolland L. Porter was a Wisconsin archeologist who assisted the city of Waukesha, Wisconsin, as it aquired property in Cutler Park in 1902, helping to preserve the burial mounds there. He was named Vice President of the Wisconsin Archeological Society when it was established in 1903.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
This collection was found in the collections 1972, along with other collections in Photo Lot 87-2, as something which had been set aside as a "problem collection," though this may only reflect that it had not yet been processed.

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 87-2D, Rolland L. Porter photograph of Cutler Park Mound, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 82-2D

Keywords

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Waukesha (Wis.) -- Antiquities Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Wisconsin Archeological Society Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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