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National Anthropological Archives
Rolland L. Porter photograph of Cutler Park Mound, 1905
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.82-2D
- Creators:
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Porter, Rolland L.
- Dates:
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1905
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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1 Copy printmounted
- 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
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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
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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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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