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National Anthropological Archives
Richard Gates Slattery photograph collection relating to Fisher Site in Loudoun County, Virginia, circa 1938-1940
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.83-13
- Creators:
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Slattery, Richard Gates (collector and photographer)
- Dates:
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circa 1938-1940
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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20 Printssilver gelatin4 Negatives (photographic)acetate
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Photographs depicting archeological excavations at Fisher Site in Loudoun County, Virginia. They include views of the surrounding area, the dig site, members of the field expedition, and burials, skeletal remains, and artifacts discovered during the dig. Some photographs are by Waldo Rudolph Wedel.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
Fisher Site is a Late Woodland village located along the Potomac River in Loudoun County. Waldo Rudolph Wedel was Smithsonian Assistant Curator of Archeology and conducted weekend surveys of sites along the Potomac River as an off-season project from 1938-1939. Richard Gates Slattery was an amateur archeologist and a member and officer with the Maryland Archeological Society. Slattery conducted surveys and carried out excavations on both sides of the Potomac during the 1930s-1960s.
Administration
Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated by George Metcalf, Museum Specialist for the Smithsonian's Division of Archeology, and Richard G. Slattery, 1982, along with a letter from Metcalf to Slattery regarding the photographs, dated 1964, which is also included in the collection.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Conditions Governing Use note
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Preferred Citation note
Photo lot 83-13, Richard Gates Slattery photograph collection relating to Fisher Site in Loudoun Counrty, Virginia, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Location of Other Archival Materials
Location of Other Archival Materials
The National Anthropological Archives holds Slattery's report on the Winslow Site (MS 7190) and notes relating to the Shepard Barrack site (MS 7199).
Location of Other Archival Materials
Correspondence from Slattery can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in the Waldo Rudolph Wedel and Mildred Mott Wedel Papers.
Location of Other Archival Materials
The Department of Anthropology holds specimens from the Fisher Site (NMNH accession 217907) as well as artifacts and specimens from other sites, donated by Slattery.
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 83-13
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Loudoun County (Va.) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Virginia -- Antiquities | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Excavations (Archaeology) | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Wedel, Waldo R. (Waldo Rudolph), 1908-1996 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
National Anthropological Archives
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