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National Anthropological Archives
Richard E. Ahlborn photographs of Luzon, 1958-1959
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.83-23
- Creators:
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Ahlborn, Richard E., 1933-2015
- Dates:
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1958-1959
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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15 Negativesacetate4 Color slides5 Printssilver gelatin
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Photographs made by Richard Ahlborn during a study trip to Luzon's Mountain Province on a Fullbright grant. They document villages, houses, terraces, religious figures, a wake, and Igorot and Ifugao peoples in Banawe (Banaue) and Bontoc.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
Richard E. Ahlborn is a cultural historian and curator in the Division of Community Life of the Smithsonianʹs National Museum of American History. In the 1950s, he was a photographer for the Department of Cultural History in the Museum of History and Technology.
Administration
Author
Sarah Ganderup
Existence and Location of Copies note
Digital surrogates for some photographs are available online.
Custodial History note
Donated by Richard Ahlborn. Three prints (MS 4957) were donated in 1968 through Saul Riesenberg in the Department of Anthropology. The rest were donated directly in 1983.
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 83-23, Richard E. Ahlborn photographs of Luzon, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Location of Other Archival Materials
Location of Other Archival Materials
MS 4957, previously filed in Photo Lot 97, has been relocated and merged with Photo Lot 83-23. These photographs were also made by Richard E. Ahlborn in Luzon and form part of this collection.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Correspondence from Ahlborn can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in the Society for Historical Archaeology records and John Lawrence Angel's papers.
Location of Other Archival Materials
The Smithsonian Institution Archives holds curatorial, exhibition, agency, and departmental records for Ahlborn from his time in the Department of Cultural History and the Division of Community Life.
Location of Other Archival Materials
The Latin American Library at Tulane University holds photographs by Ahlborn of Filipino-Hispanic architecture and art in the Philippines.
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 83-23
, NAA MS 4957
Keywords
National Anthropological Archives
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