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National Anthropological Archives
Louis Constant Victor Rilliet photographs and diaries, circa 1880-1900
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.83-38
- Creators:
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Rilliet, Louis Constant Victor
- Dates:
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circa 1880-1900
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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2 Diaries500 Stereographscircaglass
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Photographs and diaries made by Louis Constant Victor Rilliet during his business trips throughout Europe and the Middle East. The photographs largely document scenery, buildings, people, and transportation. The diaries, dated 1880 and 1891-1892, discuss visits to Greece, Cyprus, Romania, Egypt, Tunisia, Palestine, Denmark, Holland, Belgium, Austria, Germany, Turkey, Syria, Malta, Lebanon, Iran, Albania, Switzerland, and England. A viewer for Rilliet's glass stereographs, probably a veriscope, is also available in the collection.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
Louis Constant Victor Rilliet (ca. 1848-1917) was a Swiss merchant who mostly traded in silks and velvets in Europe and the Middle East. As a young man, Rilliet had wanted to become an artist, but his father forbade it. During some of his travels, he created watercolor illustrations in his diaries and made stereographic views on glass.
Administration
Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated by Edward S. and Germaine M. Gallagher, 1983.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is fragile, but may be open for research subject to approval by the photo archivist.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Conditions Governing Use note
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Preferred Citation note
Photo lot 83-38, Louis Constant Victor Rilliet photographs and diaries, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 83-38
Keywords
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