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National Anthropological Archives
Bureau of American Ethnology photograph collection relating to Native Americans, circa 1870s-1930
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.85
- Creators:
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Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology
- Dates:
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circa 1870s-1930
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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2,600 Printscircasilver gelatin and platinum
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
The bulk of the collection consists of photographs made from glass negatives collected and produced by the Bureau of American Ethnology. These photographs include portraits and field photographs by photographers and anthropologists, most associated with the BAE, including Alexander Gardner, William Henry Jackson, John K. Hillers, DeLancey Gill, C. M. Bell, Antonio Zeno Shindler Matilda Coxe Stevenson, and others. The collection also includes photographs donated to the United States National Museum and transferred to the Department of Anthropology which depict Zulus and people from Chiapas, Mexico. Some of the prints in this collection may have been made for an Indian Photographic Exhibit lent by the BAE to the Public Library Commission of Indiana.
Administration
Author
Sarah Ganderup
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 85, Bureau of American Ethnology photograph collection relating to Native Americans, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Location of Other Archival Materials
Location of Other Archival Materials
Original negatives for the bulk of the photographs in this collection can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in the BAE historical negatives.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Original prints for photographs of Zulu and people in Chiapas are held in National Anthropological Archives Photo Lot 97 and Photo Lot 24.
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 85
Other Finding Aids note
Other Finding Aids note
Box list is available in repository.
Keywords
National Anthropological Archives
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