National Anthropological Archives

Gene M. Stirling photograph album relating to archeological excavations, 1930-1932

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.86-55
Creators:
Stirling, Gene M.
Dates:
1930-1932
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
56 Prints
silver gelatin
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
The collection consists of photographs documenting archeological excavations at Powell Farm in Fairmont, Illinois, 1931; Safety Harbor, Florida, 1930; and Canaveral, Florida, 1932. The photographs are mounted on unbound pages from a photograph album and the covers are included with collection.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
Gene M. Stirling was a Harvard-educated archeologist who led excavations for the Smithsonian Institution and Bureau of American Ethnology.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Photographs donated by Jerald T. Milanich of the Florida State Museum, through Bruce D. Smith.

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 86-55, Gene M. Stirling photograph album relating to archeological excavations, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Location of Other Archival Materials

Location of Other Archival Materials
Additional photographs as well as writings by Stirling can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in MS 4307.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Correspondence from Stirling can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in Matthew Williams Stirling's correspondence file, Frank Maryl Setzler's papers, and the Division of Archeology Reference File for 1828-1962.

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 86-55

General note

General note
The collector of the photographs has been identified largely on the basis of the images' content, including views of Gene Stirling's work in Illinois.


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Illinois -- Antiquities Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Florida -- Antiquities Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Excavations (Archaeology) Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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