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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs of Etowah Indian Mound State Historic Site, circa 1880s
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.87-2E
- Dates:
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circa 1880s
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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2 Albumen printsmounted
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Photographs, possibly made by Cyrus Thomas or John P. Rogan, depicting Native American mounds at Etowah, Georgia.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
Cyrus Thomas and John P. Rogan led Smithsonian-supported tests of the Indian Mounds at Etowah, Georgia, in 1883.
Administration
Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
This collection was found in 1972, along with other collections in Photo Lot 87-2, as something which had been set aside as a "problem collection," though this may only reflect that it had not yet been processed.
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 87-2E, Photographs of Etowah Indian Mound State Historic Site, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Location of Other Archival Materials
Location of Other Archival Materials
Reports on Rogan's work in Georgia, 1884-1886, held in National Anthropological Archives MS 2400.
Contained in
Contained in
Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology photograph collections, undated
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 87-2E
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Etowah Indian Mound State Historic Site (Ga.) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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