Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.87-2J
- Creators:
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Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)
- Dates:
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circa 1910-1915
- Languages:
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- Physical Description:
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- Repository:
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Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Photographs made by H. S. Poley in the American Southwest. There are depictions of archeological sites in New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado, as well as images of Tewa people at San Juan Pueblo and Cochiti people at Cochiti. Descriptions of the photographs are also available with the collection.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
Horace Swartley Poley was a professional photographer based in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Administration
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 was unprocessed.
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 87-2J, H. S. Poley photographs of Southwest archeology and pueblos, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Location of Other Archival Materials
Location of Other Archival Materials
Photo Lot 87-2I has been relocated and merged with Photo Lot 87-2J. These photographs were incorrectly identified as having been made by H. L. Standley. These photographs were made by H. S. Poley and form part of this collection.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Additional Poley photographs held in National Anthropological Archives MS 4251, MS 4570, and Photo Lot 24.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Correspondence from Poley held in the National Anthropological Archives in the Bureau of American Ethnology records.
Contained in
Contained in
Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology photograph collections, undated
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 87-2J
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NAA Photo Lot 87-2I
Keywords
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