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National Anthropological Archives
Hale G. Smith photographs of archeological excavations, circa 1937-1953
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.87-30
- Creators:
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Smith, Hale G.
- Dates:
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circa 1937-1953
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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103 Printssilver gelatin128 Negativesacetate133 Negativesacetate35 mm34 Copy negatives
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Photographs made by Hale G. Smith documenting archeological excavations in the United States, Cuba, Haiti, the Canal Zone, and Panama. Included are images of archeological excavations, filming equipment, Smith's friends and fellow archeologists, maps, skeletal remains and burials, carved pictoglyphs, pottery, projectile points, tools, shells, field camps, aerial views of Haiti, basket making in Panama, and copies of photographs published in "The First Floridians," sent to Smith by Robert Brown.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
Hale G. Smith founded the Department of Anthropology at Florida State University and was one of the first Spanish colonial historical archaeologists in the Southeast.
Administration
Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated by John Scarry in the Archaeological Research Section of the Florida Bureau of Archaeological Research, 1987.
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 87-30, Hale G. Smith photographs of archeological excavations, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 87-30
Keywords
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Illinois -- Antiquities | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Michigan -- Antiquities | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Indiana -- Antiquities | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Burial | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Panama -- Antiquities | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Haiti -- Antiquities | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Cuba -- Antiquities | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archaeologists | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Excavations (Archaeology) | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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