National Anthropological Archives

Photographs of Jamaican musicians, circa 1860-1900

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.87-33
Dates:
circa 1860-1900
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
3 Prints
albumen
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
The collection consists of studio portraits of Jamaican musicians. It includes two photographs by A. Duperly & Sons studio depicting members of the West Indian Regiment band in the Zouave uniform, as well as one photograph of a Jamaican man holding a violin.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
Adolphe Duperly (d. 1865) was an engraver, lithographer, and photographic pioneer. He opened a daguerreotype studio in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1840. He was joined by his sons Henri Louis and Oscar and the studio became the first Kodak dealer in the region. A. Duperly & Sons, which lasted until the early 20th century, specialized in postcards and photo books made from portraits and landscape views.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Sent to the archives July 22, 1987, by Mary Kay Davies, of the Anthropology Library. A note on the envelope in which they were stored is in Clifford Evans' handwriting and states, "From Holmes' Files--Jamaica in File marked 1895."

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 87-33, Photographs of Jamaican musicians, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Location of Other Archival Materials

Location of Other Archival Materials
Additional A. Duperly & Sons photographs can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in Photo Lot 8 and Photo Lot 97.

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 87-33


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Studio portraits Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Jamaica Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Jamaicans Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Cartes-de-visite Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Cabinet photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
A. Duperly & Son Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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