Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.87-33
- Dates:
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circa 1860-1900
- Languages:
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- Physical Description:
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- Repository:
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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
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.
Keywords
National Anthropological Archives
Museum Support Center
4210 Silver Hill Road
Suitland, Maryland 20746
naa@si.edu
