National Anthropological Archives

Emmanuel George Zies photograph collection relating to Bali and Java, circa 1920-1928

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.88-2
Creators:
Zies, E. G. (Emanuel George), 1883-1981
Dates:
circa 1920-1928
Languages:
Undetermined
.
Physical Description:
27 Prints
silver gelatin
36 Lantern slides
36 colored lantern slides
28 Copy lantern slides
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Photographs documenting life in Bali and Java. These include images of people, street scenes, agriculture, scenic views, and ancient sites. Many of the lantern slides are copies of prints in the collection and some were hand-colored by Dorothy Rankin.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
Emanuel George Zies (1884-1981) was a chemist for the Carnegie Institution's Geophysical Laboratory, where he pursued research in geochemical volcanology starting in 1913. He participated in the Carnegie Institution-National Geographic Society 1919 expedition to the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes in southern Alaska and he studied volcanoes in Indonesia and Central America in the 1920s and 1930s.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Collection donated to the Division of Mineral Sciences Global Volcanism Program Archives in 1986. All but the volcano material was transferred to the National Anthropological Archives by Elizabeth Nielsen, 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 88-2, Emmanuel George Zies photograph collection relating to Bali and Java, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 88-2

Other Finding Aids note

Other Finding Aids note
Inventory for Java photographs available in repository.


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Musical instruments Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Balinese (Indonesian people) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Baskets Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Javanese (Indonesian people) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Bali (Indonesia : Province) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Lantern slides Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Java (Indonesia) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Markets Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Agriculture Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Weissenborn, Thilly Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Atelier Kurkdjian Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Rankin, Dorothy (colorist) Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Petweschewsky Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Tosari Studio Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Satake, S. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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