National Anthropological Archives

Department of Anthropology photographs of specimens and exhibits, undated

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.88-35
Creators:
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Department of Anthropology
Dates:
undated
Languages:
Undetermined
.
Physical Description:
400 Prints
circa
silver gelatin (including contact prints)
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
The collection largely consists of photographs of specimens and artifacts, some of which were once in the collections of the Department of Anthropology, as well as images of anthropological exhibits in the National Museum of Natural History, circa 1950s and 1960s. Specimens and artifacts that are depicted include the Waverly Tablet from Waverly, Ohio; Richardson Tablet from near Wilmington, Ohio; Grave Creek Tablet from West Virginia; and Cincinnati Tablet from Cincinnati, Ohio; a Tuxtla statuette; artifacts from the Cascades area of Oregon and Washington collected by Herbert W. Krieger and George E. Phebus; bone and stone artifacts from River Basin Survey and BAE archeological sites in the Great Plains; and artifacts from Bluestone Reservoir, West Virginia, recovered by Ralph Solecki in 1948 together with a manuscript on the Round Bottom site.
The collection also includes images of items not in the department's collections but used for BAE or Smithsonian publications and those sent to the Smithsonian for examination. These include a copy of the winter count of the Yanktonai Long Dog; a war record by Shoshoni Chief Washakie; Folsom-like points from various parts of the United States, and various Hebrew, Italian, and other manuscripts.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
The photographs were transferred to the archives from the National Museum of Natural History Department of Anthropology Processing Lab, 1988.

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 88-35, Department of Anthropology photographs of specimens and exhibits, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Location of Other Archival Materials

Location of Other Archival Materials
Photo Lot 88-18 has been relocated and merged with Photo Lot 88-35. These are also Processing Lab photographs of artifacts and form part of this collection.
Location of Other Archival Materials
The Department of Anthropology holds many of the artifacts shown in these images.
Location of Other Archival Materials
The National Anthropological Archives holds the River Basin Surveys records and Herbert William Krieger papers.

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 88-35
,
NAA Photo Lot 88-18

Addl. KW Subj

Addl. KW Subj
Shoshone
Sioux


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Yanktonnai Nakota (Yankton Sioux) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Great Basin Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Great Plains Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Folsom points Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
United States -- Antiquities Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Shoshone Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Washakie, approximately 1804-1900 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Solecki, Ralph S. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Phebus, George E. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Krieger, Herbert W. (Herbert William), 1889-1970 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) -- Exhibitions. Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
River Basin Surveys Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

National Anthropological Archives
Museum Support Center
4210 Silver Hill Road
Suitland, Maryland 20746
naa@si.edu