National Anthropological Archives

James Reid Graham photographs and postcard collection relating to India and Asia, circa 1929-1932

Summary
Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.88-37
Creators:
Graham, James Reid
Dates:
circa 1929-1932
Languages:
Undetermined
.
Physical Description:
8 Copy prints
1 Sketched map
1,850 Prints
circa
silver gelatin (some on postcard stock)
1,500 Negatives
circa
nitrate
96 Printed postcards
collotype, color halftone, halftone
Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Photographs made and collected by James Reid Graham during his travels in India and Asia. They document the people, the natural and built environments, religious shrines and objects (including Buddhist, Hindu, and Catholic representations), transportation (including by yak, donkey, boat, airplane, and ricksha), games (particularly polo and field hockey), gatherings, and crafts.
The photographs depict locations in northern India and Pakistan, southern India and Ceylon, Egypt, Greece, Israel and Palestine, Syria, Hong Kong, Japan, Hawaii, and possibly Yale University.
Some photographs by Ralph Randles Stewart, a botanist who worked at Gordon College from 1911-1954; Reverend Henri R. Ferger, a missionary and teacher for the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions in India; and K. L. Malhotra. Includes postcards by Sarrafian Bros, Isaac Behar, Karimeh Abbud, Michel Harriz, Albertype Co., Asheville Postcard Co., Dexter Press, Lehnert & Landrock, Honolulu Paper Co., Collotype Co., Mahatta & Co., Island Curio Co., and H. A. Mirza & Sons.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
James Reid Graham was as a Presbyterian missionary at Gordon College in Rawalpindi, Punjab (1929-1932). His doctoral dissertation for the Yale University Department of Religion was "The Arya Samaj as a Reformation in Hinduism, with Special Reference to Caste," submitted in 1943.
Administration
Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated by James A. Graham, James Reid Graham's son, 1988.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access note
Original nitrate negatives are in cold storage and require advanced notice for viewing.
Conditions Governing Use note
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Preferred Citation note
Photo Lot 88-37, James Reid Graham photographs and postcard collection relating to India and Asia, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Location of Other Archival Materials
Location of Other Archival Materials
Albertype Company negatives can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in Photo Lot 25.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Additional Isaac Behar and Lehnert & Landrock postcards can be found in the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives Postcard Collection.
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 88-37
Other Finding Aids note
Other Finding Aids note
Preliminary finding aid and copied negative descriptions available in repository.
Keywords
Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
India Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Jammu and Kashmir (India) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Pakistan Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Israel Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Palestine Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hong Kong (China) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Japan Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Syria Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Chinese Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Japanese Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Kashmiri (South Asian people) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
East Indians Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Postcards Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sports Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
India -- religion Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hawaii Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Dexter Press Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ferger, Henri R. (Henri Rabb), b. 1889 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Behar, Isaac (editor or publisher) Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Collotype Co. (Elizabeth, N.J. and N.Y.C.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Harriz, Michel (photographer or publisher) Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Honolulu Paper Company Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
H. A. Mirza & Sons Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Mahatta & Co. Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Malhotra, K. L. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Island Curio (Company), publisher or seller Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Lehnert & Landrock Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
ʻAbbūd, Karīmah Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sarrafian Bros. Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Stewart, R. R. (Ralph Randles), 1890- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Asheville Postcard Company Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Albertype Co. Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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