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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:
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Graham, James Reid
- Dates:
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circa 1929-1932
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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8 Copy prints1 Sketched map1,850 Printscircasilver gelatin (some on postcard stock)1,500 Negativescircanitrate96 Printed postcardscollotype, 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
National Anthropological Archives
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