National Anthropological Archives

Underwood & Underwood photographs of Smithsonian exhibit at Jamestown Exposition, 1907

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.89-6
Creators:
Underwood & Underwood
Dates:
1907
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
2 Stereographs
albumen
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Images of a Smithsonian display showing European settlers in a ship meeting Native Americans in a canoe, made at the Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition in 1907.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
The Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition was held in Norfolk, Virginia, from April 26 to December 1, 1907, to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown. The display depicted in this collection represents a trading expedition by Captain John Smith at the mouth of the James River in 1607. It was designed by William Henry Holmes and executed by H. W. Hendley and U. S. J. Dunbar.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
This may have been donated to the Smithsonian as a sample of a larger collection. Found in the Department of Anthropology Processing Lab by Sue Rowley and transferred to the National Anthroplogical Archives, 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
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Preferred Citation note
Photo Lot 89-6, Underwood & Underwood photographs of Smithsonian exhibit at Jamestown Exposition, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Location of Other Archival Materials

Location of Other Archival Materials
Original Underwood & Underwood stereographs, including additional images of the Jamestown Exposition, can be found in the National Museum of American History Archives Center in the Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection, 1895-1921.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Additional photographs of this John Smith display can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in Records of the Bureau of American Ethnology, correspondence from Walter Hough.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Administrative files relating to the Jamestown Exposition can be found in the Smithsonian Institution Archives in SIA RU000192.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Photographs of Native Americans, made at the Jamestown Exposition, can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in the BAE glass negatives.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Additional Underwood & Underwood photographs can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in Photo Lot 90-1 and Photo Lot 8.

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 89-6


Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Stereographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Exhibitions Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Holmes, William Henry, 1846-1933 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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