National Anthropological Archives

Howard Woody postcard collection relating to Native Americans, undated

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.92-37
Creators:
Woody, Howard
Dates:
undated
Languages:
Undetermined
.
Physical Description:
5 Color postcards
1 Postcard
collotype
7 Postcards
color halftone
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Postcards, some postmarked, with images of Apache, Hopi, Seminole, Sioux, Minneconjou, and other Native Americans. They include images of Apache men at a powwow near a mud house in Yuma, Arizona; the Hopi House at the Grand Canyon; a blanket weaver at Hopi House; a street scene from Pueblo Acoma; a Seminole wedding in Fort Lauderdale, Florida; women with leatherwork, baskets, and blankets; a horse-drawn travois used in a parade at the Annual Crow Indian Fair; Sioux people and tipis at Frontier Days in Cheyenne, Wyoming; Apache chief James A. Garfield, Ute Chief Sevaro and his family; and Iron Hail (also known as Dewey Beard (Minneconjou).

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
Thomas Howard Woody (1935-2011) was a professor of sculpture at the University of South Carolina, co-author of several books on South Carolina history and postcards, and an avid collector of postcards. He received his undergraduate degree from Richmond Professional Institute and a master's degree from East Carolina University. Retiring after a 46-year long career at the University of South Carolina, he was awarded the title Distinguished Professor Emeritus.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated by Howard Woody through Joanna C. Scherer, 1992.

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 92-37, Howard Woody postcard collection relating to Native Americans, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Location of Other Archival Materials

Location of Other Archival Materials
The National Anthropological Archives holds the Albertype Company Native American and Hawaiian photographs (Photo Lot 25).
Location of Other Archival Materials
Additional E.C. Kropp Co., Curt Teich, Detroit Photographic Company, and Fred Harvey postcards held in National Museum of American History Archives Center in the Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Additional Detroit Photographic Company photographs held in National Anthropological Archives Photo Lot 24, Photo Lot 59, MS 4510, and MS 4559.

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 92-37

Addl. KW Subj

Addl. KW Subj
Sioux


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Yuma County (Ariz.) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Apache Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hopi Pueblo Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Weddings Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Cheyenne (Wyo.) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Grand Canyon (Ariz.) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Acoma (N.M.) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Southern states Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Seminole Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Great Plains Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Pueblos Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Acoma Pueblo Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
handicrafts Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Dwellings Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Minneconjou Lakota (Minniconjou Sioux) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ute Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sioux Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Fred Harvey (Firm) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Teich, Curt, 1877-1974 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hopi House (Ariz.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Tammen, Harry Heye, 1856-1924 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
E.C. Kropp Co. Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Detroit Publishing Co. Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Detroit Photographic Co. Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Barkalow Brothers Co. Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Beard, Dewey Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Albertype Co. Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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