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National Anthropological Archives
William Henry Jackson photographs of Plains peoples, circa 1870-1871
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.95-20
- Creators:
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Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942
- Dates:
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circa 1870-1871
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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6 Printsalbumen
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Photographs collected by John Warren Beaman during Ferdinand Hayden's 1870 or 1871 geological surveys of the Yellowstone region. The photographs, probably made by William Henry Jackson, depict Plains people, possibly Wichita, as well as grass houses, a fence, and a dancer.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
John Warren Beaman (1845-1903) completed a three-year course at the Troy Polytechnic Institute in Civil and Mining Engineering and soon afterward began work as a meteorologist with Hayden's 1870 and 1871 surveys in Wyoming Territory, for which William Henry Jackson was the official photographer. After the 1871 Yellowstone Survey, Beaman began teaching at the Red Wing Collegiate Institute in Red Wing, Minnesota, after which he spent much of 1872 visiting Henry Elliott in the Pribilof Islands with his wife, Libby Beaman.
William Henry Jackson (1843-1942) was an American painter, photographer and explorer. Born in New York, he sold drawings and retouched photographs from an early age. After serving in the Civil War, he opened a photography studio in Omaha, Nebraska, with his brother Edward. He was photographer for the US Geological and Geographical Surveys (1870-1878), documenting the American west and publishing the first photographs of Yellowstone. When the surveys lost funding in 1879, Jackson opened a studio in Denver, Colorado, and also worked for various railroad companies.
Administration
Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated by Betty John, John Warren Beaman's granddaughter, 1995.
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 95-20, William Henry Jackson photographs of Plains peoples, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Location of Other Archival Materials
Additional Jackson photographs held in National Anthropological Archives Photo Lot 24, Photo Lot 37, Photo Lot 40, Photo Lot 60, Photo Lot 93, Photo Lot 143, Photo Lot 87-2P, Photo Lot 87-20, Photo Lot 90-1, Photo Lot 92-3, the records of the Department of Anthropology, and the BAE historical negatives.
Location of Other Archival Materials
The National Museum of the American Indian Archives holds the William Henry Jackson photographs and negatives, circa 1860-1910.
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 95-20
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Wichita | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Dwellings | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Indians of North America -- Great Plains | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Hayden, F. V. (Ferdinand Vandeveer), 1829-1887 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.) (1873-1878) (Hayden Survey) | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Beaman, John Warren | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
National Anthropological Archives
Museum Support Center
4210 Silver Hill Road
Suitland, Maryland 20746
Business Number: Phone: 301.238.1300
Fax Number: Fax: 301.238.2883
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