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National Anthropological Archives
Photograph collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.97
- Creators:
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Smithsonian Institution. United States National Museum. Department of Anthropology. Division of Ethnology
- Dates:
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ca. 1860s-1960s
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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14,500 Items
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Consists of photographs collected by the United States National Museum (USNM) Division of Ethnology and later by the Smithsonian Office of Anthropology (SOA). Coverage is worldwide outside North America. Most of the items are photographic prints, some in albums. There are also negatives, photomechanical prints, artwork, and newsclippings. For the most part, the material is historical or ethnological, including images of specimens, portraits, and scenes of daily activity. Some landscape views are also included.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Arranged by geographic area, generally following George P. Murdockʹs Outline of World Cultures.
Using the Collection
Citation
Photo lot 97, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Drawings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Clippings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Repository Contact
National Anthropological Archives
Museum Support Center
4210 Silver Hill Road
Suitland, Maryland 20746
naa@si.edu
