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National Anthropological Archives
William F. Baggerman photographs of world travels, circa 1947-1970
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.98-23
- Creators:
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Baggerman, William F.
- Dates:
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circa 1947-1970
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1,688 Color slides31 Negativesacetate35 mm22 Printssilver gelatin5 Color prints3 Postcardscolor halftone1 Drawing
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Photographs made during William F. Baggerman's travels, including trips on the Pan-American Highway, the Tara River in Yugoslavia, and a Transsaharan "expedition" in the Amazon River Region, and in the Balkans, Tibet, Iran, Afghanistan, and Bakistan. They document people and their natural and built environments, as well as markets, ceremonies and festivals, transportation, and historical sites. Title slides and images of magazine articles and maps indicate that slides in the collection were probably used for lectures. The collection is accompanied by publications, letters, and itineraries relating to Baggerman's travels, as well as audio tapes of Sogyal Rinpoche's Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, and jewelry pieces collected by Baggerman (including rings and a bracelet).
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
William Francis Baggerman was a businessman in Missouri and Florida and an advocate for Tibet. An amateur photographer, he documented a variety of organized "expeditions" and "safaris" to foreign destinations, which he made in the 1950s and 1960s.
Administration
Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated by William F. Baggerman through Bill Crocker and Gail Solomon in the Department of Anthropology, 1998.
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 98-23, William F. Baggerman photographs of world travels, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Location of Other Archival Materials
Baggerman also donated a Dalton Super Model Adding Machine to the National Museum of American History, in accession 1986.0977.
Location of Other Archival Materials
The Missouri History Museum holds the William F. Baggerman Papers (circa 1940-1991).
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 98-23
Keywords
National Anthropological Archives
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