National Anthropological Archives

William F. Baggerman photographs of world travels, circa 1947-1970

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.98-23
Creators:
Baggerman, William F.
Dates:
circa 1947-1970
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1,688 Color slides
31 Negatives
acetate
35 mm
22 Prints
silver gelatin
5 Color prints
3 Postcards
color halftone
1 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

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Iran Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Afghanistan Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sahara Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Tibet (China) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Tara River (Montenegro and Bosnia and Hercegovina) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Algeria Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Balkan Peninsula Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Peru Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Amazon River Region Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Taj Mahal (Agra, India) Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Pan American Highway System Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Pakistan Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Machu Picchu Site (Peru) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sacsahuamán Site (Peru) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Bamiyan Site (Afghanistan) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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