Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the Underwood and underwood Photonegative Collection

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0219
Creators:
Underwood & Underwood Studios
Underwood & Underwood, Inc.
Dates:
circa 1930s-1940s
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.5 Cubic feet
2 boxes
Repository:
Container:
1
2

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Negatives depict agricultural subjects.,The collection contains 109 4" x 5" glass negatives, 5 5" x 7" glass negatives, 5 5" x 7" film negatives, and 2 6-1/2" x 8-1/2" glass negatives. There are xerographic copies of selected original captions (originals, on enclosures, discarded). Stock file for newspaper and magazine reproduction.

Arrangement

Arrangement
1 series, arranged by size.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
These negatives are from the Underwood & Underwood Illustrations stock files, 1930s-1940s.

Administration

Author
NMAH Staff
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection donated by Underwood and Underwood, date unknown.
Custodial History
Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Agriculture and Forest Products (now Division of Work and Industry), 1986; transferred from the Division of Photographic History (now Division of Work and Industry), circa 1971.
Processing Information
Collection processed by NMAH Staff, undated

Using the Collection

Preferred Citation
Underwood & Underwood Agriculture Photonegative Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Farmers -- 1930-1950 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Agriculture -- Photographs -- 1930-50 -- United States Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs -- Black-and-white negatives -- Acetate film -- 1930-1950 Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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