Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the Domestic Life Glass Photograph Collection

Summary
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0292
Dates:
circa 1890-1947
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Cubic foot
9 boxes
Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Miscellaneous glass photonegatives and lantern slides, originally housed in cardboard plate boxes, some containing newspaper clipping separators with dates as late as 1961. Subjects include a flood in 1911, family photographs and portraits, and buildings, with labels indicating locations such as Chicago, St.Paul, and damage from World War II in England, France, Germany, and Greece. The lantern slides depict historical art subjects and may be academic lecture materials.
Arrangement
Arrangement
The collection is organized into 10 series.
Series 1: England, 1940
Series 2: France, 1939-1943
Series 3: Germany, 1944-1947
Series 4: Greece, circa 1940s
Series 5: Italy, undated
Series 6: [New York?], undated
Series 7: Poland, 1939
Series 8: Rotterdam, undated
Series 9: Miscellaneous, 1899-1912
Series 10: Unidentified, circa 1890-1911
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
The lantern slides and glass photographs include miscellaneous family photographs and portraits, photographs of buildings, and historical art subjects.
Administration
Author
Sally Johnson
Custodial History
Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Domestic Life (now Division of Cultural and Community Life).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Immediate source of acquisition unknown.
Processing Information
Processed by Sally Johnson, intern; supervised by Alison Oswald, archibist, 2023.
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Preferred Citation
Domestic Life Glass Photograph Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
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.
Keywords
Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Art -- History -- Lectures Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Chicago (Ill.) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Floods -- 1910-1920 -- Washington (D.C.) Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Lantern slides -- Lectures Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs -- Black-and-white negatives -- Glass -- 1900-1920 Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
St. Paul (Minn.) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Washington (D.C.) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Domestic Life Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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