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National Museum of the American Indian
Daniel Sutherland Davidson prints and negatives, 1925
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.044
- Creators:
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Davidson, Daniel Sutherland, 1900-
- Dates:
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1925
- Languages:
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No linguistic content; Not applicable.
- Physical Description:
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36 Photographic printsalbumen2.5 x 4 inches.101 Acetate negativesblack and white5 x 7 inches.
- Repository:
This collection consists of 101 black-and-white acetate negatives and 36 albumen prints taken by Daniel Sutherland Davidson in 1925. The images portray Pamunkey and Chickahominy Indians of Virginia and the Algonquin (Kitcisakik, Grand Lake Victoria) and Tetes de Boule (Attikamek) Indians of Quebec, Canada.
Arrangement note
Arrangement note
Negatives: organized in individual sleeves; arranged by image number.
Prints: organized in folders; arranged by image number.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
Daniel Sutherland Davidson (1900-1952) was born in Cohoes, New York. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1923 and continued his studies there, eventually receiving his Ph.D. in anthropology in 1928. Davidson went on to teach at the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Buffalo and finally the University of Washington. He did a considerable amount of field work among the Algonquin Indians in Quebec, as well as various tribes in Virginia, but his abiding interest was in aboriginal Australian culture.
Administration
Processing Information note
NMAIA Review
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access note
Access is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment.
Conditions Governing Use note
Copyright: National Museum of the American Indian.
Preferred Citation note
Daniel Sutherland Davidson prints and negatives, National Museum of the American Indian Archives, Smithsonian Institution (image, negative or catalog number).
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Black-and-white negatives | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Indians of North America -- Virginia | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Indians of North America -- Québec (Province) | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Chickahominy | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Algonquin (Algonkin) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Pamunkey | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Albumen prints | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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