National Anthropological Archives

Frederick Starr collection of William L. Koehne photographs of Indigenous peoples of Mexico, circa 1890-1902

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.123
Creators:
Starr, Frederick, 1859-1933
Dates:
circa 1890-1902
Languages:
Undetermined
.
Physical Description:
60 Platinum prints
mounted
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Front and profile studio portraits of Indigenous peoples of Mexico, representing Aztec, Chinantec, Chocho, Chol, Chontal, Cuicatec, Huastec, Huave, Maya, Mazatec, Mixe, Mixtec, Otomi, Tarascan, Tepehua, Tlaxcalan, Totonac, Trique, Tzental, Tzotzil, Zapotec, Zapotec Tehuartepec, and Zoque tribes. The photographs were made by William L. Koehne of Chicago for publication in Frederick Starr's book, Physical Characters of Indians of Southern Mexico.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
Frederick Starr (1858-1933) was an anthropologist and academic who worked as curator at the American Museum of Natural History and professor of anthropology at the University of Chicago. During his professiorship, Starr hired professional photographer and studio owner William L. Koehne to make the studio portraits for his 1902 book, Physical Characters of Indians of Southern Mexico. Additionally, Starr made several field studies in Mexico and commissioned field photographs and plaster busts.

Administration

Author
NAA Staff

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research.
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Conditions Governing Use note
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Preferred Citation note
Photo lot 123, Frederick Starr collection of William L. Koehne photographs of Indigenous peoples of Mexico, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Location of Other Archival Materials

Location of Other Archival Materials
Photographs collected by Cyrus Thomas, Robert T. Hill, Edward W. Nelson, and Edgar L. Hewitt have been relocated to Photo Lot 169, Photo Lot 170, Photo Lot 171, and Photo Lot 172, respectively.
Location of Other Archival Materials
The Smithsonian Institution National Museum of the American Indian Archives holds the Frederick Starr negatives and lanterns slides, 1894-1910.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Correspondence from Starr held in the National Anthropological Archives is in MS 4558, MS 4821, and the Bureau of American Ethnology records.

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 123

Bibliography

Bibliography
Published in Frederick Starr, Physical Characters of Indians of Southern Mexico, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1902.

Other Finding Aids note

Other Finding Aids note
Folder list is available in repository.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Chol Maya Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Chontal (Chontol) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Chinantec Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Chocholtec (Chocho) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ikood (Huave) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Mayas Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Cuicatec Indians Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Huastec Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Tepehuán (Tepehuan) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Purepecha (Tarasco) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Totonac (Totonaco) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Nahua Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Aztec (archaeological culture) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Otomí (Otomi) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Mixtec Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Zoque Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of Mexico Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Tzotzil Maya Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Zapotec Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Triqui (Trique Choco) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Tzeltal Maya Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Mixe Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Mazatec [Huautla] Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Koehne, William L. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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