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National Anthropological Archives
Gilbert S. Tower photographs of Cuna people of the San Blas Islands, 1921
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.2011-37
- Creators:
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Tower, Gilbert S.
- Dates:
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1921
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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16 Printssilver gelatin
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Photographs depicting villages and people of the San Blas Islands made or collected by Gilbert Tower during his work in Panama. The prints are mounted on unbound pages, probably from an album.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
Gilbert S. Tower was a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and engineer for the Panama Canal. He visited the San Blas Islands on a one-day excursion, which was sponsored by the Panamanian government, while working on the canal in 1921.
Administration
Author
Gina Rappaport, Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated by Gilbert S. Tower's daughter-in-law, Nancy Tower, to the National Musem of Natural History in 1978 (accession 327937). Transferred to the National Anthropological Archives in 2011.
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 2011-37, Gilbert S. Tower photographs of Cuna people of the San Blas Islands, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Location of Other Archival Materials
National Museum of Natural History Department of Anthropology Collections holds Cuna artifacts collected by Gilbert Tower (accession 327937).
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 2011-37
Addl. KW Subj
Addl. KW Subj
San Blas Indians
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Guna (Kuna) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| San Blas Islands (Panama) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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