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National Anthropological Archives
Edwin P. Upham photograph collection relating to Latin American antiquities, circa 1900-1910
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.73-43C
- Creators:
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Upham, E. P. (Edwin Porter), 1845-1918
- Dates:
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circa 1900-1910
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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14 Printscollotype
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Photographs depicting archeological artifacts, particularly reliefs and sculptures in stone, from Mexico, Peru, and Central America.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
Edwin Porter Upham (1845-1918) was a museum assistant who worked with the Smithsonian Institution's archeology collections for forty years. Born in Massachusetts, he received a public education there before joining the army during the American Civil War. In 1878, he was hired as an assistant to Dr. Charles Rau, an archeologist at the Smithsonian. After Rau's death, Upham worked with Dr. Thomas Wilson, with whom he cowrote a book entitled Prehistoric Art; Or, The Origin of Art as Manifested in the Works of Prehistoric Man (1898). In 1906, Upham was appointed aid in the division of prehistoric archeology, a position he held until his death.
Administration
Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated to the United States National Museum by Edwin P. Upham in 1910 (USNM accession 51818). The photographs were transferred from the Department of Anthropology to the National Anthropological Archives in 1973.
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 73-43C, Edwin P. Upham photograph collection of Latin American antiquities, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Location of Other Archival Materials
Additional photographs donated by Edwin P. Upham in accession 51818 are held in National Anthropological Archives Photo Lot 97.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Photographs of Upham are held in National Anthropological Archives Photo Lot 33, Photo Lot 39, and the BAE historical negatives.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Notes relating to Upham's work are held in National Anthropological Archives MS 7574 and in the records of the Department of Anthropology.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Additional artifacts and specimens donated by Upham are held in the anthropology collections of the National Museum of Natural History.
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 73-43C
, USNM ACC 51818
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico -- Antiquities | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Central America | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Peru -- Antiquities | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Plates (illustrations) | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
National Anthropological Archives
Museum Support Center
4210 Silver Hill Road
Suitland, Maryland 20746
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