National Anthropological Archives

J. M. McDonnell photograph collection relating to China, Peru, and the Philippines, circa 1930-1949

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.89-24
Creators:
McDonnell, J. M.
Dates:
circa 1930-1949
Languages:
Undetermined
.
Physical Description:
1 Positives (photographs)
colored
180 Negatives (photographic)
nitrate (mostly stereographic)
38 Film positives
nitrate (mostly stereographic)
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Photographs made and collected by J. M. McDonnell in China, Peru, and the Philippines, as well as Florida, Cape Cod, Ohio, Paris, and Washington, DC. They include images of people, markets, harbors, architecture, transportation, and tourist sites such as the Forbidden City and the Great Wall in China. Many photographs were probably made while McDonnell was on military assignment, particularly those of Lima, Peru, and Manila, Philippines.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
J. M. McDonnell was a captain in the US Army Air Corps who was stationed in Manila in 1930. In 1946, he was promoted to colonel and moved to Washington, DC, to work with the War Department.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated by Richard C. Clark, 1988.

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 89-24, J. M. McDonnell photograph collection relating to China, Peru, and the Philippines, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 89-24

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