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National Museum of the American Indian
George Wharton James photograph collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.135
- Creators:
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James, George Wharton, 1858-1923
- Dates:
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1896-1897
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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57 Photographic prints
- Repository:
This collection includes 57 black and white photographs taken by George Wharton James in 1897 in Arizona and New Mexico among the Hopi Pueblo and Zuni people.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection is currently unprocessed. Some photographs are restricted and require additional provenance research. Image numbers P0117, P0119, P01120, P01132-P01186.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Arranged by catalog number.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
George Wharton James (1858-1923) was born in 1858 in Lincolnshire, England. He was a Methodist minister and moved to the U.S. with his wife in 1881. He was defrocked after a scandalous divorce and became an author, writing more than 40 books about regional history in the Southwest and California and the culture of Native Americans.
Administration
Author
Mattie Lewis
Processing Information
This collection is currently unprocessed. Collection record written by Mattie Lewis, Archives Technician in 2025.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Access to NMAI Archives Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiphotos@si.edu. For personal or classroom use, users are invited to download, print, photocopy, and distribute the images that are available online without prior written permission, provided that the files are not modified in any way, the Smithsonian Institution copyright notice (where applicable) is included, and the source of the image is identified as the National Museum of the American Indian. For more information please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use and NMAI Archive Center's Digital Image request website.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); George Wharton James photograph collection, mage #, NMAI.AC.135; National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center, Smithsonian Institution.
Related Materials
Related Materials
Books, pamphlets, and photographs by George Wharton James can be found at the California State Library, University of California Berkeley, and The Southwest Museum.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopi Pueblo | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| A:shiwi (Zuni) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Acoma Pueblo | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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