Charles Henry Alston papers
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- Creators:
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Alston, Charles Henry, 1907-1977
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1924-1980
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0.9 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.alstchar
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Archives of American Art
The scattered papers of African-American and Harlem Renaissance painter, muralist, illustrator, sculptor, and educator Charles Henry Alston measure 0.9 linear feet and date from 1924-1980. Included are biographical materials, correspondence, commission and teaching files, writings and notes, printed materials, and photographs. Notable correspondents include Romare Bearden, Byron Browne, Jacob Lawrence, and Hale Woodruff.
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Hrdlička, Aleš, 1869-1943
Pepper, George H. (George Hubbard), 1873-1924
Lumholtz, Carl, 1851-1922
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1898-1902
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588 Photographic prints
190 copy negatives
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.103
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National Museum of the American Indian
This collection contains photographic prints and copy negatives taken by Ales Hrdlicka in Arizona and Mexico between 1898 and 1902. The majority of the photographs were donated by George Pepper to the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation in 1923. Native communities that Hrdlicka photographed during his research include--Purepecha (Tarasco), Yoeme (Yaqui), Hualapai (Walapai), Havasupai (Coconino), Piipaash (Maricopa), Mojave (Mahave), Tohono O'odham (Papapgo), Quechan (Yuma/Cuchan), Tepecano, Akimel O'odham (Pima), Opata, Cora, Seri, Wixarika (Huichol), Nahua, Otomi and Yoreme (Mayo). Ales Hrdlicka (1869-1943) was born in the Czech Republic moved to the United States in 1881. Hrdlicka became known as the "Father" of Physical Anthropology and worked at the U.S. National Museum (now the National Museum of Natural History).
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Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952
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1899-1927
circa 1980
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96 photomechanical prints (photogravure proofs)
184 printing plates (copper printing plates)
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.080
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National Museum of the American Indian
The Edward S. Curtis photogravure plates and proofs for The North American Indian include photogravure printing plates and associated proofs made from Curtis photographs and used in the publication of The North American Indian volumes 1-9 and 12-19. The bulk of the images are portraits, though there are also images of everyday items, ceremonial artifacts, and camps.
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Jenkins, Dale
- Dates:
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1890-1939
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145 Postcards
11 Photographic prints
0.5 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.069
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National Museum of the American Indian
This collection consists of 145 postcards and 11 photographs depicting indigenous peoples of the Americas, with dates ranging 1890 – 1930s. The bulk of the collection consists of postcards of Native communities throughout the United States, and includes portrait images, dwellings, basket-making, weaving, and crafts.
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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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2010-2013
- Collection ID:
- Accession 13-283
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of three websites maintained by the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. The Smithsonian Folklife Festival website, crawled on July 18, 2013, provides information about the 2013 Festival and background information about each of the featured programs. It also contains historical information about the Festival and ...
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Hazelton, Walter
- Dates:
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1936
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7 Photographic prints
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.121
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National Museum of the American Indian
This collection consists of seven 8 x 10" black and white photographic prints. The photographs were taken by Walter Hazelton in 1936 during visits to Kewa, San Ildefonso, Santa Clara, and Zuni Pueblos, all in New Mexico.
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Jennerson, Horace G.
Bratley, J. H. (Jesse H.)
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bulk circa 1887-1902
circa 1887-1940
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1 Linear foot
28 glass plate negatives
30 Photographic prints
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.224
- Repository:
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National Museum of the American Indian
This collection contains photographs was shot circa 1887-1899 by Jesse Hasting Bratley and Horace G. Jennerson while they served as teachers on the Rosebud and Pine Ridge Reservations.
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Rinehart, F. A. (Frank A.)
Muhr, Adolph F., -1913
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942
Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920
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1898-1901
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56 Photographic prints
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.119
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National Museum of the American Indian
This collection contains 44 photographs in a photo album and 12 loose prints that depict American Indian leaders circa 1898 to 1901. The bulk of the photographs were shot at the Indian Congress of the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition, 1898 and the Greater America Exposition, 1899, both held in Omaha, Nebraska.
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Tibbles, Thomas Henry, 1840-1928
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1850-1956
bulk 1875-1905
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2 Linear feet
41 Photographs
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.066
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National Museum of the American Indian
The Thomas Henry Tibbles papers include documents that span Tibbles career as a journalist and lecturer on Indian rights from the 1870s until his death in 1928. Of particular note are the documents related to his work on the Standing Bear vs. George Crook Habeas Corpus trial. This includes articles, essays and talks written by Tibbles as well as co...
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Rumsey, Mary Harriman, 1881-1934.
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1898-1900
1903
1914
bulk 1899-1899
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396 lantern slides
286 Photographic prints
1 Map
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.053
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National Museum of the American Indian
The Mary Harriman Rumsey collection largely consists of photographic prints and lantern slides documenting the Harriman Expedition to Alaska in summer 1899. These depict members of the expedition and Alaskan scenery and people. The collection also includes scenic photographs of Alaska taken by Dora Keen in 1914 and photographs of Blackfeet, Hopi, Apache, and Suquamish Indians made by Edward Curtis in 1900 and 1903.