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Gilmore, Melvin R. (Melvin Randolph), 1868-1940
Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation
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1923-1924
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69 negatives (photographic) (black and white, 5 x 7 inches.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.001.027
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National Museum of the American Indian
This collection contains 69 black-and-white acetate negatives taken by Melvin R. Gilmore in 1923-1924. The images depict scenes of everyday life among the Sahnish (Arikara) Indians of the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota.
William Wildschut Photograph Collection
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Wildschut, William
- Dates:
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1870-1930
bulk 1917-1928
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183 negatives (photographic)
21 Photographic prints
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.001.033
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National Museum of the American Indian
The William Wildschut photograph collection contains 183 photographic negatives, and 89 post cards. From 1917 to 1928 William Wildschut studied the Apsáalooke people through interviews, photography, and the collection of cultural objects. In 1921 Wildschut was hired as a field man by George Gustav Heye the director of the Museum of the American Indian, Wildschut officially collected and conducted field expeditions in Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Canada, and North Dakota on behalf of the Museum until 1928. Wildschuts photographs include portrait style photos of Apsáalooke people, special events, daily reservation life, interments, and encampments. Tribes represented in this collection are primarily Apsáalooke, the postcard collection consists of other tribes including Lakota, Arapaho, and other unidentified tribes.
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Glover, Philip H.
- Dates:
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1909
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1 Photographic print (albumen, 3 x 5 inches.)
30 acetate negatives (black and white, 5 x 7 inches.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.046
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National Museum of the American Indian
This collection contains 30 black-and-white negatives and one albumen print taken by Philip H. Glover in 1909. The images depict scenes of a dance on the Blackfeet (Piegan) Reservation in Browning, Montana.
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Ferne, Hortense T., 1885-1976
- Dates:
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1932-1933
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180 acetate negatives (black and white, 5 x 7 inches.)
71 Photographic prints (gelatin silver, 10 x 13 inches.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.045
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National Museum of the American Indian
This collection contains 180 black-and-white acetate negatives and 71 gelatin silver prints taken by American artist Hortense Ferne. The images depict scenes of everyday life in the Mexican states of Oaxaca, Puebla, Morales, Guerrero and the Federal District, as well as the Teotihuacán archaeological site. A few images of San Jose Mission and the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, are also present.
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Huckerby, Thomas
- Dates:
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1912-1920
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61 negatives (photographic) (black and white, 4.5 x 6.5 inches.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.047
- Repository:
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National Museum of the American Indian
This collection contains 61 glass plate negatives taken by Rev. Thomas Huckerby between 1912-1920. Most of the images depict views of petroglyphs on St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Lucia and Grenada. Also includes eight images of objects collected by Huckerby; these objects are now in the collections of the National Museum of the American Indian.
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Wetherill, John
Wetherill, Richard, 1858-1910
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circa 1890-1900
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3 acetate negatives (black and white, 5 x 7 inches.)
54 Photographic prints (albumen, 5 x 7 inches.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.051
- Repository:
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National Museum of the American Indian
This collection contains 54 albumen prints and 3 black-and-white negatives taken circa 1890-1900. Only two of the images can be definitively attributed to Richard Wetherill; the majority are attributed to "one of the Wetherill Brothers," either Richard or his brother John. The images depict views of various locations in Colorado, including Johnson Canyon, Mancos Canyon, the La Plata Mountains (San Juan Mountains), Mesa Verde (Balcony House, Cliff Palace, Navajo Canyon, Cliff Canyon, Ruin Canyon), and the Wetherill ranch known as Alamo House. Also present are images of a Zia Pueblo woman and a burial site at Grant Gulch, Colorado.
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Morrow, Stanley J.
- Dates:
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1867-1890
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1 negatives (photographic) (acetate)
15 albumen prints
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.031
- Repository:
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National Museum of the American Indian
Images depict primarily Northern Plains subjects.
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Calver, William L.
- Dates:
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1895-1936
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129 negatives (photographic) (black and white, 4.5 x 6.5 inches.)
22 lantern slides (black and white, color.)
19 albumen prints
129 acetate negatives (Duplicates, black and white, 5 x 7 inches.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.042
- Repository:
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National Museum of the American Indian
This collection contains 22 lantern slides in black and white and color, 129 black-and-white glass negatives and 19 albumen prints taken by William L. Calver between 1895-1936. The images primarily depict archaeological excavation sites in Inwood, New York City, and the broader New York City area. Also present are 129 duplicate acetate negatives.
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Malkin, Borys, 1917-2009
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circa 1960-1962
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28 negatives (photographic) (black and white)
1 Photographic print (black and white)
117 slides (photographs) (color)
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.040
- Repository:
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National Museum of the American Indian
Images of Brazilian Indians, including Karaja, Tapirape, Awetí (Aueto), Wayana (Oyana) and Ka'apor. Images include outdoor/ indoor portraits and daily and ceremonial activities.
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Nelson, George L.
- Dates:
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1920-1925
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0.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.018
- Repository:
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National Museum of the American Indian
The George L. Nelson papers consist of documents belonging to Chief Nelson and left in the posession of his daughter Waneta Swain. The bulk of these documents relate to the work done by Chief Nelson in establishing the Rappahannock Indian Association in 1922 and the activities that led to the recognition of the tribe as part of the larger Virginia Indians Powhatan Confederacy. Chief George L. Nelson was born and raised in Indian Neck, VA.