Russell Hamilton Postcard and Photograph Collection
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Hamilton, Russell, (collector), d. 1911
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circa 1895-1909
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193 Items (postcards and photographs, black and white and color)
- Collection ID:
- FSA.A2001.13
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
Assembled by English petty officer Russell Hamilton (d. 1911) during his voyages made prior to 1909, likely for the British Merchant Marines, documenting images of China, Egypt, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Kuwait, Oman, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Somalia, Sri Lanka, and Yemen. The items date from between the late 1890's and 1909.The 183 photog...
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Webb, Robert Watkins, 1906-1998
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1938-1996
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53 Slides (53 black and white copy slides)
20 color slides (circa)
1,500 Prints (circa, silver gelatin (some in photo albums))
1,000 Items (circa 1000 copy color prints (made from slides))
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.98-9
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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs made by Robert and Elizabeth Webb in numerous locations across the world, including Asia (China, Japan, Taiwan, Philippines, Borneo, Singapore, Thailand, Burma, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, and Russia); the Balkans (Czech Republic, Croatia, Yugoslavia, Montenegro, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, and Poland); Europe (Spain, England, Fran...
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Edson, Dorothy Graham. interviewee
- Dates:
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1993
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8 audiotapes (reference copies). audiotapes (originals)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9571
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
In 1993, William W. Moss, director, and Pamela M. Henson, historian, at Smithsonian Institution Archives conducted four interviews of Dorothy Graham Edson, who was writing a biography of her father using resources in Smithsonian Institution Archives. These interviews of Dorothy Graham Edson and reminiscences of family members and friends ...
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Sever, James Riley
Child, Thomas
- Dates:
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1875-1877
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84 lantern slides (black and white and color)
- Collection ID:
- FSA.A1998.01
- Repository:
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
Stereopticons 1875-1877; undated mostly black and white and a few hand-colored, some captioned and numbered, assembled by an unknown source to depict views of Chine, including images of the imperial Summer Palace, in particular the ruins of the Yuanmingyuan taken in 1877 by amateur photographer Thomas Child; the environs of Peking (Beijing), includ...
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Longcope, Janet, ca. 1886-1974
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1954-1971
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600 mounted prints (circa 600 mounted prints, silver gelatin)
4,000 color slides (circa)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.75-26
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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs made by Janet Longcope during trips to countries around the world. They depict landscapes, buildings, markets, dances, agriculture, arts and crafts, ceremonies, children, cooking, musicians, and transportation. Locations depicted include Afghanistan, Australia, Bhutan, Brazil, Burma, Cambodia, Chile, Colombia, Easter Island, Egypt, Et...
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Gardener, Helen H. (Helen Hamilton), 1853-1925 (collector and possible photographer)
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circa 1900-1910
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300 Negatives (circa, nitrate)
1,160 lantern slides (circa)
14 Prints (silver gelatin)
15 copy negatives (glass)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.98
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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs collected and made by Helen Hamilton Gardener, probably during a world cruise following her husband's retirement from active duty in Puerto Rico in July 1902. The photographs document people, activities, cities, and tourist sites in Japan, China, Egypt, France, Puerto Rico, and elsewhere. Gardener's lecture notes and a clipping from t...
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Hu, Mary Lee, 1943-
Riedel, Mija, 1958-
Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America
- Dates:
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2009 March 18-19
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8 Items (Sound recording: 8 wav files (5 hr., 42 min.), digital)
163 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hu09
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Mary Lee Hu conducted 2009 March 18-19, by Mija Riedel, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, at Hu's home and studio, in Seattle, Washington.
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Bahr, A. W.
- Dates:
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1919-1957
bulk 1947-1957
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1.25 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- FSA.A2001.14
- Repository:
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
Abel William Bahr was a coal merchant and general importer born in China who became an important collector of Chinese art. Several books and catalogues have been published about his collection. His papers include numerous drafts and notes about his memoirs as a collector, correspondence with other collectors and photographs of Chinese art objects, from jade to pottery to paintings.
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Thompson, Daniel V. (Daniel Varney), 1902-1980
Brown, Robert F.
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1974 September 25-1976 November 2
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46 Pages (Transcript)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.thomps74
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
An interview of Daniel Varney Thompson conducted 1974 September 25-1976 November 2, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art.
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Oliver, Alfred Cookman, 1885-1952
- Dates:
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circa 1920's and 1930's
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306 lantern slides (black and white and color)
- Collection ID:
- FSA.A1997.06
- Repository:
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
Lantern slides and stereopticons, black and white and hand-colored, assembled by Chaplain Oliver (he appears in several), depicting monuments and scenes, especially in Beijing, such as Ming tombs, temples, the Summer Palace, landscapes, place views, military soldiers, Chinese people, Western visitors, and daily life. Also includes images of the Gre...