MS 3146-a Sketches of Monuments and Antiquities Found in the Mounds, Tombs, and Ancient Cities of America
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Davis, E. H. (Edwin Hamilton), 1811-1888
Plunket, James
- Dates:
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1858
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92 Sheets
1 Item (black portfolio )
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS3146A
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Drawings of antique objects found in mounds, tombs, and ancient cities of America, arranged, classified and described by Dr. Davis. Material also includes typed list of drawings and notes - 10 pages. Five deteriorating acetate negatives that originally came with the collection have been discarded. Four were copy negatives of some of the drawings. T...
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Holstein, Otto, 1883-1934
American Geographical Society
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1925-1926
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425 Photographic prints
68 Copy negatives
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.114
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National Museum of the American Indian
Photographic prints and copy negatives made by Major Otto Holstein in and around the ruins of Chan Chan, Peru between 1925 and 1926. Some of these photographs were later used by Holstein to illustrate his article publication "Chan-Chan: Capital of the Great Chimu" in the American Geographical Society's publication Geographical Review.
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undated
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40 Prints (silver gelatin)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.66A
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National Anthropological Archives
The collection consists of enlargements that were made as part of a United States National Museum exhibit on Latin American archeology (opened in 1954). It includes photographs made at Machu Picchu, Ollantaytambo, Tiahuanaco, Cuzco, Sacahuaman, Urcos, Viru Valley, and Pachacamac. Photograpers include anthropologists Harry S. Tschopik, Jr., Clifford...
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Evans, Clifford, 1920-1981
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undated
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7 Prints (silver gelatin)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.93-15D
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National Anthropological Archives
Images of exhibits and individual ceramics at the Museo de Arqueologia at the Universidad de Trujillo in Peru. Ceramics, most of which are Mochica, include pottery and figurines.
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Meggers, Betty Jane
Evans, Clifford, 1920-1981
- Dates:
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1893-2012
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129 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- NAA.2013-01
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
The Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers document their research and professional activities from 1946-2012 and primarily deal with their archaeological and anthropological research in South America. Their work at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and their frequent collaboration with other researchers and professional organizations is also represented. In addition, this collection contains detailed records on South American research conducted by the Smithsonian Institution from the 1950s through the 2010s. The collection consists of research and project files, raw data and analysis, graphs and illustrations, photographs, correspondence, maps and charts, and administrative files.
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Davis, E. H. (Edwin Hamilton), 1811-1888
- Dates:
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undated
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS3146B
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Personal correspondence and drawings on Central American and Peruvian antiquities. Material comprises four sheets drawings, 2 old maps, (North and South America), six letters, one printed pamphlet, and one impression of the Grave Creek tablet. [Most refer to Peruvian antiquities.]
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MacCurdy, George Grant, 1863-1947
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undated
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100 Prints (circa, silver gelatin)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.77-31
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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs depicting Peruvian human skeletal remains, mostly skulls, possibly from the Bingham Expedition.
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Upham, E. P. (Edwin Porter), 1845-1918
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circa 1900-1910
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14 Prints (collotype)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.73-43C
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs depicting archeological artifacts, particularly reliefs and sculptures in stone, from Mexico, Peru, and Central America.
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Stewart, T. D. (Thomas Dale), 1901-1997
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circa 1945-1949
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40 Prints (silver gelatin)
40 Negatives (acetate)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.81-59
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Much of the collection consists of photographs depicting structures at Uxmal and Chichen Itza. Also included are photographs of T. Dale Stewart and his family, excavations, and modern buildings. There are also lists of captions for a 1949 trip to Peru, though the photographs are not included in the collection.
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Squier, E. G. (Ephraim George), 1821-1888
- Dates:
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circa 1862-1868
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312 Negatives (photographic) (black and white)
3 Photographic prints (black and white)
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.041
- Repository:
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National Museum of the American Indian
The Squier collection consists primarily of glass plate negatives made by Squier in the Central Andes region of Peru from 1862 to 1868 while he served as the United States Commissioner to Peru.