South Asia Photography Collection
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Burke, John, d. 1900
Scowen & Co.
Shepherd & Robertson
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19th century
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8 Prints (albumen, images 24 x 29 cm. or smaller.)
- Collection ID:
- FSA.A1992.07
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
Taken in the later 19th and early 20th centuries, these photographs portray the people, architecture and landscape of Sri Lanka, India and what is now the Pakistan-Afghanistan border area. The collection consists of 8 photographic prints: 1. Natives of Rajputana, signed "Shepherd & Robertson Photo 1120" in black ink in the lower left corner; 2, Nat...
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Koch, Emma Augusta, 1847-1932
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circa 1862-1885
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165 Mounted prints (circa 165 mounted prints, albumen)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.161
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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs collected by Emma A. Koch documenting the people and natural and built environments in India, South Asia, and Australia. The collection largely consists of images of East Indian peoples, structures, scenery, and activities, including tea making and entertainment; areas of India most commonly depicted are Assam, Bengal, and the Andaman...
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Hickey, Gerald Cannon, 1925-2010
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circa 1960-1969
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16 Prints (silver gelatin)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.73-34
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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs depicting Montagnard people utilizing items such as baskets, axes, hoes, and crossbows, as well as interiors and exteriors of dwellings. They include one image of the King of Fire, a Jarai shaman. The photographs are a sample submitted to illustrate the use of artifacts which Hickey also donated to the Smithsonian. In a letter describi...
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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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Smithsonian Productions
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1990-1992, 1998
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11.3 cu. ft. (8 record storage boxes) (15 11x17 D1 videocases)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 06-277
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of audiovisual materials created during the production of "Dream Window: Reflections on the Japanese Garden." This video was produced in 1992 by Executive Producers Paul B. Johnson and Toshio Murayama, Senior Producer Laura T. Schneider, and Co-producer John W. Hiller in association with Kajima Kensetsu Kabushiki K...
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Yocum, Walter Edward "Wally", Jr., 1934-2016
- Dates:
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1954
- Size:
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0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2018.0043
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of 64 black and white photographs relating to Walter Edward "Wally" Yocum, Jr. and his service with the 336th Fighter Squadron in South Korea in 1954.
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Ewing, Kenneth C. "Ken", 1931-2014
- Dates:
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1954
- Size:
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0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2018.0044
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of 35mm color slides relating to Kenneth C. "Ken" Ewing and his service with the 336th Fighter Squadron in South Korea in 1954.
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Office of the Director
- Dates:
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1994-2000
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0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 01-173
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document significant events involving travel for Milo Cleveland Beach, Director (1987-2001), including extended trips to India, England, and Southeast Asia. A list of Beach's travels during each fiscal year is summarized in the first six folders of the collection. Materials include correspondence, itineraries, and related ma...
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UNESCO
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circa 1961-2006
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27 Boxes
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.UNES
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Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
This collection, which dates from circa 1961-2006, contains audiorecordings from the UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music of the World, as well as related business records. Includes recordings of tradition and sacred music from Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Malawi, Niger, Sudan, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Peru, Afghanistan, Australia, Cambodia, China, Korea, the Solomon Islands, India, Bali, Java, Japan, Laos, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Morocco, Oman, Syria, and Turkey.
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National Museum of Natural History. Department of Mineral Sciences
- Dates:
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1940-2006
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3.5 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 16-255
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of field notes created by Carl Huntington Broedel, William Richard Jones, E. C. T. Chao, Everett Dale Jackson, James F. Luhr, and Tom Simkin. Created under the auspices of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), these field books document ...