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Lewis, James Otto, 1799-1858
Hary, John W.
Lucas, Fielding, Jr., 1781-1854
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ca. 1814-30
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33 Pages
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS7135
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National Anthropological Archives
Some of the original watercolor and wash drawings are included in the scrapbook, including: Indian canoes, page 200 in McKenney's Sketch; View of the Urn, Lake Superior page 361; Grave of a Chippewa Child on the Island Opposite Fond du Lac (Minnesota) page 305; Cave Rock, South Shore of Lake Superior, page 364; Oblique View of the Doric Rock of Lak...
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Aymé, Louis Henri, 1855-1912
Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887
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December 9, 1884
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14 pages
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS1201
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Concerns archaeological field work in the area of the Monte Alban ruins in Oaxaca. Letter written by Ayme in Oaxaca describes his excavations in three areas. The first at an hacienda called Nazarene, at the foot of Monte Alban; a second along a river bank, one mile west of the hacienda, and a third just north of the Oaxaca road, a mile east of Naza...
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Warshaw, Isadore, d. 1969
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1823-1947
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2.31 Cubic feet (consisting of 4.5 boxes, 1 folder, 4 oversize folders, 1 map case folder, 1 flat box (partial). )
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Silver
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Accounting and Bookkeeping forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
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Ubelaker, Douglas H.
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circa 1980
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12 Prints (silver gelatin)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.92-36
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs of human bone used in the Cultural Resource Management Studies publication issued by the Department of Interior in 1980. Some of the images show the results of excavations in South Dakota and Maryland, views of masses of bones in an ossuary in Maryland and burial urns in Ecuador, and an example of trephination.
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Génin, Auguste, 1862-1931
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circa 1920
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37 mounted prints (Album :, silver gelatin)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.86-25B
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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs relating to a Mexican natural history collection, including archeological, ethnographic, physical, entomological, ornithological, conchological, and paleontological collections. The photographs are mounted in an album entitled "Collections de Auguste Genin," where they are divided according to discipline and have accompanying typewritte...
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Fewkes, Jesse Walter, 1850-1930
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circa 1890-1928
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9 prints (cromolithograph)
40 prints (circa, halftone)
77 prints (circa, albumen)
84 drawings (circa 84 drawings (some mechanically produced))
1,655 prints (circa, silver gelatin)
71 copy negatives
43 copy prints
363 negatives (circa, nitrate)
7 paintings
1 print (cyanotype)
1 print (photogravure)
1 postcard (collotype)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.4321
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs and drawings mostly relating to archeological subjects, collected and arranged by Jesse Walter Fewkes for his reference. Subjects include burial mounds, excavations, drawn maps, as well as urns, implements, idols, pottery, and other artifacts found in excavations, and Hopi, Zuni, and Piegan ceremonies and dances. Many of the photograp...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Architectural History and Historic Preservation
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circa 1960-2000
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24.5 cu. ft. (49 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 09-007
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of information files, original reports and correspondence, papers and articles, and other background material on Smithsonian buildings. Most records document the Smithsonian Institution Building ("Castle"). There are a few files on the Arts & Industries Building and other Smithsonian facilities. These records were ...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Physical Plant. Horticulture Services Division
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1986-1993
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 95-131
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of administrative files. The files contain internal and external memorandum and correspondence concerning grounds and greenhouse maintenance, most of which contain horticulture services. There is correspondence from the Blair House, the National Park Service, the Festival of American Folklife, and the Garden Club of ...
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The Ancient Races of Argentina
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Outes, Felix F.
Bruch, Carlos
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undated
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113 items (photographs and maps )
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS4095
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National Anthropological Archives
Ethnographic photographs: portraits, artifacts.
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circa 1870-1910
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1.75 Cubic feet
807 Stereographs (black and white, color ;, 3 1/2 x 7 inches.)
- Collection ID:
- AAG.STR
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Archives of American Gardens
The Historic Gardens Stereograph Collection includes 807 stereographs that depict various public gardens, parks, and tourist attractions throughout the United States, with an emphasis on features related to horticulture and landscape design, including plants, garden furniture, and topiaries. Most, but not all views, show exterior features. A number of stereographs indicate the photography studio on the recto or verso, as well as a series or image number. Many include a brief caption; some include a lengthy description on the verso. Few are dated.