Ghana photographs
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[between 1885-1910]
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108 negatives (photographic) (dupe negs., black & white, 4 x 5 in.)
2 photographic prints (albumen (1 box), black & white, 16 x 21.5 cm.)
8 photographic prints (silver gelatin, black & white, 25 x 30 cm. or smaller )
38 photographic prints (albumen (1 v.), black & white, 14 x 20 cm. or smaller )
70 photographic prints (albumen (1 box), black & white, 14 x 22 cm. or smaller )
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1995-018
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
The majority of the photographs were taken in Cape Coast. Some the images were taken in Elmina. Several images depict chiefs, including a chief of Elmina, in their regalia and with their entourages. Other images depict Fante peoples in studio settings. Their attire and coiffures are of great relevance for art historical study. Also included in the album are images of the architecture of Cape Coast and Elmina.
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Christian, Dorothy H.
Political History, Division of (NMAH)
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Foley, James W.
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1881, 1913-1934
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0250
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection contains three books and two photographs: Kitchen Diary: Your Daily Friend (Chicago: P. F. Volland & Co., 1913) contains birth dates, addresses and appointments sporadic entries, 1921 1934. The Shakespeare Birthday Book (Mary F. P. Dunbar, ed., London, 1881) has a quotation from Shakespeare for every day in the year; scattered thro...
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Payne, Ethel L.
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circa 1960s-1980s
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0.5 Linear feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.06-011
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
The Ethel Payne papers, which date from circa 1960s to 1980s and measure .50 linear feet, document the career of journalist Ethel Payne. The collection is comprised of passports, badges, photographs, press credentials, awards and ephemera.
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Sheeler, Charles, 1883-1965
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circa 1840s-1966
bulk 1923-1965
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4.9 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.sheechar
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Archives of American Art
The papers of painter, photographer, lithographer and industrial designer Charles Sheeler measure 4.9 linear feet and date from circa 1840s to 1966, with the bulk of the material dating from 1923-1965. The collection documents Sheeler's family, personal life and career through financial and medical records, awards, correspondence, writings, an autobiography, journal and notebooks, scrapbooks, exhibition catalogs and announcements, printed materials, photographs, funeral records and artwork by Sheeler and others. The collection is particularly rich in Sheeler's writings, and also includes Sheeler's industrial designs and manufactured artwork. Notable photographs include Sheeler with Edward Weston, Edward Steichen, and John Marin.
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Smithsonian Institution, Assistant Secretary in charge of the United States National Museum
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1860-1908
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19.6 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 189
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Most of the correspondence is directed to Goode, with lesser amounts to True, Walcott, and Rathbun. Also, a small amount of correspondence is addressed to the Secretary of the Smithsonian, (Baird, 1878-1887; and Samuel P. Langley, 1887-1906) but is generally referred to the Assistant Secretary for response. Much of the material is routine cor...
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Hitchcock, Romyn, 1851-1923
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circa 1885-1895
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200 Prints (circa 200 prints: albumen, cyanotype, silver gelatin, halftone)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.77-38
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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs documenting Ainu people and villages and Japanese boats, paintings, artifacts, structures, burial mound, tombs, and scenery. They also include some images of people and a village in Korea. Many of the mounted prints have been annotated for publication, some for the 1890 Annual Report of the National Museum.
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National Museum of African Art. Assistant Director
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1976-1979, 1986-1987
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 04-037
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession includes the records of Jean M. Salan, primarily during the years when she was Assistant Director for Administration, 1979-1980, and Assistant Director, 1983- . The records document planning for events, such as the opening of the National Museum of African Art (NMAfA) and the Warren M. Robbins Library, and include some financial...
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Galembo, Phyllis
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1900s
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140 Photographic Prints (contact prints (1 v.), black & white, 8 x 10 in.)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1985-012
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Photographs taken by Phyllis Galembo in Nigeria.
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1979
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25 color slides
7 Prints (silver gelatin)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.80-3
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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs depicting some of the masks in the Donald Cordry collection of Mexican masks, as well as an exhibit of the collection entitled "Dance Masks of Mexico," taken on February 22, 1979. Depicted individuals in the collection include several members of the Department of Anthropology, including Robert Laughlin, William Sturtevant, Porter Kier, ...
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Stokes, Deborah
- Dates:
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circa 1895-circa 1915
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17 postcards (col.)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.2013-005
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Seventeen postcards taken from circa 1895-circa 1915 of Madeira Island, a port of call en route from Montreal to Captown; 8 postcards of Germiston, South Africa; and 15 postcards from the Transvaal region in South Africa, including in Ermelo. Postcards primarily depict towns, architecture, trains, boats and scenic views. Two of the postcards have n...