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Catherwood, Frederick, 1799-1854
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undated
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1 Sheet (36.5 x 21.5 inches)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS211351
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National Anthropological Archives
The drawing shows a pyramid temple known as the "House of the Magician" or "House of the Dwarf," in the ruined city of Uxmal, Yucatan. According to earlier cataloging, Alfred Marston Tozzer (letter of April 25, 1941--not examined) described the drawing as depicting the "eastern facade of the upper two buildings of the House of the Magician. The doo...
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Swanton, John Reed, 1873-1958
de Lusser, Joseph Christophe
Milfort, Louis, 1752-1820
Copeland, C.C.
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ca. 1932
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22 Pages
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS4987
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National Anthropological Archives
Contents: Extracts from journal of Mr. Lusser, January 12-March 23, 1730. Typescript document. 5 pages; extract from Le Clerque de Milfort, (date), pages 288-310. Typescript document. 12 pages; extract from letter of February 8, 1733 about number of Choctaw warriors. Typescript document. 1 slip. "A Choctaw Tradition," by Reverend C.C. Copeland, tea...
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National Portrait Gallery, Office of the Registrar
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1981-1991
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5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 95-164
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of the files created by the Office of the Registrar in the course of their work on fifteen exhibitions shown between 1982 and 1991, including "Peace and Friendship: Indian Peace Medals in the United States," on view from January through July 1985; "Charles Willson Peale and His World," November 1982 through January 1...
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National Portrait Gallery, Office of Exhibitions
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circa 1977-1990
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1.5 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 91-030
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records pertain to the "Facing the Lights: Historic American Portrait Daguerreotypes" exhibition. Materials Include loan agreements with individuals, historical societies, university archives/libraries, and outside museums; lists of incoming loans, which register name of lender and transportation arrangements for objects; travel vouchers...
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National Portrait Gallery, Dept. of History
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1985-1999
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1 cu. ft. (2 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 04-099
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting exhibition history and development activities of the Department of History during the tenure of Historian Frederick Voss. Materials include correspondence and related materials. Exhibitions documented in this accession include "Reporting the War: The Journalistic Coverage of World War II," "Portra...
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National Portrait Gallery, Office of Exhibitions
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1972-1977
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 91-093
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of correspondence; exhibition scripts and captions; excerpts from books, journals, articles and other published sources; news releases; loan agreements; newspaper clippings; brochures; pamphlets; photographs and prints; and negatives for the exhibition "The Black Presence in the Era of the American Revolution, 1770-1800."
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National Portrait Gallery, Office of the Deputy Director
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1983-1989, with some files to 1991
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6 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 92-062
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Carolyn Kinder Carr was appointed to the newly-created position of National Portrait Gallery (NPG) Assistant Director for Collections in November 1983. These records document Carr's activity in that capacity, and contain reports and memoranda created by her office, other NPG offices, and other Smithsonian bureaus; as well as official correspon...
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Brinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison), 1837-1899
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undated
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS3740
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National Anthropological Archives
Includes (3740-a) a typewritten list/catalog of the contents of "3 cases and 2 trunks, marked number 1, 2, 3, 6, 7; the property of Dr. C. H. Berendt, defct." Includes maps, published works, manuscripts and miscellaneous material. 16 pages 8-1/4 x 13 in. Marked "Now in possession of Dr. D. G. Brinton." Also includes (3740-b) Brinton, Daniel Garriso...
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Mack, Beverly
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1979-1984
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2 volumes
725 slides (photographs) (color)
7 slides (photographs) (black & white)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.1984-002
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Photographs taken by Beverly Mack in Sierra Leone and of the Hausa people in Kano, Nigeria. The photographs document the cultures of northern Nigeria and Sierra Leone, including the Hausa people. Locations include Fourah Bay College in Freetown and Port Loko, Sierra Leone, and Kana and Zaria, Nigeria. Africans are shown buying and selling in markets, holding an Islamic celebration at the palace in Kano and riding horses. Architecture shown includes exteriors and interiors of buildings such as houses and Islamic structures, as well as street scenes.
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Beilstein, Chris
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[ca. 1940s]
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2.63 Cubic Feet ((1 legal document box) (2 records center boxes))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1990.0055
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection is a comprehensive survey of Japanese World War II aircraft and information on the various air battles and battles where aviation played a significant role in either defeat or victory. The material primarily consists of articles and photographs clipped from American and Japanese scholarly and general interest aviation magazines. Als...