Object Details
Scope and Contents note
Photographs of geologic features and the natural environment of the American West, Alaska, and Mexico, most of which were created during government surveys and the expansion of railroads during the 1800s. There are also photographs collected and made by individuals who worked or traveled in the west. Depicted locales include Alaska, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, and Wyoming, and there are some additional images of artifacts, artwork, and portraits. Photographers represented include William Henry Jackson, John K. Hillers, Timothy H. O'Sullivan, E. O. Beaman, James Fennemore, William Bell, and other professional and amateur photographers.
sova.naa.photolot.37
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 37
Varying Form of Title
Scenic Views of North America
Photographer
Caswell & Davy
Continent Stereoscopic Company
Names
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Photographer
Mitchell and Baer
Park and Company
Rice & Perkins
Thomas Houseworth & Co
Whitney & Zimmerman
William Notman & Son
Addison, George A.
Baer, Edwin
Barber, A. W.
Beaman, E. O. (Elias Olcott), 1837-1876
Bell, William, 1830-1910
Billington, W. C.
Bragaw
Chamberlain, W. G. (William Gunnison)
Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952
Davidson, I. G.
Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel, 1853-1935
Densmore, Frances, 1867-1957
Dodge, K. T. (Katherine Taylor)
Fennemore, James, 1849-1941
Gates, G. F. (George F.)
Hillers, John K., 1843-1925
Holmes, William Henry, 1846-1933
Hough, Walter, 1859-1935
Illingworth, W. H. (William H.), 1842-1893
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942
James, George Wharton, 1858-1923
Leach, J. A.
McMurry
Nelson, Edward William, 1855-1934
Niblack, Albert P. (Albert Parker), 1859-1929
O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882
Ogden, Herbert Gouverneur, 1846-1906
Partridge, W. H. (William Henry), 1858-1939
Randall, A. Frank
Russell, Israel C. (Israel Cook), 1852-1906
Savage, C. R. (Charles Roscoe), 1832-1909
Shaw, Clarence H.
Spaulding, Randall
Stanley-Brown, Joseph, 1858-1941
Thurlow, J., 1831-1878
True, Frederick William, 1858-1914
Turner, Lucien M. (Lucien McShan)
Vroman, A. C. (Adam Clark), 1856-1916
William, J. J.
Wittick, Ben, 1845-1903
Place
Wyoming
Virginia
New York
New Mexico
Vermont
South Carolina
Maine
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Maryland
Montana
Nebraska
Alaska
British Columbia
Arizona
Colorado
California
Topic
Formations (Geology)
Railroads
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Photographs of North American geology and scenery
Extent
1,195 Prints (albumen, silver gelatin, and platinum)
Date
1871-1912
Custodial History note
This artificial collection was probably assembled by the Bureau of American Ethnology or the Department of Anthropology staff. It comprises items from many accessions to the United States National Museum as well as some items that were transferred directly to the archives.
Archival Repository
National Anthropological Archives
Identifier
NAA.PhotoLot.37
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Prints
Photomechanical prints
Photographs
Stereographs
Postcards
Citation
Photo lot 37, Photographs of North American geology and scenery,National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Rights
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Existence and Location of Copies note
Digital surrogates for some photographs are available online.
Genre/Form
Photomechanical prints
Photographs
Stereographs
Postcards
Other Finding Aids note
Folder list and preliminary inventory are available in repository.
Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
NAA.PhotoLot.37
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Record ID
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