Object Details
Scope and Contents note
Photographs probably made by John Mitchell Weldon while working in New Mexico. They include images of Albuquerque, Santa Fe, roads, railroads, livestock, a mine, caverns, a ranch, and Navajo and other Southwest peoples. Also included are portraits of Native Americans, which appear to be the work of a professional photographer.
sova.naa.photolot.83-33
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 83-33
Creator
Weldon, John Mitchell (collector and photographer)
Place
New Mexico
Albuquerque (N.M.)
Creator
Weldon, John Mitchell (collector and photographer)
Culture
Diné (Navajo)
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New
Biographical/Historical note
John Mitchell Weldon (1867-1946) was a businessman and engineer who went to New Mexico to work on a water pumping project, circa 1912. He left New Mexico to settle in New Jersey in 1915 as part of his employment with DuPont.
Extent
21 Prints (silver gelatin)
15 Copy prints
Date
circa 1911-1912
Custodial History note
Donated by John Mitchell Weldon's granddaughter, Margaret Weldon Todd, in 1983 after she obtained the collection from her father.
Archival Repository
National Anthropological Archives
Identifier
NAA.PhotoLot.83-33
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Prints
Copy prints
Studio portraits
Photographs
Citation
Photo lot 83-33, John Mitchell Weldon photograph collection from New Mexico, 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.
Genre/Form
Studio portraits
Photographs
Existence and Location of Originals note
Originals for copy prints retained by Margaret W. Todd.
Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
NAA.PhotoLot.83-33
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NAA.PhotoLot.83-33
NAA
Record ID
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