Object Details
Scope and Contents
Consists of photographs collected by the United States National Museum (USNM) Division of Ethnology and later by the Smithsonian Office of Anthropology (SOA). Coverage is worldwide outside North America. Most of the items are photographic prints, some in albums. There are also negatives, photomechanical prints, artwork, and newsclippings. For the most part, the material is historical or ethnological, including images of specimens, portraits, and scenes of daily activity. Some landscape views are also included.
sova.naa.photolot.97
Creator
Smithsonian Institution. United States National Museum. Department of Anthropology. Division of Ethnology
Creator
Smithsonian Institution. United States National Museum. Department of Anthropology. Division of Ethnology
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Division of Ethnology photograph collection
Extent
14,500 Items
Date
ca. 1860s-1960s
Archival Repository
National Anthropological Archives
Identifier
NAA.PhotoLot.97
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Drawings
Clippings
Citation
Photo lot 97, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Arrangement
Arranged by geographic area, generally following George P. Murdockʹs Outline of World Cultures.
Genre/Form
Photographs
Drawings
Clippings
NAA.PhotoLot.97
Large EAD
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NAA.PhotoLot.97
NAA
Record ID
ebl-1628120086765-1628120087354-0