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"140. Castle Garden N.Y." [Historical caption on small envelope in back of drawer.] Active no. 461 : stereo photonegative

Publisher:
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
American Stereoscopic Co.  Search this
Names:
Castle Garden (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Collection Creator:
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
Extent:
2 Items (pieces, 3-3/4" x 7".)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Stereoscopic photographs
Place:
New York (N.Y.)
Local Numbers:
RSN 9337
General:
Company catalog card included.
Currently stored in box 2.1.4 [86]. Company acc. no. 55748.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. The original glass plate is available for inspection if necessary in the Archives Center. A limited number of fragile glass negatives and positives in the collection can be viewed directly in the Archives Center by prior appointment. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Harbors -- New York  Search this
Sailboats -- New York  Search this
statues -- New York  Search this
Waterscapes -- New York  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Glass
Stereoscopic photographs
Collection Citation:
Underwood &Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
See more items in:
Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection
Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection / Series 2: American Stereoscpopic Co. glass plates / 2.1: American Stereoscopic Negatives / RSN Numbers 9287-9358
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8bd4b1ecd-8618-4a5e-93a7-ff798c39b824
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0143-ref18546

"A Few Letters Selected from Those Received This Year..." New York: Lewis & Valentine Co.

Collection Creator:
Lewis & Valentine Company  Search this
Collection Donor:
Lewis, Hewlett Withington  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 2
Type:
Archival materials
Text
Date:
1921
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Lewis & Valentine Company Records.
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Lewis & Valentine company records
Lewis & Valentine company records / Series 1: Trade Literature and Publications
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6bf7fd6cc-ae41-4d7a-9164-16418db6a078
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-lvc-ref16

"A garden beside the Pyramids, Cairo.", Cairo, Egypt

Creator:
Dollar Steamship Lines  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (Binder, color, 5.5 x 3.5 in)
Container:
Binder 14
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Egypt
Scope and Contents:
A garden beside the Pyramids, Cairo.; NEW YORK, CALIFORNIA, ORIENT AND[,] ROUND THE WORLD[,] DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES; PRINTED IN U. S. A.. Published by DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES
Series Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Item Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Architecture  Search this
Identifier:
EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-4014
See more items in:
Stephen Grant postcards
Stephen Grant postcards / Egypt - Pyramids
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo73482cf59-e59e-4062-b52a-662695326eb5
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-2001-001-ref5577

"All labor has dignity" / Martin Luther King, Jr. ; edited with introductions by Michael K. Honey

Author:
King, Martin Luther Jr. 1929-1968  Search this
Honey, Michael K  Search this
King, Martin Luther Jr. 1929-1968 Speeches Selections  Search this
Subject:
King, Martin Luther Jr. 1929-1968  Search this
Physical description:
xxxix, 224 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm + 1 audio disc (43 min., 8 sec. : digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
Type:
Sound recordings
Date:
2011
©2011
Topic:
Employee rights  Search this
Social rights  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1057273

"Allied Soldiers at Attention" dress silk, Mallinson's La Victoire series II

Maker:
H. R. Mallinson & Co. Inc.  Search this
Physical Description:
silk (overall material)
black ground (overall color)
plain weave, cylinder printed (overall production method/technique)
Measurements:
overall: 36 in x 40 in; 91.44 cm x 101.6 cm
Object Name:
fabric length
Place made:
United States: New York, New York City
Date made:
1918
Web subject:
World War I  Search this
Related event:
World War I  Search this
Armistice of November 11, 1918  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of H.R. Mallinson & Co., Inc.
ID Number:
TE.T04087
Accession number:
63204
Catalog number:
T04087.000
T4087
See more items in:
Home and Community Life: Textiles
American Silks
American Silk Industry
Migel-Mallinson Silks
Mallinson’s La Victoire
Textiles
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-baab-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1165701
Online Media:

"Arcady"

Publisher:
Leo Feist Inc.  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 12 in x 9 in; 30.48 cm x 22.86 cm
Object Name:
sheet music
Place made:
United States: New York, New York
Publishing date:
1923
ID Number:
1984.0458.05
Accession number:
1984.0458
Catalog number:
1984.0458.05
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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Music & Musical Instruments
Popular Entertainment
Sheet Music
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-fc50-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_680767

"Back-up material" photographs for book, continued

Collection Creator:
Breuer, Marcel, 1902-  Search this
Container:
Box 8, Reel 5720, Frame 10-165
Type:
Archival materials
Scope and Contents note:
Projects include:

Portrait of Breuer (photograph by Hans Namuth)

Potsdamer Platz

South Boston Redevelopment Project

Stuyvesant Six

El Recreo Urban Center

Flaine Ski Resort Town

Wellfleet Housing Development (Bi-Nuclear "H" House)

UNESCO Headquarters

U.S. Embassy, The Hague

Elberfeld Hospital

New London Railroad Station

Bantam Elementary School

Litchfield High School

Whitby School

Hunter College (photographs by Breuer)

Institute for Advanced Study

Convent of the Annunciation

New York University

St. John's Abbey and University

Sarah Lawrence College Arts Center

Vassar College

Wheaton College Art Center

St. Francis de Sales Church

Temple B'Nai Jeshurun

One Charles Center

IBM, France

Torrington Manufacturing Company, Canada

Torrington Manufacturing Company, Van Nuys

Van Leer Vatenfabrieken, Office Building

De Bijenkorf Department Store (photograph by Robert Doisneau)

Obergurgl Ski Hotel

Kharkov Theater

Ariston Club, Mar del Plata, Argentina

Kleinmetallhaus

Plas-2-Point Demountable Houses

Yankee Portables

Boroschek Apartment

Breuer Apartment, Berlin

Breuer House, Lincoln, Massachusetts

Breuer House I, New Canaan, Connecticut

Breuer Cottage, Wellfleet, Massachusetts

Breuer House II, New Canaan, Connecticut

Caesar House

Chamberlain Cottage

Clark House

De Francesco Apartment (bedroom)

Gagarin House I

Geller House I

Grieco House

Haggerty House

Hanson House

Harnischmacher [Apartment?] bedroom

Harnischmacher House

Laaff House

McMullen Beach House

Neumann House

Preston Robinson House

Staehelin House

Starkey House

Edgar Stillman House, Wellfleet, Massachusetts

Rufus Stillman House I, Litchfield, Connecticut

Thompson House

Thost House

Tompkins House

Ventris Apartment

Wolfson Trailer House

Multistory apartment house

Dolderthal Apartments

Tanaguarena Apartments, Venezuela

Miscellaneous furniture designs

Candlesticks (photograph by Hans Namuth)

Bedroom for Bauhaus exhibition

Haus-am-Horn kitchen

House for a Sportsman

Wohn Hotel

Gane's Exhibition Pavilion

Garden City of the Future (civic center), 1936

House in museum garden, Museum of Modern Art

Miscellaneous designs for rooms

Dining room designed by Gropius
Collection Restrictions:
The microfilm for this collection has been digitized and is available online via the Archives of American Art website.
Collection Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Collection Citation:
Marcel Breuer papers, 1920-1986. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Marcel Breuer papers
Marcel Breuer papers / Series 6: Writings / 6.4: Articles and Books by Others / Material for book, Marcel Breuer Buildings and Projects, 1921-1961 by Cranston Jones
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9c1e02789-6f17-454c-a35c-1ddf87bb9aad
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-breumarc-ref538

"Competition for Garden City Village Hall," Pine Room (Oct. 30 - Nov. 4, 1950)

Collection Creator:
Architectural League of New York  Search this
Container:
Box 66, Folder 5
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1950
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Collection Citation:
Architectural League of New York records, 1880s-1974, bulk 1927-1968. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Architectural League of New York records
Architectural League of New York records / Series 5: Exhibitions / 5.2: Exhibitions (Chronological) / 1950 Exhibitions
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9898f3bf7-2bdb-47ef-8a3b-7b1e05e7669b
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-archleag-ref1646

"Consider the lilies how they grow : they toil not, they spin not ; and yet I say unto you that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these."

Distributor:
James M. Davis, New York, St. Louis, Liverpool, Toronto, Sydney  Search this
Photographer:
Kilburn, B. W. (Benjamin West), 1827-1909  Search this
Publisher:
Kilburn, B. W. (Benjamin West), 1827-1909  Search this
Extent:
1 Stereograph (black and white)
Container:
Box 5
Type:
Archival materials
Stereographs
Date:
1895
General:
Historic Image #: 10273
on back: Photographed and Published by B. W. Kilburn, Littleton, N.H.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Lilies  Search this
Cut flowers  Search this
Genre/Form:
Stereographs
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Historic Gardens Stereograph Collection.
Identifier:
AAG.STR, Item STR063007
See more items in:
Historic gardens Stereograph collection
Historic gardens Stereograph collection / Floral Design and Plants / Flowers and Plants
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6417bbb4a-f867-4bfb-b24e-32d245fab58b
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-str-ref3355

"Director's Forum," New York City - Guest Speaker, 1994

Collection Creator::
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Office of the Director  Search this
Container:
Box 12 of 12
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 99-090, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Office of the Director, Subject Files
See more items in:
Subject Files
Subject Files / Box 12
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-fa99-090-refidd1e10028

"Flirtation" Walk, Military Academy, West Point, U.S.A. Copyright 1901 by Underwood & Underwood. [on negative] [Active no. 22103 : non-stereo photonegative.]

Publisher:
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
Names:
United States Military Academy  Search this
Collection Creator:
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (3-3/4" x 3-1/2".)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Place:
New York
West Point (New York)
Local Numbers:
RSN 16317
General:
Currently stored in box 3.1.52 [124].
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. The original glass plate is available for inspection if necessary in the Archives Center. A limited number of fragile glass negatives and positives in the collection can be viewed directly in the Archives Center by prior appointment. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Academies -- New York  Search this
International education -- New York  Search this
Gardens -- New York  Search this
Military -- New York  Search this
Walkways -- New York  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Glass
Collection Citation:
Underwood &Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
See more items in:
Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection
Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection / Series 3: Underwood & Underwood glass plates / 3.1: Underwood and Underwood Negatives / RSN Numbers 16294-16392
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8a31c0296-3939-4bb9-af2f-19d356af552d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0143-ref12751

"Garden Flower" printed fabric; Custom Fabrics; 1968

Measurements:
average spatial: 45 1/2 in x 21 1/2 in; x 115.57 cm x 54.61 cm
Object Name:
Fabric Sample
Place made:
United States: New York, New York City
Date made:
1968
Associated dates:
1961 04 19 / 1961 04 19
ID Number:
1990.0111.286
Catalog number:
1990.0111.286
Accession number:
1990.0111
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Home and Community Life: Textiles
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-97c8-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1118141

"Garden of the Gods" colorways (3), Mallinson's National Park series

Maker:
H R Mallinson and Company, Incorporated  Search this
Physical Description:
silk (overall material)
white ground (c) (overall color)
orange ground (b) (overall color)
mauve ground (a) (overall color)
plain weave; cylinder-printed (overall production method/technique)
Measurements:
overall: 36 in x 39 1/2 in; 91.44 cm x 100.33 cm
Object Name:
Fabric Length
fabric lengths
Place made:
United States: New York, New York City
Date made:
1927
Web subject:
National Parks  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of H.R. Mallinson & Co., Inc.
ID Number:
TE.T05587.A-C
Accession number:
95522
Catalog number:
T05587.A-C
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Home and Community Life: Textiles
American Silks
Mallinson's National Parks
American Silk Industry
Migel-Mallinson Silks
Textiles
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-5c36-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1166861

"Garden of the Gods" colorways (5), Mallinson's National Park series

Maker:
H R Mallinson and Company, Incorporated  Search this
Physical Description:
silk (overall material)
pink-peach (a) ground (overall color)
grey ground (b) (overall color)
blue ground (c) (overall color)
green ground (d) (overall color)
orange ground (e) (overall color)
plain weave; cylinder-printed (overall production method/technique)
Measurements:
overall: 36 in x 39 1/2 in; 91.44 cm x 100.33 cm
Object Name:
Fabric Length
fabric lengths
Place made:
United States: New York, New York City
Date made:
1927
Web subject:
National Parks  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of H.R. Mallinson & Co., Inc.
ID Number:
TE.T05588.A-E
Accession number:
95522
Catalog number:
T05588.A-E
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Home and Community Life: Textiles
American Silks
Mallinson's National Parks
American Silk Industry
Migel-Mallinson Silks
Textiles
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-5c37-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1166864

"Garden of the Gods" colorways (7), Mallinson's National Park series

Maker:
H R Mallinson and Company, Incorporated  Search this
Physical Description:
silk (overall material)
dark blue ground (overall color)
green ground (overall color)
orange ground (overall color)
tan ground (overall color)
grey ground (overall color)
black ground (overall color)
plain weave (overall production method/technique)
Measurements:
overall: 36 in x 39 1/2 in; 91.44 cm x 100.33 cm
Object Name:
Fabric Length
fabric lengths
Place made:
United States: New York, New York City
Date made:
1927
Web subject:
National Parks  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of H.R. Mallinson & Co., Inc.
ID Number:
TE.T05589.A-G
Accession number:
95522
Catalog number:
T05589.A-G
See more items in:
Home and Community Life: Textiles
American Silks
Mallinson's National Parks
American Silk Industry
Migel-Mallinson Silks
Textiles
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-f925-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1166872
Online Media:

"Gardens of Old Salem" dress silk, Mallinson's Early American series

Maker:
H. R. Mallinson & Co. Inc.  Search this
Physical Description:
silk (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 36 in x 39 in; 91.44 cm x 99.06 cm
Object Name:
Fabric, Printed
fabric length
Place made:
United States: New York, New York City
Date made:
1929
Credit Line:
Gift of H.R. Mallinson & Co., Inc.
ID Number:
TE.T05935
Catalog number:
T5935
Accession number:
104252
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Home and Community Life: Textiles
American Silks
American Silk Industry
Migel-Mallinson Silks
Textiles
Mallinson's Early American
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-6ebd-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_630594
Online Media:

"Good Bye Broadway, Hello France"

Publisher:
Leo Feist Inc.  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 13 1/2 in x 10 1/2 in; 34.29 cm x 26.67 cm
Object Name:
sheet music
Place made:
United States: New York, New York
Publishing date:
1917
ID Number:
1984.1117.12
Accession number:
1984.1117
Catalog number:
1984.1117.12
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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Music & Musical Instruments
Popular Entertainment
Sheet Music
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-fe7a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_681197
Online Media:

"Good-Bye Broadway, Hello France"

Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 8 1/16 in x 11 15/16 in; 20.47875 cm x 30.32125 cm
Object Name:
music chart
Place made:
United States: Massachusetts, Boston, East Boston
Date made:
1924-1926
Credit Line:
Gift of William Lutz
ID Number:
MI.66.196.080
Catalog number:
66.196.080
Accession number:
271968
See more items in:
Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
Music & Musical Instruments
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-cd52-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1799961
Online Media:

"Greenbelt" Community, Greenbelt MD, Proposed Film by Shahn and Walker Evans

Collection Creator:
Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969  Search this
Container:
Box 25, Folder 41
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1936
Collection Restrictions:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.

Researchers interested in accessing audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.
Collection Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Collection Citation:
Ben Shahn papers, 1879-1990, bulk 1933-1970. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Ben Shahn papers
Ben Shahn papers / Series 3: Project Files
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw940c54871-f796-497f-94e5-de9d72da3675
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-shahben-ref1075
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"Hiawatha: the Indian Passion Play" performance photographs

Creator:
Moore, F. E. (Frank E.)  Search this
Names:
Cornplanter, Jesse J.  Search this
Extent:
98 Photographic prints
18 Copy negatives
Culture:
Seneca [Cattaraugus]  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographic prints
Copy negatives
Place:
Cattaraugus (N.Y.)
Date:
1906
Summary:
This collection include souvenir photographs shot by producer Frank E. Moore of his 1906 outdoor stage production of "Hiawatha: The Indian Passion Play" based on Longfellow's epic poem The Song of Hiawatha. This production of Hiawatha was performed near the Cattaraugus Reservation, New York, and included Seneca [Cattaraugus] performers, possibly with Jesse Cornplanter in the role of Hiawatha.
Scope and Contents:
This collection includes 98 photographic prints from a souvenir book of a 1906 performance of "The Song of Hiawatha" produced by Frank E. Moore. The performance was held on the shore of Lake Chautauqua near the Cattaraugus Reservation. It is very likely that several of the performers photographed in this collection were also a part of the 1913 film production of Hiawatha, also produced by Frank E. Moore. This includes Jesse Cornplanter, in the role of Hiawatha, and his father Edward Cornplanter. The photographs show scenes from the theatrical production featuring characters such as Hiawatha, Minnehaha, Nokomis, and Pau-Puk-keewis. 18 copy negatives were later made from the photographic prints.
Prints: P04612-P04709; Copy Negatives: N35315-N35332
Arrangement:
Arranged by catalog number.
"Song of Hiawatha":
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow first published the epic poem, Song of Hiawatha, in 1855. By 1900, the poem had been translated into 20 different European languages as well as back into the Ojibwe language at the turn of the century ushering in a "Hiawatha Revival" that captured American Imaginations. In 1901, Louis Oliver Armstrong, an amateur ethnologist and land agent for the Canadian Pacific Railroad, wrote a new libretto from the Longfellow poem in English and Ojibwe which was first prepared with Garden River Anishinaabeg community members as actors. His performances, or "Pageants," became regular events which led to additional versions and tours around the United States. Not long after Armstrong discontinued his show in 1905, Frank E. Moore created his own version. Originally from Middletown, Ohio, Moore gathered a large cast of Native performers from various tribal communities including many actors from the Seneca Nation on the Cattaraugus Reservation. Moore continued the tradition of large outdoor pageant performances of "Hiawatha" which were performed along a body of water and featured Native actors performing traditional dances and wearing "Native" costumes alongside narration of Longfellow's poem.

In 1913 Frank E. Moore produced the stage version of Hiawatha into a film, hiring Jesse Cornplanter (Seneca) to play Hiawatha. Jesse Cornplanter had previously accompanied his father, Edward Cornplanter, acting and singing in the Hiawatha pageant on tour through the United States and Europe. "Hiawatha" was shot in upstate New York and northern Michigan by Moore and was the first feature film to use an all-Native cast, with reportedly 150 actors from the Cattaraugus Reservation. A twenty-eight-minute cut is housed in the American Film Institute's collection in the Library of Congress.

Sources:

McNally, Michael D. "The Indian Passion Play: Contesting the Real Indian in "Song of Hiawatha" Pageants, 1901-1965," American Quarterly Vol. 58, No. 1 (March 2006), pp. 105-136.

Evans, Katy Young. "The People's Pageant: The Stage as Native Space in Anishinaabe Dramatic Interpretations of "Hiawatha"," Melus Vol. 41, No. 2 (Summer 2016), pp. 124-146.
Related Materials:
Library of Congress, Lot 8218, "Scenes from theatrical production of Hiawatha, Lake Chautauqua, New York."
Provenance:
Gift of Reginald P. Bolton, 1918.
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Topic:
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Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); "Hiawatha: the Indian Passion Play" performance photographs, image #, NMAI.AC.162; National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NMAI.AC.162
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Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv40a276800-0d72-4e32-835e-10800737ef82
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmai-ac-162
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