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Creator:

Beal, Gifford, 1879-1956  Search this

Andrews, Ambrose, 1805-1859  Search this

Bates, Edward, 1793-1869  Search this

Bohrod, Aaron  Search this

Cloar, Carroll  Search this

Colman, Samuel, 1832-1920  Search this

Bacon, Josephine Daskam, 1876-1961  Search this

Rogers, Daniel Denison, 1751-1825  Search this

Elliot, William Parker  Search this

Brush, George de Forest, 1855-1941  Search this

Harding, Chester, 1792-1866  Search this

Names:

Art Students League (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Beach, Ella  Search this

Thayer, Abbott Handerson, 1849-1921  Search this

Town, Ithiel, 1784-1844  Search this

Watson, Forbes, 1880-1960  Search this

Collection Creator:

Brumbaugh, Thomas B. (Thomas Brendle), 1921-  Search this

Extent:

14 Items (Letters, written in ink, ball point, graphite, typewritter)

Type:

Archival materials

Lithographs

Correspondence

Place:

New York (N.Y.)

Date:

1779-1981

Scope and Contents:

This folder is an amalgamation of letters written and recieved by prominent figures in 19th and 20th century American art. Included in the folder are letters by Ambrose Andrews, Edward Bates, Gifford Beal, Aaron Bohrod, Carroll Clear, Samuel Colman, Josephine Daskam, Daniel Denison Rogers, William Elliot, George de Forest Brush, and Chester Harding. The letters' subjects cover a wide range of topics, including the buying and selling of art, invitations to dinner, and general correspondence.

Arrangement:

Organized alphabetically by author.

Biographical / Historical:

Ambrose Andrews was a portrait, miniature, and landscape portrait who worked throughout New England and the United States. He was born in Stockbridge, Massachusetts in 1801 and studied at the National Academy of Design. He exhibited paintings at many different institutions, including his portraits of Henry Clay and Sam Houston. Andrews's work is now in the New York Historical Society.

Edward Bates was a representative for Missouri in the mid-1800s. He served in the War of 1812 as a sergeant in a volunteer brigade, studied and practiced law, attended the state constitutional convention, was district attorney from 1821 to 1826, and was a member of the state senate. He declined to serve as Secretary of War for President Fillmore, but was appointed Attorney General of the United States by President Lincoln, and served from March 5, 1861 to September 1864. Bates died on March 25, 1869.

Admiral Charles Henry Davis was born on January 16, 1807, and served as Chief of the Bureau of Navigation between 1862 and 1865. He then served as Superintendent of the Naval Observatory. He had three ships named after him.

Forbes Watson was an art critic, lecturer, and administrator in New York City in the early 20th century. He served as art critic for the New York Evening Post. In 1933 he was appointed Technical Director of the first New Deal art program, the Public Works of Art Project, which provided work for artists in the decoration of non-federal buildings. He later worked at the Treasury Department of Painting and Sculpture, which administered funding for decorating federal buildings. Watson finally served in the Treasury Department's War Finance Division, where he organized exhibitions and posters by combat artists to promote the sale of war bonds. Forbes Watson's papers are held in the Archives of American Art.

Gifford Beal was an American artist who worked with many organizations for the advancements of the arts, finding inspiration from a wide variety of sources, including holiday scenes, every-day life, and landscapes. Beal loved spontaneity and was influenced by French Impressionists. He was commissioned by the government to paint two murals: one on the post office in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and one in the Main Interior Building in Washington, D.C. Beal's papers are held in the Archives of American Art.

Aaron Bohrod was born in Chicago, Illinois on November 21, 1907, where he studied art at the Art Institute of Chicago. He worked for a while in the advertising art department at the Fair Department Store in Chicago, but eventually moved to New York City, where he joined the Art Students League. He died on April 3, 1992. During World War II, Bohrod worked as an artist for the United States Army Corps of Engineer and Life magazine in Europe.

Carroll Cloar was an American realist and surrealist who lived from 1913 to 1993. He grew up in Arkansas, but later moved to Tennessee, travelled Europe, and joined the Art Students League in New York City. During World War II, he joined the U.S. Army Air Corps, and although he did complete some artwork during this period, none of it survives. Cloar then settled in Memphis. One of his paintings was chosen to commemorate President Clinton's inauguration in 1993. Cloar died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on April 10, 1993, after a long battle with cancer.

Samuel Colman was an American painter who belonged to the Hudson River School, and is most well-remembered for his landscapes. He was born in Portland, Maine, in 1832, and began exhibiting at the young age of 18. At 27 he was elected an associate of the National Academy, and later studied abroad in Paris and Spain. He was made a full Academician upon his return to the United States, and both founded and served as the first president of the American Water-color Society. He continued to both study in Europe and exhibit artwork, moving from New York to Rhode Island. Colman is represented in the metropolitan Museum, Chicago Art Institute, and many other collections. He died in New York City in 1920.

Josephine Daskam Bacon was an American writer known for writing about "women's issues" and using female protagonists. She wrote a series of juvenile mysteries and helped pioneer the Girl Scouts movement, writing a guidebook for the organization.

Daniel Denison Rogers is perhaps most widely remembered for the painting that John Singleton Copley completed of his wife, Abigail Bromfield.

Ithiel Town was an American architect and civil engineer who lived from October 3, 1784 to June 13, 1844. He worked in the Federal and revivalist Greek and Gothic styles, and was widely copied. He was born in Connecticut, and built both Center Church and Trinity Church in New Haven. Town patented a wooden lattice truss bridge, which made him quite wealthy. He formed a professional architecture firm with Alexander Jackson Davis. One of Town's most amazing feats was the construction of the Potomac Aqueduct in Washington, D.C., which allowed fully loaded canal boats to cross the Potomac River.

William Parker Elliot designed the old U.S. Patent Office, a very important Greek Revival building, with Ithiel Town.

George de Forest Brush was an American painter who grew up in Connecticut and is typified by his paintings and drawings of Native Americans. Even after moving from Wyoming, where he met the Native Americans, back to the East, Brush still occasionally enjoyed living in a teepee. Brush's artistic style later developed into Renaissance-inspired portraits. He was friends with Abbott H. Thayer, and along with Brush's wife, Mary, and son, Gerome, they all contributed to early camouflage designs. Brush died in New Hampshire in 1941.

Chester Harding was an American portrait painter born in Massachusetts in 1792. He worked in many different professions, finally becoming a self-taught itinerant portrait painter. Harding settled in Beacon Hill, Boston, Massachusetts, in a building that now houses the Boston Bar Association (the Chester Harding House, a Historic National Landmark). He studied at the Philadelphia School of Design, later setting up a studio in London, where he befriended and painted for royalty and nobility. Harding finally returned to Boston, where he died in 1866.

Local Numbers:

FSA A2009.06 4

Other Archival Materials:

Thomas B. Brumbaugh research material on Abbott Handerson Thayer and other artists, 1876-1994 (bulk 1960s-1994); Also located at Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Collection Rights:

Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.

Topic:

Art, American  Search this

Real property  Search this

Drawing  Search this

Genre/Form:

Lithographs -- 1950-2000

Correspondence -- 19th century

Correspondence -- 20th century

Collection Citation:

The Brumbaugh Collection of Artist Letters. FSA.A2009.06. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Identifier:

FSA.A2009.06, Series FSA A2009.06 4

See more items in:

The Brumbaugh Collection of Artist Letters

Archival Repository:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives

GUID:

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EDAN-URL:

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Creator:

Churchill, Frank C. (Frank Carroll), 1850-1912  Search this

Churchill, Clara G.  Search this

Names:

United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs  Search this

United States. Department of the Interior  Search this

Extent:

3,710 Photographic prints (29 photograph albums)

3 Linear feet

1430 Negatives (photographic) (acetate)

325 Lantern slides (colored)

Culture:

Oklahoma Cherokee  Search this

Oklahoma Muskogee (Creek)  Search this

Osage  Search this

A:shiwi (Zuni)  Search this

Indians of North America  Search this

Sioux [Crow Creek]  Search this

Ponca  Search this

Chaticks Si Chaticks (Pawnee)  Search this

Oklahoma Seminole  Search this

Quapaw  Search this

Miami [Oklahoma]  Search this

Wyandotte [Oklahoma]  Search this

Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)  Search this

Ho-Chunk (Winnebago)  Search this

Eastern Shawnee [Quapaw Agency, Oklahoma]  Search this

Chaticks Si Chaticks (Pawnee)  Search this

Oto  Search this

Sioux [Crow Creek]  Search this

Chickasaw  Search this

Modoc  Search this

Kiowa  Search this

Kaw (Kansa)  Search this

Diné (Navajo)  Search this

Acoma Pueblo  Search this

Akimel O'odham (Pima)  Search this

Cahuilla  Search this

Chemehuevi  Search this

Cochiti Pueblo  Search this

Hopi Pueblo  Search this

Isleta Pueblo  Search this

K'apovi (Santa Clara Pueblo)  Search this

Kumeyaay (Diegueño)  Search this

Laguna Pueblo  Search this

Payómkawichum (Luiseño)  Search this

Mescalero Apache  Search this

Mojave (Mohave)  Search this

Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan Pueblo)  Search this

Picuris Pueblo  Search this

Piipaash (Maricopa)  Search this

Puye Pueblo  Search this

Quechan (Yuma/Cuchan)  Search this

San Carlos Apache  Search this

Taos Pueblo  Search this

Tohono O'odham (Papago)  Search this

Minnesota Chippewa  Search this

Lake Superior Chippewa  Search this

Potawatomi  Search this

Menominee (Menomini)  Search this

Pechanga Band Luiseño  Search this

Rincon Band Luiseño  Search this

Santa Ysabel (Santa Isabela) Diegueño  Search this

Pala Band Luiseño (Agua Caliente)  Search this

Yuit (Siberian Yup'ik)  Search this

Inupiaq (Alaskan Inupiat Eskimo)  Search this

Bering Strait Inupiaq  Search this

Alutiiq (Pacific Eskimo)  Search this

Tlingit  Search this

Eastern Band of Cherokee  Search this

Pikuni Blackfeet (Piegan)  Search this

Wahpetonwan Dakota (Wahpeton Sioux)  Search this

Seminole  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographic prints

Negatives (photographic)

Lantern slides

Photographs

Photograph albums

Place:

Utah

Alaska

Oklahoma

Washington

Florida

Montana

Arizona

Arkansas

Missouri

North Carolina

Minnesota

New Mexico

California

Date:

1880-1928

bulk 1899-1909

Summary:

The Frank C. and Clara G. Churchill collection includes photographic negatives, photo albums, lantern slides, journals, scrapbooks and other documents created and compiled by the Churchills over the course of Frank's career as a special agent and Indian Inspector for the Department of the Interior between 1899 and 1909. Initially assigned as a revenue collector to the Cherokee Nation and later as an Indian Inspector reviewing boarding schools, Frank's assignments took him all over the United States including Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma), Missouri, Texas, Nebraska, Kansas, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, California, Florida, North Carolina and Alaska. During this time the Churchills visited over 80 different Native communities shooting photographs and taking notes.

Scope and Contents:

The Frank C. and Clara G. Churchill collection includes 1430 photographic negatives, 29 photo albums containing 3710 photographic prints, 325 lantern slides, and 3 linear feet of journals, scrapbooks, and other documents created and compiled by the Churchills over the course of Frank's career as a special agent and Indian Inspector for the Department of the Interior between 1899 and 1909.

Series 1: Photographs in Indian Territory (Oklahoma): Muskogee, Tahlequah, Sulphur Springs and Other Assignments, 1899-1903, includes 11 photo albums and 357 negatives from Frank Churchill's original assignment as revenue collector to the Cherokee Nation. Locations include Indian Territory (Oklahoma) [bulk], Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, Arkansas, and Missouri. The Native communities visited and photographed in this series include— Oklahoma Cherokee, Oklahoma Muskogee (Creek), Quapaw, Osage, Miami, Wyandotte [Oklahoma], Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne), Winnebago [Nebraska], Eastern Shawnee [Quapaw Agency, Oklahoma], Ponca, Chaticks Si Chaticks (Pawnee), Oto, Sioux [Crow Creek], Kaw (Kansa), Chickasaw, Modoc, Kiowa, Choctaw.

Series 2: Photographs in the Southwest and Midwest: Arizona, New Mexico, Califonia, Minnesota and Wisconsin, 1903-1907, includes 9 photo albums and 832 negatives from Frank Churchill's assignment as an Indian Inspector. Because the Churchills visited some of the same locations on multiple occasions, it has been hard to date some of the negatives. For that reason, all the negatives made in the Southwest have been included in this series, though there are two photo albums with Southwest photographs included in Series 4. Locations in this series includes Arizona, New Mexico, California, Minnesota and Wisconsin. The Native Communities visited and photographed in this series include—A:shiwi (Zuni), Diné (Navajo), Acoma Pueblo, Akimel O'odham (Pima), Cahuilla, Chemehuevi, Cochiti Pueblo, Hopi Pueblo, Isleta Pueblo, K'apovi (Santa Clara Pueblo), Kumeyaay (Diegueño), Laguna Pueblo, Luiseño (Luiseno), Mescalero Apache, Mojave (Mohave), Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan Pueblo), Picuris Pueblo, Piipaash (Maricopa), Puye Pueblo, Quechan (Yuma/Cuchan), San Carlos Apache, Taos Pueblo, Tohono O'odham (Papago).

Series 3: Photographs in Alaska and Oregon, 1905-1910 (bulk 1905), includes four photograph albums and 71 negatives from Frank Churchill's appointment as special agent, by President Roosevelt, to investigate the condition of the school & reindeer service and other affairs in Alaska in the summer and fall of 1905. Two of the albums were not made by the Churchills. The first of these (Box 20) includes photographs by William Hamilton and the second (Box 21) includes photographs by W. T. Lopp. Locations in Alaska include St. Lawrence Island, Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow, Teller, Diomedes Islands, Nome, Kotzebue, Wrangell, Port Clarence Bay, Unalaska Island and Baranof Island. There are a number of photographs aboard the U.S. Cutter "Bear" and aboard the mailboat "Georgia." Native communities photographed include—Yuit (Siberian Yup'ik), Inupiaq (Alaskan Inupiat Eskimo), Bering Strait Inupiaq [Diomedes], Alutiiq (Pacific Eskimo), Tlingit.

Series 4: Photographs in Arizona, Utah, North Carolina, Montana, North Dakota, Florida and Miscellaneous, 1907-1909, includes five photograph albums and 163 negatives from Frank Churchill's assignment at Indian Inspector. Because the Churchills visited some of the same locations in the Southwest (Arizona and Utah) on multiple occasions, it has been hard to date some of the negatives. For that reason, all the negatives made in the Southwest have been included in Series 3. Locations include Arizona, Utah, North Carolina, Montana, North Dakota and Florida. Native communities visited and photographed include-Diné (Navajo), Hopi Pueblo, Kaibab Paiute, Quechan (Yuma/Cuchan), Eastern Band of Cherokee, Pikuni Blackfeet (Piegan), Wahpetonwan Dakota [Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe], Turtle Mountain Chippewa, Seminole. There is restricted material in Box 23 (Album P23380).

Series 5: Non-Native Photographs: Colorado Vacation, Lebanon, New Hampshire, and other Materials, 1898-1913, includes four photograph albums from vacations and other visits made by the Churchills unrelated to Frank's activities as Indian Inspector.

Series 6: Manuscripts: Journals, Documents and Scrapbooks, 1880-1928 (bulk 1899-1909), includes three linear feet of materials arranged in three subseries. Subseries 6.1, Clara Churchill, includes 16 journals, 12 scrapbooks and various other manuscript materials written and accumulated by Clara Churchill during their travels. Many of the journals include personal writings as well as several photographs that are duplicated in the photograph albums. The journals and scrapbooks encompass the full range of the Churchills' travels and include notes from Indian Territory, Southwest, Midwest, Southeast, Plains and Alaska. Subseries 6.2, Colonel Frank C. Churchill, includes official documents around Churchill's assignments as well as the reports Frank submitted back to the Secretary of the Interior (Box 41 and 42). Subseries 6.3, Churchill Museum and Miscellaneous, includes catalogs and other notes related to the large collection of Native American objects amassed by Frank and Clara. Clara also collected other items such as shells, minerals, and sand.

Series 7: Lantern Slides for Lectures, 1899-1909, includes 325 hand colored glass lantern slides. These were made by the Churchills from existing negatives and used for lectures. Lantern slides #1-#121 include views photographed in Alaska in 1905. Sldes #122-#325 include an assortment of views from Oklahoma (Indian Territory), Nebraska, Montana, Minnesota, California, Arizona and New Mexico photographed between 1900 and 1909.

Arrangement:

The Frank C. and Clara G. Churchill collection has been arranged in seven series by material type and then chronologically. The first five series are then divided into subseries by "Photo Albums" and "Negatives." These include--Series 1: Photographs in Indian Territory (Oklahoma): Muskogee, Tahlequah, Sulphur Springs and Other Assignments, 1899-1903; Series 2: Photographs in the Southwest and Midwest: Arizona, New Mexico, California, Minnesota and Wisconsin, 1907-1907; Series 3: Photographs in Alaska and Oregon, 1905-1910 (bulk 1905-1905); Series 4: Photographs in Arizona, Utah, North Carolina, Montana, North Dakota, Florida and Miscellaneous, 1907-1909; Series 5: Non-Native Photographs: Colorado Vaction, Lebanon, New Hampshire, and other Materials.

Series 6: Manuscripts: Journals, Documents and Scrapbooks, 1880-1928, is arranged in three subseries. Subseries 6.1: Clara G. Churchill, Subseries 6.2: Frank C. Churchill, and Subseries 6.3: Churchill Museum and Miscellaneous. Series 7: Lantern Slides for Lectures, 1899-1909, is arranged in orginal number order from the Hood Museum at Dartmouth College.

Biographical / Historical:

Frank Carroll Churchill was born August 2, 1850 to Benjamin P. Churchill and Susanna Thompson in West Fairlee, Vermont. Frank was educated at Thetford Academy in Thetford, VT and worked as a clerk for D.C. Churchill & Co. in Lyme, NH between 1869-1870. Between 1870 and 1877, Churchill was employed by H.W. Carter as a wholesale merchant in Lebanon, New Hampshire. During this time, Churchill met Clara Corser Turner and they were married on June 11, 1874.

Clara G. (Turner) Churchill was born December 16, 1851, to Colonel Francis H. Corser and Sarah Hook (Perkins) Corser. Colonel Corser and his wife died young, and Clara was adopted by George and Abby H. Turner of Concord, New Hampshire. In 1877, in association with William S. Carter, Frank Churchill opened the business "Carter & Churchill" which was in this business for 21 years. Churchill held various political offices from 1879-91. He served as chairman of the Republican town committee of Lebanon and of the Republican State committee in 1890 and 1891. He served on the staff of Governor Natt Head in 1879 and 1880, with the rank of Colonel. He was chairman of the New Hampshire delegation at the Republican National Convention which nominated President Harrison and represented the Fourth District in the Executive Council in 1889-1890 during the administration of Governor David. H. Goodell.

In 1899 Frank was appointed revenue inspector for the Cherokee Nation in Indian Territory and was later appointed a special agent for the Interior Department to formulate a system of public schools in Indian Territory (Oklahoma) and across the Southwest. In 1905, he was appointed special agent, by President Roosevelt, to investigate the condition of the school & reindeer service and other affairs in Alaska and was reappointed Indian Inspector between 1905-1909. In 1909, Churchill resigned due to failing health and died November 5, 1912. Clara accompanied Frank on all his travels between 1899 and 1909 (see below chronology for full details) maintaining journals and writing articles for publication in "WHAT." Clara was also a painter, producing watercolors and hand-painting many of the photographs she and Frank made on their travels. Following Frank's death, Clara maintained their collection of Native artifacts and photographs in their home in Lebanon, New Hampshire. Clara died April 16, 1945, bequeathing the full collection to Dartmouth College.

Frank Churchill's assignments as Special agent and Indian Inspector from 1899-1909 took him all over the United States including Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma), Missouri, Texas, Nebraska, Kansas, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, California, Florida, North Carolina and Alaska. During this time the Churchills visited over 80 different Native communities. For more details, see the chronology below.

Travels in Indian Territory (Oklahoma) and other assignments, 1899-1903

1899, June 29 -- Churchills arrive in Muskogee, Indian Territory (Oklahoma).

1899, July-October -- Visit to Fort Gibson, Tahlequah, Sallisaw, and Vinita (Indian Territory/Oklahoma). Visit to Noel and South west City, Missouri. Visit to Chelsea and Coffeyville, Kansas. Visit to Fort Smith, Arkansas.

1899, November -- Visit Tahlequah while the Cherokee Nation legislature was in session.

1899, December -- Travel in Colorado.

1900, March -- Return to Muskogee and Fort Gibson.

1900, Sept 17-Oct 5 -- Dawes Commission in Vinita.

1901, Mar-Apr 3 -- Visit to the Quapaw Agency, Wyandotte Reservation and school, Modoc reservation and the town of Miami.

1901, April -- Visit to Denison, Texas. Visit to Checotah, Eufaula, South McAlester (Choctaw nation).

1901, Summer -- Visit to Pawhuska, Osage Nation.

1901, October -- Visit to Tishomingo, seat of government of the Chickasaws.

1902, January -- Trip to the Chickasaw Nation Visit to Anadarko, Indian Agency of the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache, Fort Sill, Wichita Mountains, and Lawton.

1902, May -- Frank is dispatched to Sioux City, Iowa.

1902, May-June -- Visit to Winnebago Agency, Omaha Agency, Santee Agency.

1902, July -- Visit to St. Paul, Minnesota and Eau Claire, Wisconsin, (Chippewa Falls). Frank is sent to Sulphur Springs, Texas, to author a report.

1902, August -- Churchills return to Muskogee, IT.

1902, September-October -- Trip to White Eagle, Ponca Agency for a month. Visit to Otoe school, Pawnee School, Shawnee, Sac and Fox reservations.

1902, November-December -- Visit to Crow Creek Agency.

1903, January -- Return to Sulpher Springs, Texas.

1903, March -- Visit to Pawhuska, Osage Nation.

1903, April -- Visit to Colorado.

1903, May-October -- Visit to 23 towns in Oklahoma (IT) with the Secretary of the Interior.

Travels in New Mexico, Arizona and California, 1903-1905

1903, November -- Frank receives orders to proceed to Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico.

1903, December 9 -- Visit to Zuni, followed by Canyon de Chelly, Hubbell's Ranch, Keams Canyon.

1903, December 21 -- Visit to Hopi Pueblo. Walpi, Polacca Day School, Oraibi, Shumopavi (Shungopavi/Songoopavi), Shipaulovi (Supawlavi) and Mishongnovi (Musungnuvi).

1903, December 28 -- Visit to Fort Defiance.

1904, January -- Travel in New Mexico. Visit to Gallup, Laguna Pueblo, Acomita, Paraje, Acoma, Albuquerque, Isleta Pueblo, Santa Fe, Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan Pueblo), K'apovi (Santa Clara Pueblo).

1904, February -- Visit to Sacaton, Akimel O'odham (Pima) Reservation and Casa Grande ruins in Arizona.

1904, March -- Visit to Lehi Day School, Salt River Day School, Phoenix Indian School, Gila River Crossing Day School and Maricopa Day School, Arizona.

1904, March 10-26 -- Visit to Fort Mojave and Chemehuevi.

1904, March 30-April -- Visit to Riverside, California, Sherman Institute and Perris School. Side trip to Yuma, Arizona.

1905, January-February -- Visit to Sulphur, IT.

1905, March -- Visit to Mescalero Apache Agency, San Carlos Apache Agency, Geronimo Settlement, Rice Station School at Talkalai.

1905, April 10-20 -- Return to Sherman Institute in Riverside, California. Visit to San Jacinto, Perris, Saboba, Cahuilla, San Manuella (Band of Mission Indians), Coachella, Torres Reservation, Martinez Reservation Day School, Cabazon Reservation, Protrero Reservation and Day School.

1905, April 22-May -- Visit to Temecula, Pechanga Day School, Pala Mission, Campo Reservation, Mission of San Luis Rey, Rincon Day School, Mesa Grande School, Santa Ysabel (Diegueno), Volcan Mountain Day School.

Travels in Alaska, 1905

1905, June -- Frank receives an assignment in Alaska.

1905, July -- Board the U.S. Revenue Cutter "Bear" in Nome. Visit to Reindeer Station in Teller, Cape Prince of Wales, Kotzebue Sound, Cape Thompson, Point Hope and Point Barrow.

1905, August -- Visit to Wainwright Inlet, return to Nome. Visit to Anvil Creek, Gologin (Golovin) Bay, St. Lawrence Island, Pribilof Islands (Seal Islands), St. George, Dutch Harbor and Unalaska.

1905, September -- Board the "Dora" anchored near Belkofski, Cold Bay, Karluk, Afgonak, and Kodiak. Stop in Homer, Seldovia and Seward. Visit to Sitka.

1905, September 28 -- Board the steamer "Georgia" to Juneau and Skagway via Hoonah.

1905, October -- Return to Lebanon, NH.

Travels in Arizona, New Mexico, Minnesota, Wisconsin, California and Utah, 1906-1907

1906, March-April -- Re-assigned to Southwest and arrive in Tucson, Arizona. Visit to San Xavier Mission, Tohono O'odham (Papago) reservation, Casa Grande, Sacaton, Maricopa, Gila Crossing, Salt River and Phoenix schools.

1906, May -- Return to New Mexico to visit Gallup and Zuni Day School.

1906, June -- Visit to St, Paul, Minnesota and the White Earth (Ojibwe) reservation and Wild Rice River School in Boliere.

1906, July -- Visit to Ashland, Wisconsin, Lac Courte Oreilles, Hayward, and Lac de Flambeau (La Pointe Agency.

1906, July-September -- Return to Lebanon, New Hampshire.

1906, September -- Visit to Fond du Lac (Winnebago Lake), Wabeno, and Carter, Wisconsin.

1906, October -- Visit to Phlox, Wausau, Minocqua, Star Lake, Bark River and Wausaukee, Wisconsin.

1906, November-December -- Visit to Keshena (Green Bay Indian School), Menominee Reservation and Ashland, Wisconsin.

1906, December-January -- Stay in Washington, DC.

1907, February -- Return to Albuquerque, New Mexico.

1907, March -- Visit to Santa Fe and various Pueblos (Cochiti, Tesuque, San Ildefonso, Ohkay Owingeh [San Juan], Toas and Picuris).

1907, April -- Return to Albuquerque, visit to Pueblos (Isleta, Laguna, Mesita, Acomita, Paraje, Acoma, Seama).

1907, April -- Visit to Phoenix, Arizona (Phoenix Indian School), Fort McDowell and Salt River Day School.

1907, May -- Visit to Sacaton, Maricopa, Casa Grande, and Yuma, Arizona.

1907, June -- Visit to Riverside (Sherman Institute), and Pomona, California.

1907, June-July -- Travel to Salt Lake City, Utah. Visit Panguitch, Orton, Kanab, Escalante and Marysvale, Utah.

1907, July-August -- Return to Arizona. Visit Flagstaff, Tuba Indian School, as well as Hopi Pueblo (Walpi, Moencopi, and Oraibi).

1907, September-October -- Return to Lebanon, NH.

Travels in North Carolina, Montana and Florida, 1907-1909

1907, October 22 -- Assigned to Cherokee, North Carolina, to make a new roll of the Eastern Band of Cherokee.

1907, November -- Arrive in Cherokee, North Caolina.

1908, February -- Visit to Robbinsville and Big Cove

1908, April -- Cherokee council meeting regarding Churchill's new roll.

1908, May -- Completes assignment in North Carolina.

1908, June-September -- Return to Washington, DC and Lebanon, New Hampshire.

1908, September-October -- Trip to Montana. Visit to Browning, Blackfeet Reservation, Harlem, Fort Belknap and Fort Peck.

1908, November -- Visit to Spirit Lake (Devil's Lake) and Wahpeton, and Fort Totten, North Dakota.

1908, December -- Visit to Morris, Minnesota.

1909, January -- Trip to Washington, DC for the inauguration of President Taft.

1909, February -- Visit to Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

1909, March-April -- Trip to Florida. Visit to Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Tampa Bay, St. Petersburg, Gainesville, and St. Augustine.

1909, May -- Visit to Soco Creek and Cherokee, North Carolina.

1909, July -- Return to Lebanon, New Hampshire.

1909, August -- Resignation as Indian Inspector.

Related Materials:

A large collection of Native American cultural objects and archaeology bequeathed by Clara Churchill can still be found at the Hood Museum at Dartmouth College.

Provenance:

Frederick Dockstader, former director of the Museum of the American Indian (MAI), Heye Foundation, illegally removed the majority of the photographs (photo albums, negatives) and manuscript material (journals, reports) from the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College in 1955, before depositing them at the MAI. Those materials were officially gifted to NMAI in 2018 by the Hood Museum. Additional materials from the Churchill collection that remained at the Hood Museum (lantern slides, photographs, scrapbooks, journals) were donated in 2020. These materials have been noted in the finding aid.

Restrictions:

Access to NMAI Archives Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).

Rights:

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish or broadbast materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiarchives@si.edu.

Topic:

Boarding schools  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Photographic prints

Photograph albums

Negatives (photographic)

Citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Frank C. and Clara G. Churchill collection, NMAI.AC.058, National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NMAI.AC.058

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Frank C. and Clara G. Churchill collection

Archival Repository:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv45e31a2d8-afd7-4320-96c7-1f596f51c142

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmai-ac-058

Creator:

National Museum of the American Indian  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2009-03-27T19:36:59.000Z

YouTube Category:

News & Politics  Search this

Topic:

Native Americans;American Indians  Search this

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SmithsonianNMAI

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

YouTube Channel:

SmithsonianNMAI

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_3-rRiE0kv_M

Associated person:

Lincoln, Abraham  Search this

Measurements:

overall: 19 1/2 in x 16 in; 49.53 cm x 40.64 cm

Object Name:

Print

Associated place:

United States: District of Columbia

Depicted:

United States: Illinois, Springfield

Associated Place:

United States: District of Columbia, White House

Associated date:

March 4, 1865

General subject association:

Presidential Inaugaration  Search this

Inauguration  Search this

Address  Search this

ID Number:

ZZ.RSN82605Y02

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Political and Military History: Political History, Campaign Collection

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-1f30-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_512705

Depicted (sitter):

Obama, Barack H.  Search this

Maker:

Ballard, Karen  Search this

Physical Description:

paper (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 16 in x 20 in; 40.64 cm x 50.8 cm

image: 12 in x 18 in; 30.48 cm x 45.72 cm

Object Name:

photograph

Place Made:

United States: District of Columbia, Capitol Hill

Associated Place:

United States: District of Columbia, National Mall

United States: District of Columbia, Capitol Hill, United States Capitol

Date made:

2009-01-20

Subject:

Presidents  Search this

Inaugurations  Search this

Related event:

Presidential Inauguration of 2009  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Karen Ballard

ID Number:

2010.0165.01

Catalog number:

2010.0165.01

Accession number:

2010.0165

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Work and Industry: Photographic History

Government, Politics, and Reform

Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-3930-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1398001

Depicted (sitter):

Obama, Barack H.  Search this

Maker:

Ballard, Karen  Search this

Physical Description:

paper (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 20 in x 16 in; 50.8 cm x 40.64 cm

image: 18 in x 12 in; 45.72 cm x 30.48 cm

Object Name:

photograph

Place Made:

United States: District of Columbia, Capitol Hill

Associated Place:

United States: District of Columbia, Capitol Hill, United States Capitol

Date made:

2009-01-20

Subject:

Presidents  Search this

Inaugurations  Search this

Flags  Search this

Related event:

Presidential Inauguration of 2009  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Karen Ballard

ID Number:

2010.0165.04

Catalog number:

2010.0165.04

Accession number:

2010.0165

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Work and Industry: Photographic History

Government, Politics, and Reform

Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-3932-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1398004

Depicted:

Obama, Barack H.  Search this

Maker:

Souza, Pete  Search this

Physical Description:

paper (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 16 in x 20 in; 40.64 cm x 50.8 cm

image: 12 in x 18 in; 30.48 cm x 45.72 cm

Object Name:

photograph

Place Made:

United States: District of Columbia, Washington

Associated Place:

United States: District of Columbia, White House

Date made:

2009-01

Subject:

Presidents  Search this

Inaugurations  Search this

Related event:

Presidential Inauguration of 2009  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Pete Souza

ID Number:

2010.0169.01

Catalog number:

2010.0169.01

Accession number:

2010.0169

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Work and Industry: Photographic History

Government, Politics, and Reform

Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-3938-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1398012

Depicted (sitter):

Obama, Barack H.  Search this

Depicted:

Clinton, Hillary Rodham  Search this

Maker:

Souza, Pete  Search this

Physical Description:

paper (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 16 in x 20 in; 40.64 cm x 50.8 cm

image: 12 in x 18 in; 30.48 cm x 45.72 cm

Object Name:

photograph

Place Made:

United States: District of Columbia, Washington

Associated Place:

United States: District of Columbia, White House

Date made:

2009-01

Subject:

Presidents  Search this

Inaugurations  Search this

First Ladies  Search this

Secretary of State  Search this

Flags  Search this

Related event:

Presidential Inauguration of 2009  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Pete Souza

ID Number:

2010.0169.02

Catalog number:

2010.0169.02

Accession number:

2010.0169

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Work and Industry: Photographic History

Government, Politics, and Reform

Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-39e5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1398013

Depicted:

Obama, Barack H.  Search this

Maker:

Souza, Pete  Search this

Physical Description:

paper (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 16 in x 20 in; 40.64 cm x 50.8 cm

image: 12 in x 18 in; 30.48 cm x 45.72 cm

Object Name:

photograph

Place Made:

United States: District of Columbia, Washington

Associated Place:

United States: District of Columbia, White House

Date made:

2009-01

Subject:

Presidents  Search this

Inaugurations  Search this

Related event:

Presidential Inauguration of 2009  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Pete Souza

ID Number:

2010.0169.03

Catalog number:

2010.0169.03

Accession number:

2010.0169

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Work and Industry: Photographic History

Government, Politics, and Reform

Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-3439-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1398014

Depicted (sitter):

Obama, Barack H.  Search this

Maker:

Souza, Pete  Search this

Physical Description:

paper (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 16 in x 20 in; 40.64 cm x 50.8 cm

image: 12 in x 18 in; 30.48 cm x 45.72 cm

Object Name:

photograph

Place Made:

United States: District of Columbia, Washington

Associated Place:

United States: District of Columbia, White House

Date made:

2009-01

Subject:

Presidents  Search this

Related event:

Presidential Inauguration of 2009  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Pete Souza

ID Number:

2010.0169.04

Catalog number:

2010.0169.04

Accession number:

2010.0169

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Work and Industry: Photographic History

Government, Politics, and Reform

Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-343a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1398015

Depicted (sitter):

Obama, Barack H.  Search this

Kennedy, John F.  Search this

Maker:

Souza, Pete  Search this

Physical Description:

paper (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 20 in x 16 in; 50.8 cm x 40.64 cm

overall: 18 in x 12 in; 45.72 cm x 30.48 cm

Object Name:

photograph

Place Made:

United States: District of Columbia, Washington

Associated Place:

United States: District of Columbia, White House

Date made:

2009/01

2009-01

Subject:

Presidents  Search this

Related event:

Presidential Inauguration of 2009  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Pete Souza

ID Number:

2010.0169.05

Catalog number:

2010.0169.05

Accession number:

2010.0169

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Work and Industry: Photographic History

Government, Politics, and Reform

Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-343b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1398016

Depicted (sitter):

Obama, Barack H.  Search this

Maker:

Souza, Pete  Search this

Physical Description:

paper (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 16 in x 20 in; 40.64 cm x 50.8 cm

image: 12 in x 18 in; 30.48 cm x 45.72 cm

Object Name:

photograph

Place Made:

United States: District of Columbia, Washington

Associated Place:

United States: District of Columbia, Capitol Hill, United States Capitol

Date made:

2009-01-20

Subject:

Inaugurations  Search this

Presidents  Search this

Smithsonian Institution  Search this

Related event:

Presidential Inauguration of 2009  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Pete Souza

ID Number:

2010.0169.06

Catalog number:

2010.0169.06

Accession number:

2010.0169

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Work and Industry: Photographic History

Government, Politics, and Reform

Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-343c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1398017

Depicted (sitter):

Obama, Barack H.  Search this

Bush, George W.  Search this

Maker:

Kennerly, David Hume  Search this

Physical Description:

paper (overall material)

printed (overall production method/technique)

colorless (wrapper color)

paper (wrapper material)

Measurements:

overall: 16 in x 20 in; 40.64 cm x 50.8 cm

Object Name:

photograph

Place Made:

United States: District of Columbia

Associated Place:

United States: District of Columbia, White House

Date made:

2010-01-20

2009-01-20

Subject:

Presidents  Search this

Uniforms, Military  Search this

Automobiles  Search this

Related event:

Presidential Inauguration of 2009  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of David Hume Kennerly

ID Number:

2010.0176.07

Catalog number:

2010.0176.07

Accession number:

2010.0176

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Work and Industry: Photographic History

Government, Politics, and Reform

Military

Transportation

Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-8af0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1398116

Maker:

Kittner, Sam  Search this

Physical Description:

paper (overall material)

printed (overall production method/technique)

colorless (wrapper color)

plastic (wrapper material)

Measurements:

overall: 20 in x 16 in; 50.8 cm x 40.64 cm

Object Name:

photograph

Place Made:

United States: District of Columbia

Associated Place:

United States: District of Columbia, White House

Date made:

2009-01

Subject:

Presidency  Search this

Inaugurations  Search this

Related event:

Presidential Inauguration of 2009  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Sam Kittner

ID Number:

2010.0177.01

Catalog number:

2010.0177.01

Accession number:

2010.0177

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Work and Industry: Photographic History

Government, Politics, and Reform

Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-51c5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1398127

Depicted (sitter):

Obama, Barack H.  Search this

Obama, Michelle  Search this

Biden, Joe  Search this

Biden, Jill  Search this

Maker:

Rosenbaum, Daniel  Search this

Physical Description:

paper (overall material)

printed (overall production method/technique)

Measurements:

overall: 16 in x 20 in; 40.64 cm x 50.8 cm

Object Name:

photograph

Place Made:

United States: District of Columbia

Associated Place:

United States: District of Columbia, Capitol Hill, United States Capitol

Date made:

2009-01

Subject:

Inaugurations  Search this

Prayer  Search this

Vice Presidency  Search this

Presidency  Search this

First Ladies  Search this

Presidents  Search this

Related event:

Presidential Inauguration of 2009  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Daniel Rosenbaum

ID Number:

2010.0181.01

Catalog number:

2010.0181.01

Accession number:

2010.0181

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Work and Industry: Photographic History

Food

Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a7-5881-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1398204

Depicted (sitter):

Biden, Joe  Search this

Biden, Jill  Search this

Stevens, John Paul  Search this

Maker:

Harrington, John  Search this

Physical Description:

paper (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 16 in x 20 in; 40.64 cm x 50.8 cm

Object Name:

photograph

Place made:

United States: District of Columbia

Associated Place:

United States: District of Columbia, Capitol Hill, United States Capitol

Date made:

2009-01-20

Subject:

Inaugurations  Search this

Vice Presidency  Search this

Related event:

Presidential Inauguration of 2009  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of John Harrington

ID Number:

2010.0175.01

Catalog number:

2010.0175.01

Accession number:

2010.0175

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Work and Industry: Photographic History

Government, Politics, and Reform

Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-4fed-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1398502

Related:

Nixon, Richard M.  Search this

Physical Description:

plastic (overall material)

blue (overall color)

transparent (overall production method/technique)

Measurements:

overall: 3 1/2 in x 2 7/8 in; 8.89 cm x 7.3025 cm

Object Name:

glass

cup

Decorative motif:

United States: District of Columbia, Capitol Hill, United States Capitol

Date made:

1973-01-20

Classified:

Souvenirs  Search this

Novelty  Search this

General subject association:

Food Culture  Search this

Presidential Inaugaration  Search this

Related event:

Presidential Inauguration of 1973  Search this

ID Number:

2011.0227.006

Accession number:

2011.0227

Catalog number:

2011.0227.006

See more items in:

Political and Military History: Political History, General History Collection

Government, Politics, and Reform

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-8312-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1418127

Associated Name:

Kennedy, John F.  Search this

Physical Description:

metal (overall material)

blue; silver (overall color)

rectangular (overall shape)

metal (overall material)

blue; white (overall color)

circular (overall shape)

Measurements:

overall: 2 1/2 in x 7 1/4 in; 6.35 cm x 18.415 cm

Object Name:

tin, novelty

tin, souvenir

Place made:

United Kingdom: England

Depicted:

United States: District of Columbia, Capitol Hill, United States Capitol

Date made:

1982

Classified:

Souvenirs  Search this

Novelty  Search this

General subject association:

Food Culture  Search this

Decorative motif:

Presidents  Search this

Subject:

Presidency  Search this

Related event:

Presidential Inauguration of 1961  Search this

ID Number:

2011.0227.007

Accession number:

2011.0227

Catalog number:

2011.0227.007

See more items in:

Political and Military History: Political History, General History Collection

Government, Politics, and Reform

Food

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-e944-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1418132

Referenced:

Nixon, Richard M.  Search this

Maker:

AFL-CIO  Search this

Physical Description:

metal; fabric (overall material)

purple; gold; blue; red (overall color)

Measurements:

overall: 5 3/8 in x 1 5/8 in x 1 5/8 in; 13.6525 cm x 4.1275 cm x 4.1275 cm

Object Name:

button and ribbon

ribbon, commemorative

Decorative motif:

United States: District of Columbia, Capitol Hill, United States Capitol

Date made:

1969-01

Classified:

Novelty  Search this

Buttons, Badges, Ribbons  Search this

Souvenirs  Search this

General subject association:

Presidential Inaugaration  Search this

Related event:

Presidential Inauguration of 1969  Search this

ID Number:

2011.0227.013

Accession number:

2011.0227

Catalog number:

2011.0227.013

See more items in:

Political and Military History: Political History, General History Collection

Government, Politics, and Reform

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-8318-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1418175

Depicted (sitter):

Eisenhower, Dwight D.  Search this

Physical Description:

metal (overall material)

white; black (overall color)

circular (overall shape)

Measurements:

overall: 1 3/4 in; 4.445 cm

Object Name:

button

button, political

Decorative motif:

United States: District of Columbia, Capitol Hill, United States Capitol

Date made:

1957-01

Classified:

Souvenirs  Search this

Novelty  Search this

Buttons, Badges, Ribbons  Search this

General subject association:

Presidential Inauguration  Search this

Related event:

Presidential Inauguration of 1957  Search this

ID Number:

2011.0227.026

Accession number:

2011.0227

Catalog number:

2011.0227.026

See more items in:

Political and Military History: Political History, General History Collection

Government, Politics, and Reform

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-98e1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1418321