Photographer:

Bell, C. M. (Charles Milton), approximately 1849-1893  Search this

Dinwiddie, William, 1867-1934  Search this

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882  Search this

Gill, De Lancey, 1859-1940  Search this

Henshaw, Henry W. (Henry Wetherbee), 1850-1930  Search this

Hillers, John K., 1843-1925  Search this

Shindler, A. Zeno (Antonio Zeno), 1823-1899  Search this

Extent:

70 Prints (circa, albumen and silver gelatin)

Culture:

Indians of North America  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Prints

Photographs

Date:

circa 1850s-1900

Scope and Contents note:

The collection largely consists of late 19th century studio portraits of Native American delegates to Washington DC made by professional photographers including Antonio Zeno Shindler, William Dinwiddie, Henry W. Henshaw, John K. Hillers, De Lancey Gill, and Alexander Gardner.

Biographical/Historical note:

Many of the photographers represented in the collection were associated with or did work for the Bureau of American Ethnology.

Local Call Number(s):

NAA Photo Lot 141A

Location of Other Archival Materials:

Original negatives for many of the photographs in this collection are held in the National Anthropological Archives in the BAE historical negatives and Photo Lot 31.

Delegation portraits by these photographers are held in numerous collections within the National Anthropological Archives, including photo lot 60, photo lot 59, photo lot 24.

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research. Access to the collection requires an appointment.

Rights:

Contact the repository for terms of use.

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Citation:

Photo lot 141A, Portraits of Native American delegates to Washington DC, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.PhotoLot.141A

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3676a113b-7283-49b7-8a0c-ae31615b06b5

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-141a