Moore, Clarence B. (Clarence Bloomfield), 1852-1936 Search this
Extent:
7 Negatives (acetate)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Negatives
Photographs
Place:
Louisiana -- Antiquities
Florida -- Antiquities
Georgia -- Antiquities
Date:
circa 1903-1909
Scope and Contents note:
Photographs of figures and plates from Clarence B. Moore's publications, including "Antiquities of the Ouachita Valley" and "Certain Aboriginal Mounds of the Florida Central West-Coast." Images include drawings and photographs depicting pottery from archeological excavations in Florida, Georgia, and Louisiana.
Biographical/Historical note:
Clarence B. Moore (1852-1936) was a wealthy amateur archaeologist from Philadelphia. He excavated archeological sites (mostly burial mounds) on or near the shores of rivers of the American southeast, which he accessed with his steam-powered paddleboat, the Gopher of Philadelphia. Moore participated in over 850 excavations between 1891-1918, which he reported on in the Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot 81P
Location of Other Archival Materials:
Additional photographs relating to Moore's excavations held in National Anthropological Archives Photo Lot 40, Photo Lot 2000-78, Photo Lot 14, and Photo Lot 78.
Moore's writings can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in MS 7574, MS 2400, Ales Hrdlicka papers, Department of Anthropology records, and Bureau of American Ethnology records.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
