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Creator:
LaVoy, Merl  Search this
Extent:
254 Copy prints
Culture:
Serbs  Search this
Macedonians  Search this
Turks  Search this
Transylvanian ethnic groups  Search this
Romanians  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Copy prints
Photographs
Place:
Hungary
Greece
Bulgaria
Romania
Serbia
Turkey
Date:
circa 1910-1920
Scope and Contents note:
Copies of photographs made by Merl Lavoy in modern Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary, Serbia, and Turkey diring the first World War. They document soldiers (mostly British, French, and Serbian) and war machinery, as well as images of cities and villages, and local people (Transylvanians, Macedonians, Serbs, and Turks). The collection also includes a series of images showing the King and Queen of Romania in Transylvania.
Biographical/Historical note:
Merl LaVoy (1886-1953) was a photographer, documentary film maker, and cameraman for Pathé News, a British company that produced documentaries, newsreels, and cinemagazines (1910-1970).
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot R92-40
Reproduction Note:
Copy prints made by Otis Archives.
Location of Other Archival Materials:
Additional LaVoy photographs held in National Anthropological Archives Photo Lot 8 and Photo Lot 97.
Correspondence from LaVoy held in the National Anthropological Archives in the Ales Hrdlicka Papers.
Provenance:
Donated by the Otis Archives, National Museum of Health and Medicine, 1992.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Rights:
This copy collection has been obtained for reference purposes only. Contact the repository for terms of use and access.
Topic:
Artisans  Search this
Markets  Search this
Musicians  Search this
Architecture  Search this
Artillery  Search this
Trench warfare  Search this
Armies  Search this
World War, 1914-1918  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Citation:
Photo Lot R92-40, Copies of Merl Lavoy photographs of Eastern Europe, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.PhotoLot.R92-40
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw30808042f-2a02-4b82-9cb7-0389dff13033
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-r92-40