3 Photographic prints (black & white, 8 x 11.5 centimeters)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographic prints
Photographs
Place:
Louisiana
Date:
circa 1943
Scope and Contents:
Photographs from Ruth Landes' field research on the Acadians (Cajuns) of Louisiana. Three prints of same image with different exposures. Handwritten on versos by Landes:
landes_photo_louisiana_1940s_10 - "Shrimp boats -- oil derrick."
landes_photo_louisiana_1940s_73 - "Series 1. July 23 [?] Outpost oil well on Pelto dome, L. Pelto, Terrebonne coast."
The Ruth Landes papers are open for research. The nitrate negatives in this collection have been separated from the collection and stored offsite. Access to nitrate negatives is restricted due to preservation concerns.
Access to the Ruth Landes papers requires an appointment.
Ruth Landes papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
The revision of this finding aid and digitization of portions of the collection were made possible through the financial support of the Ruth Landes Memorial Research Fund.