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"(6) The Wedding March. Copyright 1900 by R.Y. Young." 34 1/2 Photonegative

Publisher:
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
American Stereoscopic Co.  Search this
Photographer:
Young, R.Y.  Search this
Collection Creator:
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (3 3/4" x 7")
Type:
Archival materials
Narrative cycles
Photographs
Stereoscopic photographs
Date:
1900
Local Numbers:
RSN 9073

Video number 08355
General:
Company catalog card included.
Same as RSN 9072; similar to RSN 10776.
Currently stored in box 2.1.1 [62].
Copy and Version Identification Note:
67274
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. The original glass plate is available for inspection if necessary in the Archives Center. A limited number of fragile glass negatives and positives in the collection can be viewed directly in the Archives Center by prior appointment. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Weddings  Search this
Rites and ceremonies  Search this
Dwellings  Search this
Love  Search this
Genre/Form:
Narrative cycles
Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Glass
Stereoscopic photographs
Collection Citation:
Underwood &Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection
Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection / Series 2: American Stereoscpopic Co. glass plates / 2.1: American Stereoscopic Negatives / RSN Numbers 9039-9109
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8942625d3-b65b-4ec9-84ec-dfb0c1443e68
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0143-ref18283

"... in Whom I Am Well Pleased"

Artist:
Prentiss Taylor, born Washington, DC 1907-died Washington, DC 1991  Search this
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Topic:
Ceremony\religion\baptism  Search this
Animal\bird\dove  Search this
Landscape\river\Jordan River  Search this
Religion\New Testament\Holy Spirit  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Irina A. Reed
Object number:
1974.44.30
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7e81817c7-d503-4534-9642-12c6b10098ff
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1974.44.30

"1570." Marriage of Cana, after Sabbatine, (graphics)

Artist:
Cort, Cor. 1536-1578  Search this
Sabbatini (copy after)  Search this
Medium:
Engraving
Type:
Graphic arts
Exhibition Catalogs
Date:
1570
Topic:
Religion--New Testament--Christ  Search this
Religion--New Testament--Marriage at Cana  Search this
Ceremony--Wedding  Search this
Figure group  Search this
Control number:
AECI 03530448
Data Source:
Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_aeci_73373

"67 Krieg 1914-15. Herstellung von Massengrabern fur russische Leichen." (caption under image). Location of mass graves for Russian dead, No. 12048 : stereo interpositive

Publisher:
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
Collection Creator:
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (piece, 5" x 7".)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Stereoscopic photographs
Place:
Russia
Date:
1915
Local Numbers:
RSN 25007
General:
Currently stored in box 3.2.41 [129], moved from [101].
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. The original glass plate is available for inspection if necessary in the Archives Center. A limited number of fragile glass negatives and positives in the collection can be viewed directly in the Archives Center by prior appointment. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
World War, 1914-1918 -- Stereographs  Search this
Battlefields -- World War, 1914-1918  Search this
burials  Search this
War casualties  Search this
Armed Forces  Search this
War  Search this
Funeral rites and ceremonies  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1910-1920 -- Interpositives -- Glass
Stereoscopic photographs
Collection Citation:
Underwood &Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
See more items in:
Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection
Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection / Series 3: Underwood & Underwood glass plates / 3.2: Underwood and Underwood Positives / RSN Numbers 25001-25099
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8492c74a6-78d0-4224-ac10-bbbe738ca2fc
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0143-ref22770

"A LA PORTE D'UN GOURBI Le Père Khoury bénit l'eau." [AT THE DOOR OF A GOURBI Father Khoury blesses the water.], Egypt

Creator:
Mission des Jésuites Français en Egypte  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (Binder, color, 5.5 x 3.5 in)
Container:
Binder 7
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Egypt
Date:
c. 1910
Scope and Contents:
A LA PORTE D'UN GOURBI[,] Le Père Khoury bénit l'eau.; CARTE POSTALE. Published by Mission des Jésuites Français en Egypte[,] Procure, 8, Place Ampère, Lyon (2e) C. c. p. 75.99
Series Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Item Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this
Identifier:
EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-1943
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Stephen Grant postcards
Stephen Grant postcards / Egypt - General
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo76e7b3b43-5ba9-439b-8302-16efc696e392
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-2001-001-ref3235

"A distinct church of the Lord Jesus": the history, archeology, and physical anthropology of the Tenth Street First African Baptist Church cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : site number 36PH72 : Vine Expressway (I-676), L.R.67045 / prepared for Gaudet & O'Brien Associates/Urban Engineers, Incorporated and Department of Transportation, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Engineering District 6-0 by T...

Title:
History, archeology, and physical anthropology of the Tenth Street First African Baptist Church cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Author:
Crist, Thomas A. J  Search this
John Milner Associates  Search this
Gaudet & O'Brien Associates/Urban Engineers, Inc  Search this
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Engineering District 6-0  Search this
Subject:
First African Baptist Church Cemetery (Philadelphia, Pa.)  Search this
Physical description:
275, 21 p., 18, 24 leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 28 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Date:
1996
Topic:
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites  Search this
African Americans--Anthropometry  Search this
African Americans--Health and hygiene  Search this
Excavations (Archaeology)  Search this
Call number:
F158.61.F57 D57 1996
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_558587

"Ablution basin in the yard of the mosque of Mohamed Ali.", Cairo, Egypt

Creator:
B Livadas & Coutsicos (Cairo)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (Binder, color, 5.5 x 3.5 in)
Container:
Binder 12
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Egypt
Scope and Contents:
CAIRO - Ablution basin in the yard of the mosque[,] of Mohamed Ali[,] LE CAIRE - Bassin d'ablutions dans la cour de[,] la mosquée de Mohamed Ali.; LC [logo]; 154; POST CARD.[,] Egypte.. Published by LC
Series Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Item Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this
Identifier:
EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-3314
See more items in:
Stephen Grant postcards
Stephen Grant postcards / Egypt - Cairo
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo757fee58a-268f-4348-a102-de72dce7ab7a
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-2001-001-ref4875

"Alabaster canopic box which held the four vessels.", Egypt

Creator:
Eastern Publishing Company (Cairo, Egypt)  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (Box, color, 4 x 6 in)
Container:
Box 24
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Egypt
Scope and Contents:
225 KING TUTANKHAMUN'S TREASURES[,] (1353-1344 B.C.); Museum number 984. Alabaster canopic box which[,] held the four vessels. In each vessel was a miniature[,] gold coffin containing the king's viscera.; Copyright: Eastern Publishing Company P.O.B. 261. Cairo; E P Co [logo]. Published by Eastern Publishing Company P.O.B. 261. Cairo
Series Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Item Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this
Identifier:
EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-6996
See more items in:
Stephen Grant postcards
Stephen Grant postcards / Pulled for Conservation
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo791722c1b-7828-4a6a-bbd8-6143ef3552be
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-2001-001-ref8569

"And then Zlan created the mask for the Dan"

Author:
Bruyninx, Elze  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Date:
1996
Topic:
Dan face masks  Search this
Masks, Dan  Search this
Religion  Search this
Dan masquerades  Search this
Dan masquerade performance  Search this
Dan miniature masks (Costume).)  Search this
Call number:
N5310.8.B4 A58 1996
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_752779

"Arrival at Capitol--Pres. Roosevelt and party ascending Senate wing steps." No. 9911 : stereoscopic interpositive

Topic:
INAUGURATION OF T. ROOSEVELT
Publisher:
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
H.C. White Co.  Search this
Photographer:
White, C. W.  Search this
Names:
United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919  Search this
Collection Creator:
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (piece, 3-3/4" x 7".)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Stereoscopic photographs
Place:
Washington (D.C.) -- 1900-1910
Date:
1905
Local Numbers:
RSN 6287

Video number 05048
General:
Currently stored in box 1.2.2 [212].
Cancelled by scratching.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. The original glass plate is available for inspection if necessary in the Archives Center. A limited number of fragile glass negatives and positives in the collection can be viewed directly in the Archives Center by prior appointment. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Rites and ceremonies  Search this
Presidents -- United States -- Inauguration  Search this
Presidents -- United States -- 1900-1910.  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Interpositives -- Glass
Stereoscopic photographs
Collection Citation:
Underwood &Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
See more items in:
Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection
Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection / Series 1: H. C. White glass plates / 1.2: H.C. White Interpositives / RSN Numbers 6255-6347
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep88738e839-ca9d-4c46-a1cc-4b5640b02910
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0143-ref6224

"As above. so below" : ritual and commemoration in African American archaeological contexts in the northern United States / Cheryl J. LaRoche

Author:
LaRoche, Cheryl Janifer  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Subject:
President's House (Philadelphia, Pa.)  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
New York (State)
New York
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
African Burial Ground National Monument (New York, N.Y.)
Date:
2014
Topic:
African Americans  Search this
African American burials  Search this
African American archaeology  Search this
Commemorating (Function)  Search this
Collective memory  Search this
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites  Search this
Slave quarters  Search this
African American grave goods  Search this
Call number:
DT16.5 .M37 2014
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1102266

"Au Roi%", (painting)

Artist:
Willems, Florent  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Exhibition Catalogs
Date:
1876
Topic:
Figure(s) In Interior  Search this
Recreation--Cafe  Search this
Occupation--Other--Aristocrat  Search this
Ceremony--Other--Toast  Search this
Control number:
AECI 05340004
Data Source:
Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_aeci_101260

"Becoming Foyn" among the Kom of the Cameroon Western Grassfield

Author:
Nkwi, Paul Nchoji  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Date:
1990
Topic:
Kings and rulers  Search this
Rites and ceremonies  Search this
Call number:
GN645 .A258 1989
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_489431

"Belgian Village" a Century of Progress--Chicago

Artist:
Morris Henry Hobbs, born Rockford, IL 1892-died New Orleans, LA 1967  Search this
Medium:
etching on paper
Dimensions:
plate: 11 3/4 x 9 3/8 in. (29.8 x 23.8 cm)
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Date:
1933
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Ceremony\festival\exposition  Search this
Cityscape\Illinois\Chicago  Search this
Architecture Exterior\civic\tower  Search this
Belgian  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chicago Society of Etchers
Object number:
1935.13.577
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7c9a0c140-8f70-4a2d-9b2b-9bb7e575ba0f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1935.13.577

"Burn the mmonwu" : contradictions and contestations in masquerade performance in Uga, Anambra State in southeastern Nigeria

Author:
Gore, Charles (Charles D.)  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Nigeria
Anambra State
Uga (Anambra State, Nigeria)
Date:
2008
Topic:
Igbo masquerades  Search this
Pentecostals  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Call number:
N1 .A258
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_912189

"CONAKRY République de GUINÉE La Grande Mosquée" [CONAKRY Republic of GUINEA The Great Mosque], Conakry, Guinea

Creator:
Production Photos Cisse  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (Box, color, 4 x 6 in)
Container:
Box 23
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Guinea
Scope and Contents:
CONAKRY[,] République[,] de GUINÉE[,] La Grande[,] Mosquée; CONAKRY - REP. DE GUINEE[,] La Grande Mosquée - Prière à l'intérieur de[,] la Grande Mosquée; LYONCOLOR [logo]; 604/74. Published by Production "PHOTOS CISSE" - Paris[,] 10, rue Lécuyer - 93300 AUBEVILLIERS - Tél. 48 33 59 59
Series Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Item Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this
Identifier:
EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-6669
See more items in:
Stephen Grant postcards
Stephen Grant postcards / Pulled for Conservation
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7583fe27a-f86a-4317-b250-8403f13e111d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-2001-001-ref8241

"Canopic shrine and golden figures of goddesses.", Egypt

Creator:
Lehnert & Landrock  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (Binder, b&w, 5.5 x 3.5 in)
Container:
Binder 22
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Egypt
Scope and Contents:
No. 22. Tut Ank Amen's Treasures --[,] Canopic shrine and golden figures of goddesses.; Publ. & Copyright, Lehnert & Landrock - Cairo; POST CARD[,] (Egypt). Published by Lehnert & Landrock - Cairo
Series Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Item Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this
Identifier:
EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-6333
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Stephen Grant postcards
Stephen Grant postcards / Egypt - Museums
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7896dea65-705c-4cd7-bb67-6786ade028e9
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-2001-001-ref7904

"Canopic shrine on gilt wooden sled", Egypt

Creator:
Lehnert & Landrock  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (Binder, color, 4 x 6 in)
Container:
Binder 22
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Egypt
Scope and Contents:
[Arabic script][,] No. 11. TUT ANK AMEN'S TREASURES.[,] Canopic shrine on gilt wooden sled, it con-[,]tained the alabaster canopic box.; Copyright by Lehnert & Landrock - K. Lambelet Succ., Cairo; POST CARD[,] U. A. R. Egypt,. Published by Lehnert & Landrock - K. Lambelet Succ., Cairo
Series Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Item Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this
Identifier:
EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-6340
See more items in:
Stephen Grant postcards
Stephen Grant postcards / Egypt - Museums
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7ac60e1d5-d5fd-48e8-b56a-68e35277a72e
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-2001-001-ref7911

"Canopic shrine on gilt wooden sled", Egypt

Creator:
Lehnert & Landrock  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (Binder, b&w, 4 x 6 in)
Container:
Binder 22
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Egypt
Scope and Contents:
No. 38 TUT ANK AMEN'S TREASURES[,] Canopic shrine on gilt wooden sled, it con-[,]tained the alabaster canopic box.; Copyright by Lehnert & Landrock - K. Lambelet Succ., Cairo-Egypt; POST CARD[,] EGYPT; REAL[,] PHOTO. Published by Lehnert & Landrock - K. Lambelet Succ., Cairo-Egypt
Series Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Item Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this
Identifier:
EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-6276
See more items in:
Stephen Grant postcards
Stephen Grant postcards / Egypt - Museums
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo775ce78f2-aed1-45e9-94d9-fea53c2d41ea
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-2001-001-ref7847

"Canoptic Box of Queen Nozmet (XXI Dyn.)", Cairo, Egypt

Creator:
Lehnert & Landrock  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (Binder, b&w, 5.5 x 3.5 in)
Container:
Binder 22
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Place:
Egypt
Scope and Contents:
Canoptic Box of Queen Nozmet[,] (XXI Dyn.); Cairo Museum; 794; Copyright by Lehnert & Landrock Succ.[,] Ernst Landrock, Cairo.; POST-CARD[,] Egypt. Published by Lehnert & Landrock Succ.[,] Ernst Landrock, Cairo.
Series Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Item Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this
Identifier:
EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-6190
See more items in:
Stephen Grant postcards
Stephen Grant postcards / Egypt - Museums
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo75a87c0fd-4f56-425e-b589-d73672129860
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-2001-001-ref7761

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