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Printed by:

Asheville Postcard Company, American, founded 1910  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions:

H x W: 5 1/2 x 3 9/16 in. (14 x 9 cm)

Type:

postcards

Place printed:

Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Date:

after 1913

Topic:

African American  Search this

Caricature and cartoons  Search this

Stereotypes  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer

Object number:

2007.7.405

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera

Racist and Stereotypical Objects

Exhibition:

Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd500f61350-ef2f-49ff-9487-aceac9714583

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2007.7.405

Creator:

Graham, James Reid  Search this

Publisher:

Albertype Co.  Search this

Asheville Postcard Company  Search this

Collotype Co. (Elizabeth, N.J. and N.Y.C.)  Search this

Dexter Press  Search this

H. A. Mirza & Sons  Search this

Honolulu Paper Company  Search this

Lehnert & Landrock  Search this

Mahatta & Co.  Search this

Sarrafian Bros.  Search this

Names:

Island Curio (Company), publisher or seller  Search this

Behar, Isaac (editor or publisher)  Search this

Harriz, Michel (photographer or publisher)  Search this

Photographer:

Ferger, Henri R. (Henri Rabb), b. 1889  Search this

Malhotra, K. L.  Search this

Stewart, R. R. (Ralph Randles), 1890-  Search this

ʻAbbūd, Karīmah  Search this

Extent:

8 Copy prints

1 Sketched map

1,850 Prints (circa, silver gelatin (some on postcard stock))

1,500 Negatives (circa, nitrate)

96 Printed postcards (collotype, color halftone, halftone)

Culture:

Chinese  Search this

Japanese  Search this

Kashmiri (South Asian people)  Search this

East Indians  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Copy prints

Sketched map

Prints

Negatives

Printed postcards

Postcards

Photographs

Place:

India

Jammu and Kashmir (India)

Pakistan

Israel

Palestine

Hong Kong (China)

Japan

Syria

India -- religion

Hawaii

Date:

circa 1929-1932

Scope and Contents note:

Photographs made and collected by James Reid Graham during his travels in India and Asia. They document the people, the natural and built environments, religious shrines and objects (including Buddhist, Hindu, and Catholic representations), transportation (including by yak, donkey, boat, airplane, and ricksha), games (particularly polo and field hockey), gatherings, and crafts.

The photographs depict locations in northern India and Pakistan, southern India and Ceylon, Egypt, Greece, Israel and Palestine, Syria, Hong Kong, Japan, Hawaii, and possibly Yale University.

Some photographs by Ralph Randles Stewart, a botanist who worked at Gordon College from 1911-1954; Reverend Henri R. Ferger, a missionary and teacher for the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions in India; and K. L. Malhotra. Includes postcards by Sarrafian Bros, Isaac Behar, Karimeh Abbud, Michel Harriz, Albertype Co., Asheville Postcard Co., Dexter Press, Lehnert & Landrock, Honolulu Paper Co., Collotype Co., Mahatta & Co., Island Curio Co., and H. A. Mirza & Sons.

Biographical/Historical note:

James Reid Graham was as a Presbyterian missionary at Gordon College in Rawalpindi, Punjab (1929-1932). His doctoral dissertation for the Yale University Department of Religion was "The Arya Samaj as a Reformation in Hinduism, with Special Reference to Caste," submitted in 1943.

Local Call Number(s):

NAA Photo Lot 88-37

Location of Other Archival Materials:

Albertype Company negatives can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in Photo Lot 25.

Additional Isaac Behar and Lehnert & Landrock postcards can be found in the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives Postcard Collection.

Restrictions:

Original nitrate negatives are in cold storage and require advanced notice for viewing.

Rights:

Contact the repository for terms of use.

Topic:

Sports  Search this

Genre/Form:

Postcards

Photographs

Citation:

Photo Lot 88-37, James Reid Graham photographs and postcard collection relating to India and Asia, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.PhotoLot.88-37

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw338397e46-3780-4448-8e5c-fafb8dd2aee8

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-88-37