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Collection Citation:
Lee Ya-Ching Papers, NASM.2008.0009, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
11.35 Cubic feet (consisting of 20 boxes, 8 folder, 30 oversize folders, 17 map case folders, 3 flat boxes (partial), plus digital images of some collection material.)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Ephemera
Business ephemera
Date:
1750-1965
undated
Summary:
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Tobacco Trade and Industry forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
Scope and Contents:
This subject category, "Tobacco Trade and Industry," consists of materials related to the tobacco trade and industry. This subject category provides an extensive record of the late nineteenth to mid-twentieth century tobacco industry with materials for consumers, traders, and distributors. It forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Collection Division I: Business Ephemera and Division II: Oversize Materials.
Series 1, Tobacco and Tobacco Related Product Ephemera, 1781-1965, undated, is the largest portion of the tobacco related materials. This series is arranged alphabetically by manufacturer and distributor name. The materials consist of advertising cards, scraps, trade catalogs, price lists, pamphlets, labels, correspondence on letterhead stationery, bills, receipts, illustrations from periodicals, printed advertisements, periodicals, newspaper clippings, broadsides, shipping documents, handbills, premiums, promotional items, announcements, and business cards. The majority of materials are from the late nineteenth to the early twentieth- century and were created primarily for consumers, traders and distributors. Most of the materials are from the East Coast and there is a large amount of undated material. Ethnic imagery and images of women and children are prominently featured in this series. The location of the company is given when known.
Series 2, Patents and Trademarks, 1875-1904, is arranged alphabetically by patent and trademark applicants. With illustrations and descriptions, many patent and trademark documents come from East Coast patent offices during the 1870s. While this series is limited in scope, it provides numerous examples of the patenting of tobacco brand names and other related products. Additionally, it contains many images of minorities, women, and a variety of ethnic imagery.
Series 3, Bills of Lading, 1833-1925, is arranged alphabetically by location with foreign locations comprising one folder. The materials date from the late nineteenth century, and the majority is from the port of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This series not only tells a great deal about shipping and importing, but it also provides detailed information about the parties, countries, and people involved in the process of shipping tobacco around the world. Although the collection is somewhat varied, the majority of the bills of lading have date stamps, detailed port information, and information about the imported tobacco itself. Other locations include Maryland, New York, Cuba, and foreign locales.
Series 4, Lithographs, undated, is a series of labels for packages and products arranged alphabetically. It is a great resource for the study of early American advertising. Although most of the product labels are undated, they are probably of the late nineteenth to early twentieth- century. The majority of companies were based in New York, New York.
Series 5, Ephemera and Photographs, 1750-1957, undated, is arranged and organized by type of material. This series is comprised of general images, cigar store Indian images, auction lists, packing for tobacco products, and advertising cards, and contains a wealth of documentation of the American tobacco market. One of the best resources of this series is its collection of cigar bands. There are two photographs within this series, one depicting the exterior of a tobacco shop and another photograph of ladies working with shade grown tobacco, most likely in Connecticut. This series contains a copy of the Burr McIntosh photograph, "Leaves of Desire".
Series 6, Publications, 1742-1962, undated, consist of articles, books, pamphlets, magazines, and periodicals. One of the most useful portions of this series is the anti-tobacco related publications. The series contains tobacco-related articles. In addition to a few articles about tobacco companies, there are publications that contemplate the issues behind smoking. This series also contains tobacco related clippings from magazines and periodicals. Directories are also included in this series. The sheer variety of the material is vast, including essays from The Farm Quarterly and United States government documents. Tobacco is the only unifying factor. Researchers may be interested in La Santa Yerba, a late nineteenth-century book containing verses and other reflections on the tobacco plant itself.
Brand Name Index:
The following is a list of brand names for various tobacco products and related names that appear on this list is a compilation of those found on materials in the vertical document boxes. It is not a complete list of all the brand names for tobacco. The list is intended to assist researchers locate desired materials when only the brand name is known.
Brand Name -- Manufacturer/Dealer
Adonis -- Waldorf-Astoria Sugar Company
A. Hussey -- Leaf Tobacco Company
All Red Scrap -- Spaulding & Merrick
Alligator -- Pierre Lorillard
Almighty Dollar -- Roig & Langsdorf, LTD.
American Eagle -- Barker, K.C. & Company
Anglo-Egyptian -- Anderson, John & Company
Ante Fine (Cut) -- Pierre Lorillard
Apollo Egyptian -- Crescent Tobacco Company
Ateshian Bagdad -- Ateshian Company
Bagdad -- Pierre Lorillard
Bag Pipe -- Pierre Lorillard
Banner -- Banner Company
Banner -- American Tobacco Company
Bay State -- Brewer, Clarks & Sons
Bee -- Pierre Lorillard
Beech-Nut -- Pierre Lorillard
Belle of Turkey -- Pierre Lorillard
Between the Acts -- Pierre Lorillard
Between the Acts -- Thomas Hall Company
Bibber Cigarettes -- American Tobacco Company
Bijou -- S. Busnitz & Company
Birdseye -- British-American Company
Birdseye -- Akhbar Shah
B & L -- S. Busnitz & Company
Black Bird -- Baumann-Ashley Company
Black Joe Dark Plug -- American Tobacco Company
Black & Tan -- Pierre Lorillard
Black & Tan -- Annen Tobacco Company
Blended Stock -- American Tobacco Company
Blot -- Pierre Lorillard
Blue Peter -- Blue Peter Company
Bock y Ca -- Benson & Hedges
Boot Jack -- John Finzer
Boss Bite -- Pierre Lorillard
Brand M -- S. Monday & Son
Briar -- Spaulding & Merrick
Bright Sweet Emerald -- Pierre Lorillard
Briggs -- Pierre Lorillard
Brotherhood -- Pierre Lorillard
Buffalo Head -- Bland Tobacco Company
Bull Durham -- American Tobacco Company Smoking Tobacco
Bull's Eye -- Pierre Lorillard
Bull's Eye -- Peerless (Kimball)
Buzz Long -- Pierre Lorillard
Cabana -- Brewer, Clark & Sons
Cabanas -- Benson & Hedges
Cabarga -- Brewer, Clark & Sons
Cameo -- W. Duke & Son
Canada -- American Tobacco Company
Canoe -- Spence
Cap Sheaf -- Pierre Lorillard
Capadura -- R.C. Brown & Company
Capadura De La Reina -- R.C. Brown & Company
Capadura Olivette -- R.C. Brown & Company
Capadura Patience -- R.C. Brown & Company
Capital -- G.W. Gail
Captive -- Pierre Lorillard
Catlin's Twin Sisters -- American Tobacco Company
Cavendish -- Pierre Lorillard
Century -- Peter Lorillard
Challenge -- Pierre Lorillard
Chesterfield -- Ligget & Myers
Circassian Girls -- Pierre Lorillard
Clay, Henry -- Benson & Hedges
Climax -- Peter Lorillard
Clipper -- American Tobacco Company
Coca -- Drummond
Comet -- Pierre Lorillard
Common Sense -- American Tobacco Company
Conchas -- Brewer, Clark & Sons
Consols -- Consolidated Co.
Continental Cubes -- Continental Tobacco Company
Cools -- Brown & Williams Company
Cork (Number 1) -- Benson & Hedges
Cork Tip #2 -- Benson & Hedges
Cornucopia -- American Tobacco Company
Corona -- Brewer, Clark & Sons
Crown -- Benson & Hedges
Cute -- Merchants Cigar Factory
Dainties -- Allen & Ginter
Dainties -- American Tobacco Company
Defiance -- D. Hirsch
Derby -- Felener, F.W. Company
Diamond -- Allen & Ellis
Dixie -- Dixie Allen & Ginter
Dogtail -- Peter Lorillard
Drawing Room -- Pierre Lorillard
Dubec -- Allen & Ginter
Dubec -- American Tobacco Company
Duke of Durham -- American Tobacco Company
Duke's Best -- American Tobacco Company
Duke's Cameo -- American Tobacco Company
Duke's Mixture -- American Tobacco Company
Eagle Principe -- Brewer, Clark & Sons
Egyptian -- Pierre Lorillard
Egyptian Deities -- American Tobacco Company
Egyptian Dreams -- Rappaport
Egyptian Luxury -- American Tobacco Company
Egyptian Temple Lorillard, Peter -- Pierre Lorillard
Egyptian Straights -- American Tobacco Company
El Muezzin #1 -- Benson & Hedges
El Muezzin #2 -- Benson & Hedges
Embassy -- Pierre Lorillard
Emerald -- Pierre Lorillard
Etc., Etc. -- Brewer, Clark & Sons
Eureka -- Peter Lorillard
Excelsior -- American Tobacco Company
Extra Eagle -- B. Leidersdorf & Company
Excelsior #1 -- American Tobacco Company
Extra Mild #3 -- Benson & Hedges
Extra Mild Mild #4 -- Benson & Hedges
Fair Play -- American Tobacco Company
Favorite -- Cameron & Cameron
Felgner's Mohawk -- American Tobacco Company
Fine Brother -- Finzer, John
Flagman -- American Tobacco Company
Fontica -- Brewer, Clark & Sons
Forget-Me-Not -- Pierre Lorillard
Fortunato Bianco -- American Tobacco Company
Fragrant Vanity Fair -- American Tobacco Company
Friends -- Pierre Lorillard
Full Dress -- American Tobacco Company
Gaiety -- Bland Tobacco Co.
Gail & Ax's Navy -- American Tobacco Co.
Genuine Durham -- Blackwell, W.T. & Co.
Globe -- McGraw, Walker
Gold Extra Fine #1 -- Benson & Hedges
Gold #2 -- Benson & Hedges
Gold Rope -- Wilson & McNally
Golden Back -- Pioneer Tobacco Co.
Golden Bell -- Pierre Lorillard
Golden Bright -- Pierre Lorillard
Golden Culprit -- Peter Lorillard
Golden Light -- American Tobacco Co.
Golden Light -- Kimball & Co.
[Golden S?] -- [Unknown]
Golden Thread -- American Tobacco Co.
Good Luck -- Cotterill & Fenner Co.
Good Luck -- Drummond
Good Smoke -- Pierre Lorillard
Gondola -- Pierre Lorillard
Greek Slave -- Commonwealth Tobacco Co.
Green Turtle -- Pierre Lorillard
Greenback -- American Tobacco Co.
Greenback -- Marburg Brothers
Grizzly -- Pierre Lorillard
Gypsy Queen -- Goodwin
Happy Thought -- Pierre Lorillard
Happy Thought -- Wilson McNally
Hard A Port -- Thompson & C. Moors
Hard Plan -- H.M. Ferguson
Hard Tack -- American Tobacco Co.
Havana Consul Penete -- Pierre Lorillard
Havana Mixture -- Allen & Ginter
Havana Segar -- Waldorf-Astoria Segar Co.
Havannah -- Amber & Co.
Hazel Nut -- John J. Bagley
Helma -- Pierre Lorillard
Helmar Turkish -- American Tobacco Company
His Majesty's -- Benson & Hedges
Hoffman House Magnum -- Pierre Lorillard
Honest -- American Tobacco Co.
Honey Dew -- John Anderson & Co.
Horse Shoe -- Cotterill & Fenner
Horse Shoe -- Drummond
Hoyt's Medium -- American Tobacco Co
Hunki-Dori -- Chapin Stuart & Co.
Hunter -- H.M. Ferguson
Ideal -- Pierre Lorillard
Imperial Cavendish -- Allen & Ginter
Imperialette -- S. Monday
Imported -- Benson & Hedges
Improved Shorts -- Pierre Lorillard
India House -- Pierre Lorillard
Indian -- Amber & Company
Ivanhoe -- American Tobacco Co.
I. X.L. -- American Tobacco Co.
Jack & Jill -- American Tobacco Co.
Jack Rose -- Pierre Lorillard
John Dew -- Kaufmann, A.G
Jolly Tar -- Continental Tobacco Co.
Just Suits -- Pierre Lorillard
Kaiser (Gold Tip) -- A.B.C. Importation Co.
Karam -- Aslan Brothers
Kensington -- Brucker & Boghein
Kismen -- Strater Brothers
Kool -- Kool Brown & Williamson Co.
La Corona (Plain) -- A.B.C. Importation Co.
La Corona -- Benson & Hedges
La Flor de Cuba -- Benson & Hedges
La Marquise -- American Tobacco Co.
La Rosa -- Clark Brewer & Sons
Latest English -- American Tobacco & Sons
Leather Stocking -- C. Bickel
Level Head -- Pierre Lorillard
Libertad -- Clark Brewer & Sons
Lime Kiln Club -- Bagley & Company
Little Drummer -- Drummond
Little Joker -- American Tobacco Co.
Little Joker -- G.W. Gail
Little Rhody -- Pierre Lorillard
Little Sparks -- F.W. Felener
London Life -- American Tobacco Co.
Londres -- Clark Brewer & Sons
Long Cut -- W. & Son Duke
Lorillard's Stripped -- Pierre Lorillard
Louisiana Perique -- Allen & Ginter
Lucky Strike -- American Tobacco Co.
Lucky Strike -- R.A. Petterson
Luscious Luxury -- Pierre Lorillard
Luxury -- American Tobacco Co.
Lyceum -- Duke & Son
Mail Pouch -- Block Brothers
Manilla -- Amber & Company
Matinee -- Oliver & Robinson
Match -- Bland Tobacco Co.
Mecca -- American Tobacco Co.
Mechanic's Delight -- Pierre Lorillard
Melachrino -- L. Melachrino
Mellowleaf -- Commonwealth Tobacco Co.
Melrose -- British-American Co.
Melrose -- Marburg Brothers
Mercedes (Gold Tip) -- A.B.C. Importation Co.
Mexican -- Amber & Co.
Mild Number 2 -- Pierre Lorillard
Miner's Stript -- Pierre Lorillard
Mogul Egyptian -- American Tobacco Co.
Moon Spot -- Van Slyke & Horton
Mule Ear -- Wellman & Dwire Co.
Murad -- American Tobacco Co.
Myrtle Navy -- American Tobacco Co.
Napoleons -- Allen & Ginter
Navy -- G.W. Gail
Nebo -- Pierre Lorillard
Neptune -- Adams, J.L.
Neptune -- Buchanan & Lyalls
New Cross Bar -- Drummond
Nigger Head -- American Tobacco Co.
Night Watch -- Banner Co.
Night Watch -- American Tobacco Co.
Number 1 -- Benson & Hedges
Number 1 -- Pierre Lorillard
Old Egypt -- Pierre Lorillard
Old English -- American Tobacco Co.
Old Fashion -- American Tobacco Co.
Old Gold -- American Tobacco Co.
Old Gold -- British American Co.
Old Gold -- Kimball & Co.
Old Gold -- Pierre Lorillard
Old Guebeck -- Benson & Hedges
Old Guebeck Gold -- Benson & Hedges
Old Honesty -- American Tobacco Co.
Old Honesty -- John Finzer
Old Judge -- British-American Co.
Old Judge -- Kimball & Co.
Old Judge -- Goodwin Co.
Old Judge -- Allen & Ginter
Old Nut -- Pierre Lorillard
Old Rip -- British-American Co.
Old Rip -- Allen & Ginter
Old Sledge -- Edel
Old Tom -- Pierre Lorillard
Old Virginia Cheroots -- American Tobacco Co.
Old Virginia Cheroots -- Whitlock Co.
Olympia -- Gail, G.W.
Omar Turkish -- American Tobacco Co.
Omega Kentucky -- Pierre Lorillard
Opera -- Kerbs, Werthim & Schiffer
Opera Puff -- Allen & Ginter
Oronoko -- Pierre Lorillard
Our Country's Pride -- Collins Cigar Co.
Our game -- Alex Cameron
Our Little Beauties -- Allen & Ginter
Our Pet Nave -- Goddard Co.
Owl -- Straitron & Storm
Pall Mall -- American Tobacco Co.
Panetelas -- S. Monday & Son
Parliament -- Benson & Hedges
Parole -- Pierre Lorillard
Pastime -- John Finzer Co.
Pearl -- Pierre Lorillard
Peerless -- Kimball & Co.
Pedro -- American Tobacco Co.
Pedro Murias -- Benson & Hedges
Perfection -- Allen & Ginter
Perfection Mixture -- Pierre Lorillard
Perique Mixture -- Allen & Ginter
Pet -- Allen & Ginter
Peter Schuyler -- Van Slyke & Horton
Pink -- Pierre Lorillard
Pioneer Crown -- Allen & Ellis
Piper Heidsieck -- American Tobacco Co.
Pippin -- Banner Company
Pippins -- H. Traisser & Co.
Plain Light -- Pierre Lorillard
Planet -- Buchannan & Lyalls
Polar Bear -- Pierre Lorillard
Preferred Stock -- American Tobacco Co.
Prince Albert -- R.J. Reynolds
Princess Charlotte -- A.B.C. Importation Co.
Pure Virginia -- Pierre Lorillard
Purity -- Cameron & Cameron
Quality Puffs -- S. Monday & Sons
Queen of the Seas -- Alex Cameron & Co.
Raleigh -- Brown & Williamson Co.
Red Cross -- Pierre Lorillard
Regalia -- Clark Brewer & Sons
Richmond Cavendish -- Allen & Ginter
Richmond Gem Mild -- Allen & Ginter
Richmond Gem Mixture -- Allen & Ginter
Richmond Mixture #1 -- Allen & Ginter
Richmond Mixture #2 -- Allen & Ginter
Richmond Straight -- Allen & Ginter
Richmond Straight #1 -- Allen & Ginter
Right Bower -- Allen & Ginter
Ripple Navy -- Pierre Lorillard
Robert Burns -- Straiton & Storm
Rose Leaf -- Pierre Lorillard
Royal Bengals -- Pierre Lorillard
Royal Bengals -- Pierre Lorillard
Russian #1 -- Benson & Hedges
Russian Gold -- Benson & Hedges
Russian Gold #3 -- Benson & Hedges
Russian Mouthpiece #1 -- Benson & Hedges
Russian Mouthpiece #1 -- Benson & Hedges
Russian Mouthpiece #3 -- Benson & Hedges
Rustic -- George Bell
Sailor's Delight -- Pierre Lorillard
Sailor's Pride -- Bland Tobacco Co.
Satins -- American Tobacco Co.
Seal of North Carolina -- American Tobacco Co.
Seal Skin -- Commonwealth Tobacco
Sensation -- Peter Lorillard
Siesta -- Pierre Lorillard
Silk -- Strasser Co.
Si Peu Que Rein -- Benson & Hedges
Snow Flake -- American Tobacco Co.
Solace -- John Anderson & Co.
Something Good -- James Butler Co.
Sovereign -- Butler & Butler
Spanish Puffs -- American Tobacco Co.
Spear Head -- American Tobacco Co.
Special -- American Tobacco Co.
Special Favours -- American Tobacco Co.
Splendid -- Pierre Lorillard
Sport -- H.M. Lockrow
Sporting Extra -- American Tobacco Co.
Spot Cash -- H.P. Brewster
Stag -- Pierre Lorillard
St. Ledger -- Pierre Lorillard
Straw #1 -- Benson & Hedges
Straw Extra Mild #4 -- Benson & Hedges
Straw Tip #2 -- Pierre Lorillard
Stripped -- Pierre Lorillard
Sub-Rosa -- Pierre Lorillard
Sunny South -- Allen & Ginter
Sunnyside -- American Tobacco Co.
Suwanee River -- Van Slyke & Co.
Sweet Banner -- American Tobacco Co.
Sweet Caporal -- American Tobacco Co.
Sweet Caporal -- Kinny Co.
Sweet Conqueror -- Pierre Lorillard
Sweet Golden Seal -- Buchner & Co.
Sweet Lavender -- American Tobacco Co.
Sweet Maple -- Bland Tobacco Co.
Tareyton -- American Tobacco Co.
Ten Minute -- Marburg Brothers
Three Black Cows -- Pierre Lorillard
Three Kings -- William S. Kimball Co.
Tiger -- Pierre Lorillard
Tin Tag -- Pierre Lorillard
Toko -- Bland Tobacco Co.
Tolstoi -- American Tobacco Co.
Troy -- American Tobacco Co.
Tuberose -- Pierre Lorillard
Turkey Red -- Pierre Lorillard
Turkish Cross Cut -- American Tobacco Co.
Turkish Mixture -- Allen & Ginter
Tuxedo -- American Tobacco Co.
Uncle Sam -- Nall & Williams
Union Leader -- Pierre Lorillard
Upper Cut -- L. Miller & Son
Vafiadis -- Ligget & Myers
Van Bibber -- American Tobacco Co.
Vanity Fair -- Kimballs
Velvet -- Ligget & Myers
Venable's Cockade -- S.W. Venable Tobacco Co.
Veteran -- American Tobacco Co.
Victory -- Buchner & Co.
Victory -- American Tobacco Co.
Villar y Villar -- Benson & Hedges
Virginia Brights -- Allen & Ginter
Virginia Brights -- American Tobacco Co.
Virginia Cheroots -- Pierre Lorillard
Virginia's Choice -- [Unknown]
Virginia Leaf -- John Cornish Co.
Wandering Jew -- Clark Brewer & Sons
Welcome -- Goodwin
West Virginia Mail Pouch -- Block Brothers Co.
Wings -- Brown & Williamson Co.
Winner -- H.M. Ferguson
White Puff -- Pierre Lorillard
Wild Rose Chipped -- Pierre Lorillard
XX Navy Clipping -- Pierre Lorillard
Yacht Club -- Pierre Lorillard
Yasoa -- S. Monday & Son
Yellow Jacket -- Pierre Lorillard
Yellow Kid -- National Tobacco Co.
Zira -- Pierre Lorillard
Zoo Zoo -- Wilson & McNally Co.
Zubelda -- Pierre Lorillard
Materials in the Archives Center:
Archives Center Collection of Business Americana (AC0404)
Forms Part Of:
Forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana.
Missing Title
Series 1: Business Ephemera
Series 2: Other Collection Divisions
Series 3: Isadore Warshaw Personal Papers
Series 4: Photographic Reference Material
Provenance:
Tobacco Trade and Industry is a portion of the Business Ephemera Series of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Accession AC0060 purchased from Isadore Warshaw in 1967. Warshaw continued to accumulate similar material until his death, which was donated in 1971 by his widow, Augusta. For a period after acquisition, related materials from other sources (of mixed provenance) were added to the collection so there may be content produced or published after Warshaw's death in 1969. This practice has since ceased.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Some items may be restricted due to fragile condition.
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.
Genre/Form:
Ephemera
Business ephemera
Citation:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Tobacco Trade and Industry, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).
Pennsylvania State University. Audio-Visual Services Search this
Extent:
1 Film reel (12 minutes, black-and-white sound; 447 feet, 16mm)
Type:
Archival materials
Film reels
Date:
circa 1940
Scope and Contents:
Edited film produced by the Prahbat Film Company of New Delhi for the Government of India's Department of Information and Broadcasting is a record of rural daily life in west-central India. Film focusses on activities of men and women in agriculture (grinding corn for food, fetching well water, care of livestock and sowing, reaping, threshing, winnowing and bagging corn. Other scenes include celebrations surrounding a wedding ceremony and an agricultural "fair" or festival including the cattle market, bullock-cart racing and wrestling matches.
Legacy Keywords: Asia ; India ; Maharashtra ; Marathi
General:
Local Number: HSFA 1994.19.26 [sic]
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
Penn State educational film collection, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Footage of travels in India focusing on Bombay, Darjeeling and Goa. Documented are crippled people begging for money, Fakirs sitting on beds of pins, care of sacred cows and general activities of local peoples. Also filmed are several festivals in addition to many market and street scenes.
Legacy Keywords: Street scenes
General:
Local Numbers: HSFA 1976.4.1-13
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Milton E. Merriman travel films, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
1 Film reel (29 minutes, color silent; 1,029 feet, 16mm)
Type:
Archival materials
Film reels
Date:
circa 1950
Scope and Contents:
Footage shot by Laura Boulton in the Nilgiri Hills (otherwise known as the Blue Hills) of India among the Todas. Shots depict scenes of daily Toda life in and around their distinctive hamlets and houses, examples of family life, traditional greetings and deference shown to men by women who kiss the feet of Toda men, Todas herding and miling their cattle, examples of Toda dance and musical instruments, and a funeral at which a bull is wrestled to the ground by men.
Legacy Keywords: Architecture houses Toda Nilgiri Hills, India ; Dances Toda India ; Musical instruments Toda horns drums Nilgiri Hills, India ; Villages Toda Nilgiri Hills, India ; Greetings kissing of feet Toda ; Deference greetings Toda India ; Pastoralism cattle Toda India ; Funerals bull wrestling Toda ; Division of labor by sex Toda ; Hair treatment of Toda India ; Pilgrims festivals mela India ; Transportation oxen Toda ; Peasants Todas India
General:
Local Numbers: HSFA 1987.9.11 - 6
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Laura Boulton films, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
1 Film reel (28 minutes, color silent; 1,000 feet, 16mm)
Type:
Archival materials
Film reels
Date:
circa 1950
Scope and Contents:
Footage shot by Laura Boulton in the Nigari Hill (Blue Hills) of India among the Todas. Shots feature scenes of rural life, Toda homesteads, Toda women weaving traditional garmets, hand painting, and dances performed by men.
Legacy Keywords: Tattooing ; Settlements house types Todas India ; Garb Todas India ; Weapons tanks Chinese Nationalists Taiwan ; Greetings obeisance kissing of feet Todas India ; Deference greetings gender relations Todas India ; Dancing males Todas India ; Adornment painting of hands women Todas India ; Hair braiding of women Todas India ; Pastoralism cattle Todas India ; Cattle herding of milking of Todas India
General:
Local Numbers: HSFA 1987.9.11 - 12
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Laura Boulton films, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
151 commercial stereographs depicting scenes of South Asia. Sources include Underwood and Underwood Publishers; Ricalton; H.C. White Co.; American Stereoscopic Co. and Keystone View Co. Collectively this is a nearly complete complement of photographs of India taken by James Ricalton.
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.
"Marvelously inlaid gateway, N.W. to tomb of Akbar, Mogul emperor of 16th Century, Sikandarah, India. Copyright 1903 by Underwood & Underwood." [on negative] 23249 Photonegative
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
