50 Stereographs (circa 50 printed stereographs, halftone and color halftone)
1,000 Stereographs (circa, albumen and silver gelatin (some tinted))
239 Prints (circa 239 mounted and unmounted prints, albumen (including cartes de visite, imperial cards, cabinet cards, and one tinted print) and silver gelatin (some modern copies))
96 Prints (Album :, silver gelatin)
21 Postcards (silver gelatin, collotype, color halftone, and halftone)
Photographs relating to Native Americans or frontier themes, including portraits, expedition photographs, landscapes, and other images of dwellings, transportation, totem poles, ceremonies, infants and children in cradleboards, camps and towns, hunting and fishing, wild west shows, food preparation, funeral customs, the US Army and army posts, cliff dwellings, and grave mounds and excavations. The collection also includes images of prisoners at Fort Marion in 1875, Sioux Indians involved in the Great Sioux Uprising in Minnesota, the Fort Laramie Peace Commission of 1868, Sitting Bull and his followers after the Battle of the Little Bighorn, and the aftermath of the Wounded Knee Massacre in 1890.
There are studio portraits of well-known Native Americans, including American Horse, Big Bow, Four Bears, Iron Bull, Ouray, Red Cloud, Red Dog, Red Shirt, Sitting Bull, Spotted Tail, Three Bears, and Two Guns White Calf. Depicted delegations include a Sauk and Fox meeting in Washington, DC, with Lewis V. Bogy and Charles E. Mix in 1867; Kiowas and Cheyennes at the White House in 1863; and Dakotas and Crows who visited President Warren G. Harding in 1921. Images of schools show Worcester Academy in Vinita, Oklahoma; Chilocco Indian School; Carlisle Indian Industrial School; Haskell Instittue, and Albuquerque Indian School.
Some photographs relate to the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, 1876; World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, 1893; Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, 1903; and Centennial Exposition of the Baltimore and Ohio Railraod, 1876. Expedition photographs show the Crook expedition of 1876, the Sanderson expedition to the Custer Battlefield in 1877, the Wheeler Survey of the 1870s, Powell's surveys of the Rocky Mountain region during the 1860s and 1870s, and the Hayden Surveys.
Outstanding single views include the party of Zuni group led to the sea by Frank Hamilton Cushing; Episcopal Church Rectory and School Building, Yankton Agency; Matilda Coxe Stevenson and a companion taking a photographs of a Zuni ceremony; John Moran sketching at Acoma; Ben H. Gurnsey's studio with Indian patrons; Quapaw Mission; baptism of a group of Paiutes at Coeur d'Alene Mission; court-martial commission involved in the trial of Colonel Joseph J. Reynolds, 1877; President Harding at Sitka, Alaska; Walter Hough at Hopi in 1902; and Mrs. Jesse Walter Fewkes at Hopi in 1897.
Biographical/Historical note:
George V. Allen was an attorney in Lawrence, Kansas and an early member of the National Stereoscope Association. Between the 1950s and 1980s, Allen made an extensive collection of photographs of the American West, mostly in stereographs, but also including cartes-de-visite and other styles of mounted prints, photogravures, lantern slides, autochromes, and glass negatives.
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Citation:
Photo Lot 90-1, George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Drawings
Date:
undated
Scope and Contents:
Number 3300: Original (?) drawings "To accompany Cushing's Zuni Lecture." Used as illustrations in 4th AR, Bureau of American Ethnology. Number 1. Tipi, water jar beside entrance (not used in AR ?) See Figure 490 ? 2. Plan of pueblo structure of lava. Figure 492. 3. Plan of pueblo structure of lava. Figure 493. 4. A typical cliff dwelling. Figure 498. 5. Gourd vessel enclosed in wicker. Figure 500. 6. (out ?) 7. Zuni earthen ware roasting tray. Figure 502. 8. Havasupai boiling basket. Figure 503. 9. Sketches illustrating the manufacture of spirally coiled basketry. Figure 504-5. 10. Ditto. Figure 506. 11. Typical basket decorations. Figures 507-8-9. 12. Terraced lozenge decoration or "double-splint-stitch forms" Figures 510-511. 13. Double splint stitch. Figures 512-513. 14. Diagonal parallel-line decoration. Figure 514. 15. Splints at neck of unfinished basket. Figure 515. 16. Corrugated decorations to repeat bsketry forms preceding. Figure (?) 17. Cooking pot of corrugated ware, showing conical projections near rim. Figure 518. 18. Ditto, showing modified projections near rim. Figure 519. 19. Wicker water bottle showing double loops for suspension. Figure 520. 20. Water bottle of corrugated ware showing double handle. Figure 521. 21. Ditto, showing plain bottom. Figure 522. 22. Food trencher of wicker work. Figure 523. 23. Ditto, inverted as used in forming food bowls of earthen ware. Figure 524. 24 to 38 (out) 39. Example of pueblo painted ornamentation. Figure 542. 40. Amazonian basket decorations. Figures 543-544. 41 to 44 (out) 45. Double lobed or hunter canteen. Figure 550. 46. Painting of deer (Figure 551); painting of sea-serpent (Figure 552). 47. The fret of basket decoration (Figure 553); The fret of pottery decoration (Figure 554); Scroll as evolved from fret in pottery decoration (Figure 555). 48 to 51 (out) 52. Rectangular type of earthen vessel. Figure 561. 53. (out). 54. Iroquois bark vessel. Figure 563.
MS 4677 Clerkʹs copies of correspondence between S. F. Baird and Frank H. Cushing, and between S. F. Baird and J. W. Powell, concerning Bureau of American Ethnology administrative matters
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Extent:
1 Item (sheaf )
1 Item (letter-press copy book )
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
Ca. 1880-1883
Scope and Contents:
The copies on loose sheets apparently cover correspondence with Cushing only. Direct copies made from some of these same letters also appear in the copy book, which has, in addition, many copies of Baird-Powell correspondence about B.A.E. matters.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 4677
Citation:
Manuscript 4677, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
undated
Scope and Contents:
All copied from other Manuscripts in Bureau of American Ethnology, except for original notes in pencil in hand of Frank H. Cushing. 7 pages in Comparative Vocabulary form. Eaton vocabulary copied from Bureau of American Ethnology Number 1156-a (itself a copy); Whipple vocabulary copied from Bureau of American Ethnology Number 1153 (itself a copy); Palmer vocabulary copied from Bureau of American Ethnology Number 1155 (original).
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 1151
General:
Previously titled "Zuni vocabularies."
Topic:
Language and languages -- Documentation Search this
Citation:
Manuscript 1151, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Sections of a manuscript, with headings such as, "Snow Shoe," "Stellae," "Virgin Shells," "Shield," "Spider," etc.; intended order uncertain. The original handwritten drafts of nearly all of these have been located (7/67) in No. 2527, and the appropriate sections marked.
300 Prints (circa, albumen and silver gelatin (some copy prints))
1 Drawings (visual works)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Prints
Drawings (visual works)
Photographs
Place:
Marco Island (Fla. : Island)
Tarpon Springs (Fla.)
Florida -- Antiquities
Date:
1895-1896
Scope and Contents note:
The collection consists of photographs collected by Frank Hamilton Cushing that document archeological sites at Key Marco and Tarpon Springs, Florida. Photographs include views of scenery, sites, excavations, a few objects in situ, and other objects after excavation and cleaning. The photographs may have been made by Wells Moses Sawyer, photographer and artist for Cushing's expeditions in Florida.
Biographical/Historical note:
Frank Hamilton Cushing (1857-1900) was curator of the ethnological department of the United States National Museum and an ethnologist for the Bureau of American Ethnology (1876-circa 1886), best known for his work with at Zuni. In 1895 and 1896, he went to Florida due to ailing health and undertook archeological work on Florida's western coast with the joint sponsorship of the Bureau of American Ethnology and Dr. William Pepper of the University of Pennsylvania. He embarked on reconnaissance in May-June 1895 and conducted large-scale explorations in December 1895-April 1896.
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot 2
Location of Other Archival Materials:
The original negatives for the prints and some additional negatives not printed are in National Anthropological Archives Photo Lot 14 subject and geographic file of negatives.
The artifacts depicted in these photographs were probably divided between the Department of Anthropology collections at the Smithsonian Institution and the University of Pennsylvania's museum.
The National Anthropological Archives also holds Cushing's papers (MS 2009-06, MS 4780, and MS 1847), photographs (MS 1839), and manuscripts relating to Cushing's work in Florida (MS 2527, MS 2526, MS 1849-b, MS 1849-a, MS 1848, MS 1846, MS 1844-b, MS 1844-a, MS 1842, MS 1841, and MS 1840)
The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University also holds some of the Frank Hamilton Cushing papers, 1876-1892.
Photo lot 2, Frank Hamilton Cushing photograph collection relating to excavations on the west coast of Florida, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Photo lot 2, Frank Hamilton Cushing photograph collection relating to excavations on the west coast of Florida, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
The collection consists of one (1) drawing by an unidentified Zuni artist. The drawing was made on the inside cover of McNalley's System of Geography.
Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 1760
NAA INV 08654900
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Genre/Form:
Works of art
Drawings
Citation:
MS 1760 Drawing of Zuni dancers wearing masks, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
MS 1846 Miscellaneous photographs, sketches, facsimiles and tracings, assembled for comparison between Key Marco artifacts and others from widely separated localities
Nearly all unlabeled. With one highly miscellaneous lot is a 4 - page list of captions, but there is nothing to indicate the connection, if any, between the captions and the illustrations that are present.
Photographs: 7 - 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. showing shells, pottery, etc, unmounted. 30 - plates showing pottery designs, etc . unmounted av. 9 x 6 1/2 in. Not here in 1956. 1 Landscape showing designs on rock. Not here in 1956. 3 photographs of Indian men, (unmounted), 8 1/2 x 6 in. and 7 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. (names not given) Not here in 1956. Photos in envelope marked "Bird Eye": 2 - showing Idol, 5 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. mounted. 3 - plates showing stone figures & miscellaneous designs. 1 - 8 x 10 in. showing figures. Photos in envelope marked "Club and Club Face": 1 - showing row of stone figures, 1 - showing shell figures (small); 1 of Indian figure with club 6 1/2 x 9 in.
2 - showing miscellaneous stone figures 5 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. Not here in 1956. In envelope marked "War Club and Shield": 4 - miscellaneous drawings and sketches. In envelope marked "Pecking Bird": 2 drawings showing designs, etc. In envelope marked "Club god": 1 - design showing shell gorget 1 - design showing figured copper plate Miscellaneous small sketches of shell mask, etc. 4 - figures showing clubs, etc. 1 - showing pottery.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 1846
Topic:
Key Marco (Florida) -- Florida -- Archeology Search this
Genre/Form:
Drawings
Photographs
Citation:
Manuscript 1846, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Also a list of clans obtained by A.S. Gatschet from Wewa, June 20, 1886; 2 pages typed transcript from Gatschet's Zuni notebook (Bureau of American Ethnology Number 1550), with added notations in hand of Gatschet and Cushing.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 895
Local Note:
Of the 24 pages of notes on clans, 8 are in Cushing's hand, and the rest are in the same handwriting as Bureau of American Ethnology Numbers 1013 and 3917, presumably that of a clerk.
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Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Date:
undated
Scope and Contents:
Also with the file, added at Bureau of American Ethnology are an abstract of Dr. Coues' article and Cushing's remarks by J. Owen Dorsey. no date. 1 page and a copy (made 9/63) from a deteriorating original) of a note by "L.F.W.," October 8, 1881, 1 page commenting on the name, "Aguazul."
Biographical / Historical:
"The Aguazul or Blue Water Indians are a small out-lying band of the Hualapai or "Wood" Indians who occupy the surrounding country to the west and south."--Coues Manuscript page 11.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 900
Local Note:
Manuscript document, clerk's copy, including transmittal correspondence
General:
Previously titled: "Rough notes on the Aguazul Indians, with notes thereon by F.H. Cushing dated Whipple Barracks, Prescott, Arizona Territory, August 23, 1881"
Citation:
Manuscript 900, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
MS 1849-a Map of Florida, with location of mounds in St. Johns county marked in ink and photographs of pottery and conch shell hoes from "St. Augustine collection."
The collection consists of six (6) drawings created or collected by Frank Hamilton Cushing. Four of the drawings are cut-outs depicting animals and a kachina. Two of the drawings are on lined paper and depict the Saiyatasha kachina.
Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Biographical Note:
Frank Hamilton Cushing (1857-1900) was curator of the ethnological department of the United States National Museum and an ethnologist for the Bureau of American Ethnology (1876-circa 1886), best known for his work at Zuni.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 2044
Variant Title:
Drawings of human and animal figures
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Rights:
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Genre/Form:
Works of art
Drawings
Citation:
MS 2044 Drawings of kachinas and animal figures, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Describes work with the Seneca at Tonawanda Reservation, New York, with the Zuni and Oraibi pueblos, and the discovery of two ruins near Kinikel and "Houcks Tank," New Mexico. Zuni, New Mexico October 9, 1883.
The annual report is presented in 2 parts: (1) a general review of work done during the year, including copies of orders for the Oraibi expedition, 18 pages, and (2) "Report on Oraibi," 52 pages plus a catalogue of collections made at Oraibi for the National Museum, 10 pages. Cushing's letter of transmittal also mentions an "Introduction to a Catalogue of the Ancient Series, Moqui Collections, made in 1883," which was not ready to be submitted at the time the other parts were sent to J.W. Powell; this manuscript is not with the 1882-1883 annnual report and is apparently not in National Anthropological Archives.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 2427-a
Local Note:
Manuscript document signed
5 pen and ink drawings
1 watercolor drawing
Topic:
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Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Drawings
Date:
undated
Scope and Contents:
Includes draft of manuscript "Manual Concepts..."; water color and tempera drawings of Zuni dancers; ground plans of Zuni; copies of publications by Cushing, including poems entitled "Tenatsali's Leaves;" 2 photographic portraits of Cushing; and miscellaneous photographs of Alaskan Indians.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 4780
Local Note:
Casts were referred to Anthropology Processing Lab. Among them was a face mask of the Zuni priest of the Macaw clan, Lai-iu-ah-tsai-lun-k'ai, Cushing's adoptive father.
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Newsclippings
Date:
ca. 1882-1886
Scope and Contents:
Unbound parts: Folder Number 1 "A Zuni Prayer from F.H. Cushing." Text with interlinear translation, 4 pages. English "Paraphrastic Version," 1 page (Another draft of this is pasted to back cover of the notebook.) Notes on words in the text, 9 cards. Folder Number 2 Transcript by F.H. Cushing of a letter dictated to him by the Zuni governor, with interlinear translation and other comments by Cushing. No date. 3 pages. Working copy of same by Gatschet, with additional notes in handwriting of Gatschet and Cushing. No date. 4 pages. Folder Number 3 Zuni text of the Lord's Prayer in hand of F.H. Cushing. No date. 2 pages. Working copy, transcription and interlinear translation of same in hand of A.S. Gatschet. No date. 2 pages. Folder Number 4 Dance song. Text and interlinear translation in Gatschet's hand, 1 page. Folder Number 5 Miscellaneous notes, possibly relating to one of the above items. 3 pages. Folder Number 6 Newsclipping, "Zuni Superstition Regarding Portraits," reprinted from article by "Sylvester Baxter, in Harper's Magazine for June," 1 column.
