Scrapbook entitled "Our Wild Indians in Peace and War: Surveys, Expeditions, Mining and Scenery of the Great West," compiled by James E. Taylor, possibly as a source for his own illustrations.
Scope and Contents:
Scrapbook entitled "Our Wild Indians in Peace and War: Surveys, Expeditions, Mining and Scenery of the Great West," compiled by James E. Taylor, possibly as a source for his own illustrations. The album includes photographs (mostly albumen with three tintypes), newsclippings, wood engravings, and lithographs, some of which are reproductions of Taylor's own illustrations and paintings. Photographs depict American Indians, US Army soldiers and scouts, historical sites, forts, and scenery. Some were made on expeditions, including the Hayden and Powell surveys, and created from published stereographs. Many of Taylor's illustrations are signed, and some are inscribed with dates and "N. Y." The scrapbook also includes clippings from newspapers and other written sources relating to illustrations and photographs in the album.
Biographical Note:
James E. Taylor (1839-1901) was an artist-correspondent for Leslie's Illustrated Weekly Newspaper from 1863-1883. Born in Cincinatti, Ohio, he graduated from Notre Dame University by the age of sixteen. Taylor enlisted in the 10th New York Infantry in 1861 and the next year was hired by Leslie's Illustrated newspaper as a "Special Artist" and war correspondent. In 1864 he covered the Shenandoah Valley campaign, and was later one of the illustrator-correspondents at the 1867 treaty negotiations at Medicine Lodge, Kansas. He soon earned the moniker "Indian Artist" because of his vast number of drawings of American Indians. In 1883 Taylor retired from Leslie's to work as a freelance illustrator. Colonel Richard Irving Dodge used Taylor's drawings to illustrate his memoir, "Our Wild Indians: Thirty-three Years' Personal Experience among the Red Men of the Great West" (1882).
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot 4605
Related Materials:
The National Anthropolgical Archives holds additional photographs by photographers represented in this collection (including original negatives for some of these prints), particularly in Photo Lot 24, Photo Lot 37, Photo Lot 60, Photo Lot 87.
Additional photographs by Whitney, Gardner, and Barry held in National Anthropological Archives Photo Lot 80-18.
Julian Vannerson and James E. McClees photographs held in National Anthropological Archives Photo Lot 4286.
Pywell photographs held in National Anthropological Archives Photo Lot 4498.
O'Sullivan photographs held in National Anthropological Archives Photo lot 4501.
Additional Hillers photographs held in National Anthropological Archives Photo Lot 83-18 and Photo Lot 87-2N.
Provenance:
Donated or transferred by John Witthoft from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, April 14, 1961.
16 Film reels (silent, black-and-white and color, acetate film; 7,870 feet, 16mm)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Film reels
Place:
Zimbabwe
London (England)
New York (N.Y.)
Rome (Italy)
Uganda
Malawi
Kenya
Congo (Democratic Republic)
South Africa
Sudan
Rwanda
Utah
California
Date:
circa 1946-1955
Summary:
David Collier Sharpstone worked in the mining industry. He and his family lived in Uganda and Zimbabwe (then Southern Rhodesia) during the 1940s and 1950s. This collection contains their film footage and Lance Smith's "Journey to Africa".
Scope and Contents:
The Sharpstone family's amateur films of eastern Africa were shot by members of the Sharpstone family during the 1940s and 1950s. They include footage of the family at home in Zimbabwe and Uganda, activities at the Conemara and Kilembe mines, and trips taken by the family to other parts of Africa, frequently to preserves to view wildlife. "Journey to Africa" was created by Lance Smith and David Sharpstone.
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 Anthropology Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Biographical Note - David Collier Sharpstone:
David Collier Sharpstone (1902-1967) was an American geologist who worked at the Kilembe Copper Mine in Uganda and the Connemara Mine in Zimbabwe (then Southern Rhodesia). He lived with his wife, Ramah, and their children Alexandra (Alex) and William (Bill) in Kilembe while working at the Kilembe Mine and on a farm called Stoneycroft near Bulawayo while working at the Connemara Mine. The family also lived in London for a year while Sharpstone worked in Europe. In 1942, he traveled to South Africa as part of a U.S. survey team looking for alternative mineral resources during World War II. At different points in his career he worked for the Metals Reserve Corp, a subsidiary of the Reconstruction Finance Corp, and the Homestake Mineral Development Company, part of the Homestake Mining Company.
Sharpstone had a passion for photography. He used 16mm Eastman Kodak and 8mm and 16mm Bell and Howell cameras. He also used a Leica screw mount camera. He did his own editing and splicing and took many trips with his wife while living in Uganda and Zimbabwe to observe and film the animals and countryside. He died in California in 1967.
Biographical Note - Lance Smith:
Lance Smith was a farmer and politician in Rhodesia. He was born in England in 1910 and emigrated to Rhodesia in 1935. He served as a policeman in Gwelo before moving with his family to Banket and buying a farm. He became active in politics in the 1950s and eventually rose to the position of Minister of Internal Affairs. He was one of the signers of the Unilateral Day of Independence (UDI) proclamation on November 11, 1965, which declared the independence of Rhodesia from Great Britain. He was also one of the founders of the Rhodesian Front Party, serving as the vice president under president Ian Smith, to whom he was not related. Smith left office in 1974 and returned to his farm in Banket, where he remained after Zimbabwe gained its independence in 1980 and Mugabe's rise to power. He died on May 4, 2000.
Sources Consulted
Smith, Ian. "Serving in Ian Smith's Rhodesian Air Force." The Sunday Mail, November 22, 2020. https://www.pressreader.com/zimbabwe/the-sunday-mail-zimbabwe/20201122/281659667588772
Wikipedia. "Lance Smith (politician)." Accessed December 7, 2020. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lance_Smith_(politician)
Provenance:
The Sharpstone collection was donated by Richard Stewardson via the Archives of Ontario.
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.
Formerly stored in box 1.1.2 [158], moved from [162].
Local Numbers:
AC0143-0000151 (AC Scan No.)
RSN 151
General:
Similar to RSN 351; "C.W.W. N.Y. '06" on envelope. Original no. 337-A.
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:
Mines and mineral resources -- New York Search this
Currently stored in box 1.1.2 [158], moved from [162].
Similar to RSN 353; "C.W.W. N.Y. '06" on envelope. Orig. no. 338-B.
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.
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:
Mines and mineral resources -- New York Search this
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.
Grant Rogers-- Bessie the heffer--I wish I was a single girl again--When the snowflakes fall again--Interview--Too young to understand sorrow--Granny's old arm chair; Sarah Ogan Gunning--I am a poor pilgrim of sorrow--Whisper softly--Sally come over from England--Fiddle; Mike Seeger and Grant Rogers--McLeod's reel--Heel and toe--Waltz two step--McCloggin's reel--Turkey in the straw
Track Information:
101 American Folksong / Grant Rogers. Guitar.
102 Ballad Singer / Sarah Ogan Gunning.
General note:
DPA number 69.101.20
Local Numbers:
FP-1969-7RR-0020
General:
CDR copy
69.101.20
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, July 3, 1969.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Sally Brown -- Haul away, my Rosy -- Pay day at Coal Creek -- The little dove -- Ten thousand miles -- Soldier, won't you marry me? -- Jennie Jenkins -- Fod -- Roll on the ground -- The last of Callahan -- The ways of the world -- Glory in the meeting house -- Grub Springs -- The eighth of January -- Sally Goodin -- Cindy -- Old Joe Clark -- Chilly winds -- Cripple Creek -- Coal Creek march -- John Henry -- The train.
Track Information:
101 Sally Brown / J.M. Hunt. Vocals.
102 Haul Away My Rosy / J.M. Hunt.
103 Pay Day at Coal Creek / Pete Steele. Banjo.
104 The Little Dove / Aunt Molly Jackson. Banjo. English language.
105 Ten Thousand Miles / Aunt Molly Jackson. English language.
106 Soldier, Won't You Marry Me? / Russ Pike. Guitar.
Recorded in: Asheville (N.C.), North Carolina, Winchester (Va.), Galax (Va.), Guntown (Miss.), Dalesburg (Ky.), Kentucky, Gulfport (Miss.), Mississippi, Rugby (Va.), Virginia, Visalia (Calif.), California, New York (N.Y.), New York, Hamilton (Ohio), Ohio, Washington (D.C.), United States.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Darling Corey.--Kisses sweeter than wine.--Pay me my money down.--Greensleeves.--Rock Island Line.--Around the world.--Wimoweh.--Venga Jaleo.--Suliram.--Sholom chavarim.--Lonesome traveller.--I know where I'm going.--Woody's rag and 900 miles.--Sixteen tons.--Follow the drinking gourd.--When the saints go marching in.--I've got a home in that rock.--Hush little baby.--Go where I send thee.--Goodnight Irene.
Track Information:
101 Darling Corey / Weavers (Musical group), Lee Hays, Pete Seeger. Banjo,Guitar.
102 Kisses Sweeter than Wine / Weavers (Musical group), Lee Hays, Pete Seeger. Banjo,Guitar.
103 Pay Me My Money Down / Weavers (Musical group), Lee Hays, Pete Seeger. Banjo,Guitar.
104 Greensleeves / Weavers (Musical group), Lee Hays, Pete Seeger. Banjo,Guitar.
105 Rock Island Line / Weavers (Musical group), Lee Hays, Pete Seeger. Banjo,Guitar.
106 Flop Eared Mule / Weavers (Musical group), Lee Hays, Pete Seeger. Banjo,Guitar.
106 Bright Shines the Moon / Weavers (Musical group), Lee Hays, Pete Seeger. Banjo,Guitar.
106 Artza Aleinu / Weavers (Musical group), Lee Hays, Pete Seeger. Banjo,Guitar.
106 Hey Li-Lee Hey Li-Lee Lo / Weavers (Musical group), Lee Hays, Pete Seeger. Banjo,Guitar.
107 Wimoweh / Weavers (Musical group), Lee Hays, Pete Seeger. Banjo,Guitar.
108 Venga Jaleo / Weavers (Musical group), Lee Hays, Pete Seeger. Banjo,Guitar.
109 Suliram (Indonesian Lullaby) / Weavers (Musical group), Lee Hays, Pete Seeger. Banjo,Guitar.
110 Sholom Chavarim / Weavers (Musical group), Lee Hays, Pete Seeger. Banjo,Guitar.
201 Lonesome Traveler / Weavers (Musical group), Lee Hays, Pete Seeger. Banjo,Guitar.
202 I Know Where I'm Going / Weavers (Musical group), Lee Hays, Pete Seeger. Banjo,Guitar.
203 Woody's Rag / Weavers (Musical group), Lee Hays, Pete Seeger. Banjo,Guitar.
203 900 Miles / Weavers (Musical group), Lee Hays, Pete Seeger. Banjo,Guitar.
204 Sixteen Tons / Weavers (Musical group), Lee Hays, Pete Seeger. Banjo,Guitar.
205 Follow the Drinking Gourd / Weavers (Musical group), Lee Hays, Pete Seeger. Banjo,Guitar.
206 When the Saints Go Marching In / Weavers (Musical group), Lee Hays, Pete Seeger. Banjo,Guitar.
207 I've Got a Home in That Rock / Weavers (Musical group), Lee Hays, Pete Seeger. Banjo,Guitar.
208 Hush Little Baby / Weavers (Musical group), Lee Hays, Pete Seeger. Banjo,Guitar.
209 Children, Go Where I Send Thee / Weavers (Musical group), Lee Hays, Pete Seeger. Banjo,Guitar.
210 Irene (Goodnight Irene) / Weavers (Musical group), Lee Hays, Pete Seeger. Banjo,Guitar.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-LP-0652
Vanguard.9010
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
New York Vanguard
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: New York (N.Y.), United States, New York, 1955.
General:
The Weavers consist of Pete Seeger, Ronnie Gilbert, Lee Hays and Fred Hellerman. Ballads and folk-songs performed by the Weavers; with acc. of banjo, guitars, and recorder. Durations on labels. "Electronically re-recorded to simulate stereo." Program notes on container. Production notes: Recorded Dec. 24, 1955 at Carnegie Hall, New York.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
116 Satisfied Mind / Pete Seeger, Tao Rodriguez-Seeger. Guitar,Banjo. English language.
117 Well May the World Go / Pete Seeger, Tao Rodriguez-Seeger. Guitar,Banjo. English language.
118 Solo le Pido a Dios / Pete Seeger, Tao Rodriguez-Seeger. Guitar,Banjo. Spanish language.
119 Rainbow Tree / Pete Seeger, Tao Rodriguez-Seeger. Guitar,Banjo. English language.
Local Numbers:
FP-CDR-0054
Rinzler Memorial.Disc 1
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: New Market (Tenn.), United States, Tennessee, 1995.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
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