Smithsonian Institution. United States National Museum. Department of Anthropology. Division of Ethnology Search this
Extent:
14,500 Items
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Drawings
Clippings
Date:
ca. 1860s-1960s
Scope and Contents:
Consists of photographs collected by the United States National Museum (USNM) Division of Ethnology and later by the Smithsonian Office of Anthropology (SOA). Coverage is worldwide outside North America. Most of the items are photographic prints, some in albums. There are also negatives, photomechanical prints, artwork, and newsclippings. For the most part, the material is historical or ethnological, including images of specimens, portraits, and scenes of daily activity. Some landscape views are also included.
Arrangement:
Arranged by geographic area, generally following George P. Murdockʹs Outline of World Cultures.
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Drawings
Clippings
Citation:
Photo lot 97, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Drawing, by James Earl Taylor in 1899, of James Bowie, Non-Native Man, in Buckskins, Carrying his Wounded Brother, Resin, During Battle; Group in Native Dress Wielding Tomahawks and Non-Native Group with Rifles Nearby
Antelope Priest and Three Snake Priest Mannequins with Face and Body Paint and in Dance Costume, Performing Snake- Antelope Dance with Rattle and Feather Wands; One Snake Priest with Snake in Mouth
Local Numbers:
NAA INV.01600709
NAA MS.MS 4605
Local Note:
Black and white Photomechanical Print on Paper Mount in Album
Place:
Washington, DC
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Collection Citation:
MS 4605, James E. Taylor scrapbook of the American West, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
