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What's a Kolache Doing in Brooklyn?

Creator:
Smithsonian Magazine  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
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How to Distill Texas Whiskey

Creator:
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YouTube Videos
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Division of Archaeology Miscellaneous Photographs

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum Department of Anthropology Division of Archeology  Search this
Jochelson, Waldemar I.  Search this
Bernheimer, Charles L.  Search this
Colburn, Burnham S.  Search this
Featherstonehaugh, Thomas  Search this
Geist, Otto William  Search this
Hill, A. T.  Search this
Hough, Walter, 1859-1935  Search this
Langford, George Langford  Search this
Montgomery, Henry  Search this
Moore, Clarence B. (Clarence Bloomfield), 1852-1936  Search this
Pittier, Henri F.  Search this
Stebbins, F. B.  Search this
Artex, Charles Artes (archeological collector)  Search this
Beckwith, C. W.  Search this
Branch, C. W.  Search this
Hempstead, F. S.  Search this
Pillars, James  Search this
Price, Governor  Search this
Squier, Ephraim George  Search this
Davis, Edwin Hamilton  Search this
Riaboushinsky Expedition. Ethnological Section  Search this
Collector:
Colburn, Burnham S.  Search this
Photographer:
Hillers, John K., 1843-1925  Search this
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942  Search this
Matteson, Sumner W.  Search this
Mearns, Edgar S.  Search this
Mindeleff, Victor, 1860-1948  Search this
O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882  Search this
Names:
Wetherill, Richard -- Mancos Canyon, Colorado  Search this
Extent:
1,600 Items
Culture:
Tlingit -- burials  Search this
Cherokee  Search this
Unangan (Aleut)  Search this
Arctic peoples  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographic prints
Negatives
Photomechanical prints
Tintypes
Drawings
Clippings
Notes
Letters
Place:
Massachusetts -- Dighton Rock
Alabama -- 1931 -- Moundville
Alabama -- Archeology
Alaska -- Archeology
Arizona -- Archeology
Arkansas -- Archeology
California -- Archeology
Colorado -- Archeology
Connecticut -- Archeology
Delaware -- Archeology
Florida -- Archeology
Georgia -- Archeology
Illinois -- Archeology
Indiana -- Archeology
Iowa -- Archeology
Kansas -- Archeology
Kentucky -- Archeology
Maryland -- Archeology
Maine -- Archeology
Massachusetts -- Archeology
Michigan -- Archeology
Minnesota -- Archeology
Mississippi -- Archeology
Missouri -- Archeology
Nebraska -- Archeology
Nevada -- Archeology
New Jersey -- Archeology
New Mexico -- Archeology
New York (State) -- Archeology
North Carolina -- Archeology
North Dakota -- Archeology
Ohio -- Archeology
Oklahoma -- Archeology
Oregon -- Archeology
Pennsylvania -- Archeology
South Carolina -- Archeology
Tennessee -- Archeology
Texas -- Archeology
Utah -- Archeology
Virginia -- Archeology
Washington -- Archeology
Costa Rica -- Archeology
British Columbia -- Antiquities
Canada -- Archeology
New Zealand -- Archeology
Nova Scotia -- Archeology
Pacific Islanders -- Archeology
West Indies -- Archeology
Date:
1870s-1930s
Scope and Contents:
The material consists mostly of photographic prints. A few negatives, photomechanical prints, tintypes, drawings, newspaper clippings, notes, and letters are also included. Much of the material is annotated. In part, the file was assembled for or relates to many accessions and cataloging units of the division.

The material was received from professionals and amateurs, mostly working in North America. The images are of artifactual and skeletal specimens, fradulent specimens, collections of specimens, sites, excavations, site features, ruins, petroglyphs, and field parties. A few are reproductions of maps and portraits of native people. Some of the specimens are in the Smithsonianʹs collections, but many are not.

Included among the many subjects are photographs of Dighton Rock in Massachusetts; many ruins of the 1931 Moundville, Alabama, excavation; Tlingit burial boxes; excavations, specimens, and Aleut portraits taken by Waldemar I. Jochelsonʹs Ethnological Section of the Riaboushinsky Expedition, 1909-1912; Richard Wetherillʹs party in Mancos Canyon, Colorado, and F. S. Hempsteadʹs Archaeological and Topographic Map of Portsmouth," [Ohio].

Some of the material relates to the work of Charles L. Bernheimer in Utah, Burnham S. Colburn in Georgia and North Carolina, Thomas Featherstonehaugh in Florida, Otto William Geist in Alaska, A. T. Hill in Nebraska, Walter Hough in Arizona (for the Gates-United States National Museum Expedition, 1901), George Langford in Illinois, Henry Montgomery in North Dakota, Clarence B. Moore in Florida, Henri F. Pittier in Costa Rica, and F. B. Stebbins in Tennessee. Collections are those of Charles Artes (filed Indiana), Thomas Beckwith (filed Missouri), C. W. Branch (filed West Indies), Burham S. Colburn Cherokee relics (filed North Carolina), James Pillars (filed Ohio), Governor Price (frauds from New Mexico), Ephraim George Squier and Edwin Hamilton Davis (filed Ohio).

The material is from Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas Utah, Virginia, Washington, Costa Rica, British Columbia, Canada, New Zealand, Nova Scotia, South Pacific, and West Indies.

The works of many photographers are included. Among them are John K. Hillers, William Henry Jackson, Sumner W. Matteson, Edgar A. Mearns, Victor Mindeleff, and Timothy H. OʹSullivan.
Arrangement:
(1) Frauds; (2) petroglyphs (3) general
Topic:
Archeology -- artifacts -- skeletal specimens -- frauds -- collection -- sites -- Excavations -- Petroglyphs  Search this
Archeology -- frauds -- New Mexico  Search this
Archeology -- Alabama  Search this
Archeology -- Arizona  Search this
Archeology -- Alaska  Search this
Archeology -- Arkansas  Search this
Archeology -- California  Search this
Archeology -- Colorado  Search this
Archeology -- Connecticut  Search this
Archeology -- Delaware  Search this
Archeology -- Florida  Search this
Archeology -- Georgia  Search this
Archeology -- Illinois  Search this
Archeology -- Indiana  Search this
Archeology -- Iowa  Search this
Archeology -- Kansas  Search this
Archeology -- Kentucky  Search this
Archeology -- Maryland  Search this
Archeology -- Maine  Search this
Archeology -- Massachusetts  Search this
Archeology -- Michigan  Search this
Archeology -- Minnesota  Search this
Archeology -- Mississippi  Search this
Archeology -- Missouri  Search this
Archeology -- Nebraska  Search this
Archeology -- Nevada  Search this
Archeology -- New Jersey  Search this
Archeology -- New Mexico  Search this
Archeology -- Archeology  Search this
Archeology -- North Carolina  Search this
Archeology -- North Dakota  Search this
Archeology -- Ohio  Search this
Archeology -- Oklahoma  Search this
Archeology -- Oregon  Search this
Archeology -- Pennsylvania  Search this
Archeology -- South Carolina  Search this
Archeology -- Texas  Search this
Archeology -- Utah  Search this
Archeology -- Virginia  Search this
Archeology -- Washington  Search this
Archeology -- Costa Rica  Search this
Archeology -- British Columbia  Search this
Archeology -- Canada  Search this
Archeology -- New Zealand  Search this
Archeology -- Nova Scotia  Search this
Archeology -- Oceania  Search this
Archeology -- West Indies  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographic prints
Negatives
Photomechanical prints
Tintypes
Drawings
Clippings
Notes
Letters
Citation:
Photo lot 40, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.PhotoLot.40
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3413cc2cb-bf9c-41d2-bd29-5e2c850d63d9
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-40

Photograph of Robert F. Heizer at Palenque

Collector:
Heizer, Robert F. (Robert Fleming), 1915-1979  Search this
Names:
Heizer, Robert F. (Robert Fleming), 1915-1979  Search this
Extent:
1 Print (silver gelatin)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Prints
Photographs
Place:
Palenque Site (Mexico)
Date:
1955
Scope and Contents note:
Photograph depicting Robert F. Heizer standing next to carved name, probably of Désiré Charnay, in Palenque temple, April 1955.
Biographical/Historical note:
Robert F. Heizer (1915-1979) was an anthropologist best known for his archeological and ethnographic work in California and Nevada. After receiving his doctorate from the University of California at Berkeley (1941), he worked there as a professor from 1946 to 1976, when he gained emeritus status. Heizer's research interests grew to include Mexican archeology, and he undertook an expedition in 1955 to La Venta with Philip Drucker, of the Bureau of American Ethnology, and Robert J. Squiers.
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot 77-59
Location of Other Archival Materials:
The National Anthropological Archives holds the Robert Fleming Heizer Papers 1943-1978; 1955-1970.
The Special Collections at the University of Texas at San Antonio and the Bancroft Library at the University of California at Berkeley also hold Heizer's papers.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Citation:
Photo lot 77-59, Photograph of Robert F. Heizer at Palenque, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.PhotoLot.77-59
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3629920f8-dc87-48fd-9b13-e69a2780d2cb
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-77-59

MS 4098 Material relating to proposed Handbook of Aboriginal Remains East of the Mississippi

Creator:
Bushnell, David I., Jr. (David Ives), 1875-1941  Search this
Extent:
5 Items (Typed data on cards, arranged by state. boxes. Typed data on cards, arranged by state. 5 boxes.)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Place:
United States -- Archeology
Date:
undated
Scope and Contents:
Apparently assembled for a proposed Handbook of Aboriginal Remains East of the Mississippi. Also includes data on some states West of Mississippi River.
Box No. 1: Alabama, Arkansas - microfilm on reel 67-4/68, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Illinois.
Box No. 2: Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York
Box No. 3: North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, West Virginia, Vermont.
Box No. 4: Virginia, Wisconsin
Box No. 5: (West of Mississippi River) There is also a miscellaneous group of cards covering various states apparently not completed, including: Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Texas. In addition there are miscellaneous notes on the states already completed.
Arrangement:
Alphabetical by state
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 4098
Local Note:
Typed cards
Other Archival Materials:
See also MS 2619-a and MS 7138. MS 2400 also has some materials relating to the Handbook.
Citation:
Manuscript 4098, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS4098
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw31e0b3074-2eb9-4aff-8c5d-f45873eca556
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms4098

Rim Sherd

Collector:
R. K. Harris  Search this
Donor Name:
R. K. Harris  Search this
Site Name:
Pearson Site  Search this
Maximum Unknown - Object:
3.5 cm
Culture:
Historic  Search this
Object Type:
Sherd
Place:
Rains County, Texas, United States, North America
Accession Date:
19 Mar 1986
Collection Date:
1924 to 1980
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
350434
USNM Number:
A513743-0
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Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3019b94ce-e082-417c-b9e0-299b27214f42
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8270134

Pot Sherd

Collector:
R. K. Harris  Search this
Donor Name:
R. K. Harris  Search this
Site Name:
Pearson Site  Search this
Maximum Unknown - Object:
4.8 cm
Culture:
Historic  Search this
Object Type:
Sherd
Place:
Rains County, Texas, United States, North America
Accession Date:
19 Mar 1986
Collection Date:
1924 to 1980
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
350434
USNM Number:
A513744-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/303a1fa22-7a3e-4d3b-b373-baf8ffb59d18
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8270135

Projectile Point Fragments

Collector:
R. K. Harris  Search this
Donor Name:
R. K. Harris  Search this
Site Name:
Pearson Site  Search this
Maximum Unknown - Object:
3 cm
Culture:
Historic  Search this
Object Type:
Point
Place:
Rains County, Texas, United States, North America
Accession Date:
19 Mar 1986
Collection Date:
1924 to 1980
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
350434
USNM Number:
A513745-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32d21b847-d71c-4f87-93c0-30f508653292
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8270136

Projectile Point; Preform

Collector:
R. K. Harris  Search this
Donor Name:
R. K. Harris  Search this
Site Name:
Pearson Site  Search this
Maximum Unknown - Object:
4.6 cm
Culture:
Historic  Search this
Object Type:
Biface
Place:
Rains County, Texas, United States, North America
Accession Date:
19 Mar 1986
Collection Date:
1924 to 1980
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
350434
USNM Number:
A513746-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33b41549f-b5e6-4505-9ca5-7a8f7b898e31
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8270137

Knife Alternately Beveled

Collector:
R. K. Harris  Search this
Donor Name:
R. K. Harris  Search this
Site Name:
Pearson Site  Search this
Maximum Unknown - Object:
8.9 cm
Culture:
Historic  Search this
Object Type:
Knife
Place:
Rains County, Texas, United States, North America
Accession Date:
19 Mar 1986
Collection Date:
1924 to 1980
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
350434
USNM Number:
A513747-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35f57865c-69bc-4efa-9d8c-1fb96651e751
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8270138

Knife, Small

Collector:
R. K. Harris  Search this
Donor Name:
R. K. Harris  Search this
Site Name:
Pearson Site  Search this
Length - Object:
4.9 cm
Width - Object:
1.9 cm
Culture:
Historic  Search this
Object Type:
Knife
Place:
Rains County, Texas, United States, North America
Accession Date:
19 Mar 1986
Collection Date:
1924 to 1980
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
350434
USNM Number:
A513748-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3de56bd1d-4a71-4f34-9cd7-10bec2f1446e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8270139

Drill

Collector:
R. K. Harris  Search this
Donor Name:
R. K. Harris  Search this
Site Name:
Pearson Site  Search this
Length - Object:
3.6 cm
Width - Object:
0.9 cm
Culture:
Historic  Search this
Object Type:
Drill
Place:
Rains County, Texas, United States, North America
Accession Date:
19 Mar 1986
Collection Date:
1924 to 1980
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
350434
USNM Number:
A513749-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/358e0f121-a25c-4d2d-9ce8-d398a75f1c0b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8270140

Graver; Scraper

Collector:
R. K. Harris  Search this
Donor Name:
R. K. Harris  Search this
Site Name:
Pearson Site  Search this
Length - Object:
3.6 cm
Width - Object:
2.9 cm
Culture:
Historic  Search this
Object Type:
Graver
Place:
Rains County, Texas, United States, North America
Accession Date:
19 Mar 1986
Collection Date:
1924 to 1980
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
350434
USNM Number:
A513750-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/368c3b96f-44ab-47d6-9817-b19507b67948
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8270141

Small Scraper

Collector:
R. K. Harris  Search this
Donor Name:
R. K. Harris  Search this
Site Name:
Pearson Site  Search this
Maximum Unknown - Object:
2.9 cm
Unknown - Object:
3.6 cm
Culture:
Historic  Search this
Object Type:
Scraper
Place:
Rains County, Texas, United States, North America
Accession Date:
19 Mar 1986
Collection Date:
1924 to 1980
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
350434
USNM Number:
A513751-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/304eb6cc2-be9b-4f27-a803-39d37f3fa60d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8270142

Spokeshave Scraper

Collector:
R. K. Harris  Search this
Donor Name:
R. K. Harris  Search this
Site Name:
Pearson Site  Search this
Maximum Unknown - Object:
5.1 cm
Culture:
Historic  Search this
Object Type:
Scraper
Place:
Rains County, Texas, United States, North America
Accession Date:
19 Mar 1986
Collection Date:
1924 to 1980
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
350434
USNM Number:
A513752-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3897b2bf2-5bed-4297-9bd9-4e5d4bfa12f6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8270143

Scraper

Collector:
R. K. Harris  Search this
Donor Name:
R. K. Harris  Search this
Site Name:
Pearson Site  Search this
Maximum Unknown - Object:
7 cm
Culture:
Historic  Search this
Object Type:
Scraper
Place:
Rains County, Texas, United States, North America
Accession Date:
19 Mar 1986
Collection Date:
1924 to 1980
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
350434
USNM Number:
A513753-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c24e66c2-6423-4ecb-8666-3de5b9baa98a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8270144

Core Blank

Collector:
R. K. Harris  Search this
Donor Name:
R. K. Harris  Search this
Site Name:
Pearson Site  Search this
Maximum Unknown - Object:
5 cm
Culture:
Historic  Search this
Object Type:
Core
Place:
Rains County, Texas, United States, North America
Accession Date:
19 Mar 1986
Collection Date:
1924 to 1980
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
350434
USNM Number:
A513754-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f16429fc-a7e4-4616-962e-b8d9f5267e81
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8270145

Gunflint

Collector:
R. K. Harris  Search this
Donor Name:
R. K. Harris  Search this
Site Name:
Pearson Site  Search this
Maximum Unknown - Object:
2.7 cm
Culture:
Historic  Search this
Object Type:
Gun Flint
Place:
Rains County, Texas, United States, North America
Accession Date:
19 Mar 1986
Collection Date:
1924 to 1980
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
350434
USNM Number:
A513755-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38cb22d85-00dc-4e13-931a-b05d6a6d5841
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8270146

Celt & Fragment

Collector:
R. K. Harris  Search this
Donor Name:
R. K. Harris  Search this
Site Name:
Pearson Site  Search this
Maximum Unknown - Object:
8.3 cm
Culture:
Historic  Search this
Object Type:
Celt
Place:
Rains County, Texas, United States, North America
Accession Date:
19 Mar 1986
Collection Date:
1924 to 1980
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
350434
USNM Number:
A513756-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a2df8e3f-5751-4666-92da-3e306cd4f0dc
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8270147

Glass Fragment

Collector:
R. K. Harris  Search this
Donor Name:
R. K. Harris  Search this
Site Name:
Pearson Site  Search this
Length - Object:
1.5 cm
Width - Object:
1.3 cm
Culture:
Historic  Search this
Object Type:
Glass
Place:
Rains County, Texas, United States, North America
Accession Date:
19 Mar 1986
Collection Date:
1924 to 1980
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
350434
USNM Number:
A513758-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e9c564d5-7d1d-4fed-bf8e-a7b61e24aac5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8270149

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