Photographs made by Kenneth Blaisdell while he was stationed with the United States Army in Assam. They document Konyak Naga people, villages, and activities, including work for the United States Army. There are also some images of Gurkha soldiers. The original prints were in an album; photocopies of these are available with the collection.
Biographical/Historical note:
Kenneth Blaisdell was a lieutenant who commanded a platoon of the 679th Signal Aircraft Warning Company in the United States Army Signal Corps. From October 1942 to January 1944, Blaisdell's platoon was assigned to an installation near the Naga Hills, Assam, where they interacted with indigenous people and learned the Naga language.
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot 83-39
Reproduction Note:
Copy prints made by Smithsonian Institution, 1982-1983.
Location of Other Archival Materials:
Naga artifacts can be found in the Department of Anthropology in accession 356652.
Additional photographs of Konyak Naga people can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in Photo Lot 8 and Photo Lot 97.
Films depicting the Konyak Naga people can be found in the Human Studies Film Archives in 2006.2.345 and 2006.2.351.
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 83-39, Kenneth Blaisdell photographs of Naga people, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Photographs collected by Marjorie Meriweather Post relating to NAtive Americans. They include images of Post's home at Camp Topridge, Geronimo, Buffalo Bill Cody, Native chiefs and US officials at Pine Ridge in 1891, and Princess Angeline, daughter of Chief Seattle. Additionally, there are lithographs of Caa-tou-see and Shin-Ga-Ba-Wossinis, and a B. Picart engraving of Native Americans circling a burial mound and a newspaper clipping ("Out of Human Skin") in a frame made from a squirrel pelt.
Biographical/Historical note:
Marjorie Meriweather Post (1887-1973) was a Washington, D.C., businesswoman, philanthropist, and collector of decorative art objects. Her father Charles W. Post was the owner of Postup Cereal Company, later General Foods Corporation. In 1973, Marjorie Post's philanthropy earned her the first ever James Smithson Society Medal, the Smithsonian Institution's highest benefactor award. After her death, Post willed her Hillwood estate to the Smithsonian along with her American Native American collection at Camp Topridge.
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot 75-46
Location of Other Archival Materials:
The National Anthropological Archives holds the Marjorie Merriweather Post papers (MS 7278).
The Smithsonian Institution Archives holds the records of Post's Hillwood Estate, 1960-1976 (SIA RS00740).
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
Lithographs
Engravings
Citation:
Photo lot 75-46, Marjorie Meriweather Post photograph collection, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
