Walker R. Smith Rural Maryland Photoprints
name: label: Photographer
content: Smith, Walker R., 1910-
place: label: Place
content: Adamstown (Md.) -- 1930-1990
label: Place
content: Doubs (Md.) -- 1930-1990
label: Place
content: Maryland -- rural -- 1930-1990
topic: label: Topic
content: Railroads -- Trains -- 1930-1990
label: Topic
content: Agriculture -- 20th century -- Maryland
label: Topic
content: Groceries -- Stores -- 1930-1990
label: Topic
content: Stores -- 1930-1990
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection donated by Walker R. Smith, March 11, 1992.
creator: label: Photographer
content: Smith, Walker R., 1910-
setName: label: See more items in
content: Walker R. Smith Rural Maryland Photoprints
abstract: label: Summary
content: A collection of 122 silver gelatin photoprints of Walker R. Smith depicting various Maryland scenes including railroads and family life of the 1930s and 1940s.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: The photographer has been photographing a small Maryland village area, Doubs (and Adamstown) for over fifty years (ca. 1930s to date of gift). Much of his work is personal, but some is semi-professional work for friends and neighbors.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.1 Cubic feet (1 box)
label: Extent
content: 100 Photographic prints (11" x 14", 8" x 10", 6" x 11", 4" x 10", 5"x 7", 4" x 5", and smaller.)
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1936-1991
custodhist: label: Ownership and Custodial History
content: All photographs have been in Mr. Smith's custody continuously. Many were printed by him, but others were printed by commercial photofinishers.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0446
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Photographic prints
label: Type
content: Photographs
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: 1 series.
Arranged by size and topic, access at topical level.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Mary June Owen, volunteer, 1995.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- 20th century
materialspec: label: Note
content: Silver gelatin, on paper sheets, max. 11" x 14", unmounted.
originalsloc: label: Location of Originals
content: Negatives in collection of Walker R. Smith.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Photographs of the rural Maryland village of Doubs and environs; subjects include trains and railroad subjects, farming activities, grocery stores, people at work and play, etc.