Photographs of Mexico and Latin America
odd: label: Local Call Number(s)
content: NAA Photo Lot 87-20
name: label: Creator
content: Holmes, William Henry, 1846-1933
label: Photographer
content: Parker
label: Photographer
content: Doty, Charles Edward, 1862-1921
label: Photographer
content: Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942
label: Photographer
content: Kildare, Edward James
label: Photographer
content: Matteson, Sumner W., 1867-1920
label: Photographer
content: Waite, C. B. (Charles Betts), 1861-1927
place: label: Place
content: Cuba
label: Place
content: Mexico
label: Place
content: Guatemala
label: Place
content: Chile
topic: label: Topic
content: Agriculture
label: Topic
content: Markets
label: Topic
content: Cities and towns
creator: label: Creator
content: Holmes, William Henry, 1846-1933
culture: label: Culture
content: Mexicans
bioghist: label: Biographical/Historical note
content: William Henry Holmes (1846-1933) was an artist, geologist, and archeologist who spent most of his career with the United States Geological Survey of the Territories, United States Geological Survey, Bureau of American Ethnology, and Department of Anthropology of the Smithsonian. From 1894-1897, he was the head of anthropology at the Field Columbian Museum (Field Museum of Natural History) and on the staff of the University of Chicago. During this time, he carried out investigations of ancient ruins in the Yucatan and other areas of Mesoamerica as a member of an expedition of Allison V. Armour. Holmes served as head curator for the US National Museum Department of Anthropology from 1897-1902 and head of the BAE from 1902-1909.

William Henry Jackson was a photographer for the US Geological and Geographical Surveys (1870-1878) before he opened a studio in Denver, Colorado, and began making official photographs for various railroad companies. In 1883, he made his first trip to Mexico under the sponsorship of the Mexican Central Railway. On one of his subsequent trips, he was accompanied by William Henry Holmes, who may have collected Jackson's photographs because of this trip.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 150 Prints (circa, silver gelatin and albumen)
label: Extent
content: 1 Print (halftone)
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1895-1907
custodhist: label: Custodial History note
content: The photographs were found in the National Anthropological Archives in three envelopes labeled by William Henry Holmes.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: National Anthropological Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NAA.PhotoLot.87-20
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Prints
label: Type
content: Photographs
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies note
content: Digital surrogates are available.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
otherfindaid: label: Other Finding Aids note
content: Inventory available in repository.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: Photographs documenting Mexican people in built and natural environments, as well as industries, markets, and agriculture.  The photographs were originally contained in envelopes labeled by William Henry Holmes, who may have collected them during his travels to Mexico.  The collection also includes some photographs made in Cuba, Guatemala, and Chile, as well as Holmes's notes on Argentina.  The bulk of the photographs were made by William Henry Jackson; additional photographs were made by Charles Edward Doty, E. J. Kildare, Sumner W. Matteson, C. B. Waite, and Corral and Parker studios.
relatedmaterial: label: Location of Other Archival Materials
content: Manuscripts and notes by Holmes can be found throughout the National Anthropological Archives in MS 4698, MS 2125, MS 7112, and MS 7570.
label: Location of Other Archival Materials
content: The Smithsonian Institution Archives holds the William Henry Holmes Papers, 1870-1931 (SIA RU007084).
label: Location of Other Archival Materials
content: Additional photographs by Jackson can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in Photo Lot 24, Photo Lot 37, Photo Lot 40, Photo Lot 60, Photo Lot 93, Photo Lot 143, Photo Lot 87-2P, Photo Lot 90-1, Photo Lot 92-3, the records of the Department of Anthropology, and the BAE historical negatives.