John G. Salsman photograph collection relating to the Philippines
odd: label: Local Call Number(s)
content: NAA Photo Lot 75-73
name: label: Collector
content: Salsman, John G.
place: label: Place
content: Philippines
label: Place
content: Manila (Philippines)
creator: label: Collector
content: Salsman, John G.
culture: label: Culture
content: Kalinga (Philippine people)
label: Culture
content: Subanuns
label: Culture
content: Bagobo (Philippine people)
label: Culture
content: Philippine Negritos
label: Culture
content: Moro
bioghist: label: Biographical/Historical note
content: John G. Salsman was a Lieutenant and publicity officer in the United States Army Air Corps when he was stationed in the Philippines.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 111 Prints (silver gelatin)
label: Extent
content: 1 Map
label: Extent
content: 2 Prints (platinum)
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1927-1930
custodhist: label: Custodial History note
content: Donated by the United States Army Historical Office, 1975.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: National Anthropological Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NAA.PhotoLot.75-73
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Prints
label: Type
content: Maps
label: Type
content: Photographs
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: Photographs depicting Philippine peoples and aerial views of the islands that were made or collected by John Salsman while stationed in the Philippines.  They include depictions of Bagobo, Moro, Negrito, Subanun, and Kalinga people, as well as aerial views of Manila, Zamboanga, Jolo, Mayon and Taal Volcanos, hills and terraces.  Most of the prints are mounted on unbound leaves from an album along with newspaper clippings, invitations, a radiogram, and other souvenirs and mementos.  The aerial photographs were probably made by photographers at Camp Nichols.
relatedmaterial: label: Location of Other Archival Materials
content: Similar aerial photographs from Camp Nichols, along with a press release written by Salsman, can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in Photo Lot 2011-26.