George C. Shaw photograph collection relating to Lake Lanao campaign
odd: label: Local Call Number(s)
content: NAA Photo Lot 79-55, USNM ACC 67947
name: label: Collector
content: Shaw, George C.
label: Names
content: United States. Army
place: label: Place
content: Philippines
label: Place
content: Philippines -- History -- Philippine American War, 1899-1902
label: Place
content: Lanao, Lake (Philippines)
creator: label: Collector
content: Shaw, George C.
culture: label: Culture
content: Moro
label: Culture
content: Maranao (Philippine people)
bioghist: label: Biographical/Historical note
content: George C. Shaw (1866-1960) was a United States Army Lieutenant in the 27th U.S. Infantry under Captain J. J. Pershing during punitive action against the Maranaos of Lake Lanao, Mindanao. He recieved the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Philippine-American War. George Damon Rice was Chaplain for the 27th Infantry.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 28 Prints (platinum)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1902-1903
custodhist: label: Custodial History note
content: Donated by George C. Shaw to the United States National Museum in 1922 as part of accession 67947. Transferred from the Department of Anthropology, 1979.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: National Anthropological Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NAA.PhotoLot.79-55
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Prints
label: Type
content: Photographs
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: Photographs collected by George C. Shaw documenting the Lake Lanao campaign, many of which were made by George Damon Rice. They depict Moros (probably Maranaos), United States soldiers, a harbor, a US Infantry camp, and fortifications. The prints, some of which have captions, have been enlarged, possibly for exhibition.
relatedmaterial: label: Location of Other Archival Materials
content: Moro artifacts donated by Shaw can be found in the anthropology collections of the National Museum of Natural History in accession 67947.