Department of Anthropology photograph collection relating to anthropological exhibits
odd: label: Local Call Number(s)
content: NAA Photo Lot 4
name: label: Creator
content: National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Department of Anthropology
label: Names
content: American Museum of Natural History
label: Names
content: Field Museum of Natural History
label: Names
content: United States National Museum
label: Photographer
content: Beckwith, Paul E.
label: Photographer
content: Ellis, Harry C., b. 1857
label: Names
content: Ward, Herbert, 1863-1919
place: label: Place
content: Washington (D.C.) -- Rock Creek Park
topic: label: Topic
content: Exhibitions
creator: label: Creator
content: National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Department of Anthropology
culture: label: Culture
content: Indians of North America -- Great Basin
label: Culture
content: Apache
label: Culture
content: Zulu (African people)
label: Culture
content: Ainu
label: Culture
content: Samoans
label: Culture
content: Indians of North America -- Southwest, New
label: Culture
content: Paiute
setName: label: See more items in
content: Department of Anthropology photograph collection relating to anthropological exhibits
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 14 Prints (silver gelatin)
label: Extent
content: 7 Prints (albumen)
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1890-1910
custodhist: label: Custodial History note
content: The collection is apparently material found in the Department of Anthropology and sent to the archives in the 1960s.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: National Anthropological Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NAA.PhotoLot.4
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: The collection consists of images of exhibits of anthropological material. These include Oceanic and African implements and artifacts exhibited at the Field Columbian Museum; a William Henry Holmes-designed diorama in Piney Branch (1895); costumed mannequins and busts at the United States National Museum; the Smithsonian Exhibit at the World Columbian Exposition in Chicago (1891); dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History; African artifacts in Herbert Ward's studio in Paris; and exhibit halls in the Smithsonian Arts and Industries building (1891). The photographers represented in the collection include Paul Edmond Beckwith, Henry E. Sorgersen & Co., and Harry C. Ellis.
relatedmaterial: label: Location of Other Archival Materials
content: Photographs of exhibits at the Pan-American Exposition, previously filed in Photo Lot 4, have been relocated to National Anthropological Archives Photo Lot 87-2L.
label: Location of Other Archival Materials
content: Additional Harry C. Ellis photographs of Herbert Ward's studio held in National Anthropological Archives Photo Lot 75-52.
label: Location of Other Archival Materials
content: Additional images of Smithsonian anthropology collections held in National Anthropological Archives Photo Lot 99-41.