George L. Waite "Desert Sheiks" lantern slides
odd: label: Local Call Number(s)
content: NAA Photo Lot 2010-12
name: label: Creator
content: Waite, George L.
label: Names
content: Logan Museum of Anthropology
place: label: Place
content: Algeria
creator: label: Creator
content: Waite, George L.
culture: label: Culture
content: Algerians
label: Culture
content: Tuaregs
bioghist: label: Biographical/Historical note
content: George L. Waite was a photographer from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In the spring of 1930, when he was about 60 years old, Waite volunteered as photographer for the sixth Beloit College Logan Museum of Anthropology Algerian expedition, led by Alonzo W. Pond. His primary role was to provide photographic and cinematic documentation of the excavation activities and daily lives of the 20 expedition members.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 47 Lantern slides
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1930
custodhist: label: Custodial History note
content: Donated by Ty Lindberg, 2010.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: National Anthropological Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NAA.PhotoLot.2010-12
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Lantern slides
label: Type
content: Photographs
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies note
content: Digital surrogate is available online.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Lantern slides
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
otherfindaid: label: Other Finding Aids note
content: Electronic finding aid available via the website of the National Anthropological Archives.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: The collection consists of 47 lantern slides, some hand‐colored, that appear to have been made to illustrate a talk by Waite entitled, "Desert Sheiks." Images show Algerian nomadic people, their camps, and activities including animal husbandry, Algerian towns and villages, and views of the Algerian countryside. There are also several images of the Beloit College expedition camp and participants, including one photograph of George Waite taping up film cans.
relatedmaterial: label: Location of Other Archival Materials
content: Films relating to the 1930 expedition and George L. Waite's role and photographer are held in the Human Studies Film Archives in HSFA 82.5.1, HSFA 82.5.2-1, HSFA 82.5.2-2, and HSFA 82.5.8.
label: Location of Other Archival Materials
content: The Beloit College Archives holds additional photographs of the expedition.