Byrony Orme photographic slide collection, 1953 - 1958
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a library of 35mm slides covering a wide range of topics, along with some supporting materials. The collection includes field work photographs from expeditions, collection and specimen imagery, AMNH photo studio images of buildings, events, and exhibit photographs, and more. Some slides duplicate negative and print collections.
Dates
- 1953 - 1958
Restrictions on Access
Please contact Special Collections; materials are sometimes restricted.
Extent
1432 Photographic Slides : color ; 35 mm
1 Linear Foot (2 boxes )
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Abstract
Travel photography, images of market and street scenes, people, artifacts, landscape, and desert, scenes. Places include Canary Islands, Saudi Arabia, Bermuda, Guatemala, Mexico, Turkey, Portugal, Italy, India, Pakistan, Lebanon, Syria, Hawaii, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.
Condition
condition reviewed 20110826 good; circular patterns on some slides
General Note
Previous numbers used: USDE 2705, USDE 2730, USDE 2669, NEH 2281, NEH 2278
General Note
Some slides have captions.
Repository Details
Part of the Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library Repository
American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park West
New York NY 10024 USA
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