Portraits of Indians in British Columbia
Scope and Contents
Contains 4 mounted black and white photographs of Tinglit (?) Native Americans in “western” dress. Notes on the back of the photographs indicate they were taken by Skeena River and identify the subjects of the photo: Annie McKay, Samuel Massett, John Sunk, David Yelthman.
Dates
- 1868-1943
- Majority of material found within 1894-1902
Access Conditions and Restrictions Note
Requests to use the collection should be made in advance to the Senior Special Collections Librarian, who may be contacted at 212-769-5420 or at [email protected]
Extent
4 Photographic Prints : black and white, mounted
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Boas, Franz, 1858-1942 (Person)
- From the Collection: Newcombe, C. F. (Charles Frederick), 1851-1924 (Photographer, Person)
- From the Collection: Beals, Jessie Tarbox (Photographer, Person)
- From the Collection: Teit, James Alexander, 1864-1922 (Photographer, Person)
- From the Collection: Glass, Aaron (Arranger, Person)
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
(212) 769-5420
[email protected]