Postcards of NW Coast Indians incl. Kwakiutl and Bella Coola, 1907-1971
Scope and Contents
Contains 9 cardstock postcards with photograph on one side, mailing lines and postage mark on the other. 5 of the postcards feature images of Gawestums. 1 features a Tsatsichnukwomi Structure, 1 a Bella Coola Stone Object, 1 a Quatsino woman, a Kwakiutl Family in Alert Bay, and the Tenaktak House of Harbledown Island. Many postcards are stamped by: J.E. Evans. Manufacturer and Dealer in Pictorial Post Card.
Dates
- 1907-1971
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
9 Photographic Prints : cardstock postcards
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]