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Fisher slide collection of world travel, part 2 of 2, 1963-1988.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 499-504

Abstract

Travel photography taken on trips around the world. Images include landscapes, street scenes, people, landmarks, architecture, art, and archaeological sites. 499. Peru, Bolivia, Lima, Lake Titicaca, Cajamarca, and La Ruaz (1968 trip); Mexico, Guatemala, and Switzerland (1973 trip). 500. Metapan, Santa Ana, San Salvador, Olocuilta, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Vermont (1975 trip); Mexico, Guatemala, Maine, Queretaro, Guanajuanto, San Miguel de Allende, and Dolores Hidalgo (1977 trip); Portraits of Martha Pollack (1983). 501. Tunisia, Nepal, Burma, and Kashmir (1974-1975). 502-504. Mesopotamia, Easter Island, Etruscan, Japan, Egypt, Turkey, Italy, Thailand, Greece, Near East, London, India, and Indonesia (1963-1988).

Dates

  • 1963-1988

Restrictions on Access

Please contact Special Collections; materials are sometimes restricted.

Extent

3075 Photographic Slides : color ; 35 mm

3 Linear Feet (6 boxes )

Language of Materials

English

Condition

condition reviewed 20110826 good; some slides captioned using ink; discoloration and fading of many slides in PSC 502-503

Related Archival Materials

Indicator 1 Associated Materials-- Note--AMNH Special Collections has additional slides of Fisher's world travels in PSC 221-229 and PSC 679.

General Note

Most slides have captions.

General Note

Some slides in PSC 502 belong to various art institutions in Italy.

General Note

PSC 499-501 refer to original slide box numbers and indicate specific trips.

Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Sponsor
The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation provided support to make this finding aid available in ArchivesSpace (2016-2017). Minimal level collection record created with support from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) Hidden Collections grant, 2010.

Repository Details

Part of the Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library Repository

Contact:
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