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William Benjamin Carpenter Libyan desert field photographs

 Collection
Identifier: PPC .C321

Scope and Contents

Field photographs in the desert, mainly of camels, expedition members, and encampments.

Dates

  • 1938

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

Please contact Special Collections; materials are sometimes restricted.

Extent

1 box (126 photographic prints)

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred to the Library, August 1991 by Kevin Coffee, Dept. of Exhibition (along with negatives and slides).

General

Includes original box.

Condition Note

Condition reviewed 2010 fair; slight curling, but all individually sleeved

General Note

Possible subject terms: [651] Libya.

Title
William Benjamin Carpenter Libyan desert field photographs, 1938
Author
Iris Lee, 2010
Date
2010
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Language of description note
English
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:
American Museum of Natural History
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New York NY 10024 USA
(212) 769-5420