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Photographic Slide Collection

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Distinguishes collections in the Library that are part of the Photographic (Boxed) Slide Collection (PSC) data set.

Found in 527 Collections and/or Records:

Carthage: A Mosaic of Ancient Tunisia photographic slides

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 102B
Scope and Contents

Slides of ancient ruins in Tunisia and photographs of mosaics and artifacts, including Lady of Carthage, detail of Orpheus chraming the animals, and detail of Dermech Hunt Mosaic. For the temporary exhibition Carthage: A Mosaic of Ancient Tunisia, held at the American Museum of Natural History, 1987. The exhibition was a collaboration with Bardo National Museum, Tunis, Carthage National Museum, Tunis, Archeological Museums, El Jem, Sousse, Sfax, Nabeul.

Dates: circa 1987

Catherine Pessino photographic slides of Mexico

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 395
Scope and Contents

Photographs taken in Mexico: Mitla and Monte Alban. Includes architectural details of geometric patterns, close up sections of a painted wall.

Dates: 1953 July

Central Asiatic Expeditions copy slides, 1966.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 164
Abstract

Photographic copy slides made from the original hand-colored lantern slides. Field photographs from the Central Asiatic Expeditions (1921-1930). Images of Mongolian people and landscape, fossil beds where dinosaur eggs were found and scenes from traveling on land. Places include Mongolia, Tibet, China and Gobi Desert.

Dates: 1966

Cenydd Jones photographic slide collection

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 313B
Scope and Contents

Photographs taken in British Guiana, mostly of indigenous people: men, women, and children in villages.

Dates: undated

Cerro de la Neblina Expedition photographic slides

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 1
Scope and Contents

Field photographs from the 1984-1985 Cerro de la Neblina expedition. Includes one slide from Amazonas, Rio Mavaca Base Camp, March 1989.

Dates: 1984-1989

Chantal Boulanger photographic slide collection on Tamil culture, 1980-1990.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 137
Abstract

Field photographs of of Tamil culture taken by Chantal Boulanger in Tamil Nadu, South India. Photographs of rituals and daily life in Kanchipuram divided into subject areas: History, Structure and Activities, Consecration, Festivals, Consecration of a Priest, Daily Rituals, Giving the Name, Upanayana, Marriage, Satha Abhisheka, Death, Silk Weaving and The Art of Wearing a Sari.

Dates: 1980-1990

Charles M. Bogert photographic slide collection

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 135
Scope and Contents

Field photographs consisting mostly of reptiles, amphibians including frogs, toads, turtles, snakes, salamanders and lizards. Collection also includes photographs of California Indians.

Dates: circa 1940-1960

Charles R. Knight mural restoration project photographic slides

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 40
Scope and Contents

35mm slides and medium format color transparencies of murals before restoration. Unknown location of murals. Animals depicted include moose, elephants and beavers.

Dates: 1993

Charles Vaurie photographic slide collection, 1959.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 533
Abstract

Photographs taken mostly in Bimini Islands and Cuba of landscapes, seascapes, fish, and other marine life. Also includes travel photography of Upper Falls, Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park, Jackson Lake, Devil's Tower, Waterton Lakes National Park, and Banff National Park.

Dates: 1959

Chiefly Feasts: The Enduring Kwakiutl Potlatch exhibition photographic slides

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 104
Scope and Contents

View of the temporary exhibition Chiefly Feasts: The Enduring Kwakiutl Potlatch, held at the American Museum of Natural History, Ocober 1991- February 1992. Also includes studio photographs of masks and artifacts.

Dates: 1991