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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:

Richard Erdoes photographic slide collection of Pueblo Indians

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 209
Scope and Contents

Photographs of Pueblo Indians in Southwestern United States and Yucatán, Mexico. Many scenes from Indian dances and some portraits. Also includes images of pyramids, petroglyphs and Maya heiroglyphs.

Dates: 1977-1980

Richard Hunt carving totem pole at the American Museum of Natural History, 1992.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 85H
Abstract

Slides of Richard Hunt, direct descendant of George Hunt, carving and painting a totem pole during the Chiefly Feasts temporary exhibition held at the American Museum of Natural History. Images include museum visitors viewing Hunt working and finished exhibition location in the 77th Street entrance hall across from the Haida canoe.

Dates: 1992

Richard. J. Scheich photographic slide collection, circa 1950s.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 427
Abstract

Photographs of various animals and plants in nature, some taken in national parks. Also includes images of an area being logged in Washington and a burned area in Oregon.

Dates: circa 1950s

Richard Skroban photographic slides of Antarctica, 1955-1956.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 444
Abstract

Photographs taken in Antarctica. Images include penguins on ice, huskies, a Weddell seal, and a killer whale. Also includes landscape photographs and some views of the Scott campsite.

Dates: 1955-1956

Richard Van Gelder photographic slide collection of Africa, 1960-1981.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 551-553
Abstract

Photographs taken in Africa of animals in nature, mostly mammals. Includes lions, cheetahs, elephants, hippopotamuses, wildebeests, baboons, giraffes, zebras, impala, hyenas, buffalo, elephant shrews, and jackals among others. Some photographs of colleagues, native people, and city buildings. Areas include Botswana, Serengeti, Kenya, Tanzania, and Zambia. 551. Photographs taken 1960-1975. 552. Photographs taken 1976-1979. 553. Photographs taken 1981 and undated.

Dates: 1960-1981

Richard Zweifel photographic slide collection

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 557
Scope and Contents

Close up photographs mostly of reptiles, including snakes, frogs, and lizards. Also includes images of insects and birds.

Dates: circa 1970s

Roaches Are Here to Stay exhibition photographic slides, 1973.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 81D
Abstract

Views of the temporary exhibition Roaches Are Here To Stay, held at the American Museum of Natural History, September 1973. Images of the display case, display text, and visitors looking at live roaches inside the exhibit.

Dates: 1973

Robert E. Logan photographic slide collection, undated.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 342
Abstract

Photographs taken in Ceylon and Egypt. One image of a forsythia in bloom.

Dates: undated

Robert G. Goelet American Museum-Terramar Expedition to Auyantepui photographic slide collection, 1994.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 534
Abstract

Field photographs taken on the Robert G. Goelet American Museum-Terramar Expedition to Auyantepui in 1994. Images include campsites, helicopters, scientists, landscapes, waterfalls, and details of plants and trees.

Dates: 1994

Robert H. Minton photographic slide collection, undated.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 356
Abstract

Photographs of safari animals in East Africa. Includes zebra, giraffe, rhinoceros, lion, leopard, cheetah, baboon, and crocodile.

Dates: undated