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 Organization

Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:

N. Villanueva photographic slide collection of Mexico, undated.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 535
Abstract

Travel photographs taken in Mexico of architecture, landscapes, street scenes, gardens, tourist attractions, parks, National Lottery Building, San Juan, monuments, army hospital, racetrack, Guerrero, and Acapulco.

Dates: undated

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

Star Gods of the Ancient Americas photographic slides, undated.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 82J
Abstract

Studio images of the art and artifacts displayed in the temporary exhibit Star Gods of the Ancient Americas, held at the American Museum of Natural History, December 1982-May 1983. Includes artifacts from the Huari-Tiahuanaco, Mixtec, Inca, Zuni, Tiahuanco, Maya, Hopi, Chimu, Skidi Pawnee and Haida Indians. Possibly used in a slide presentation.

Dates: undated

Weather and storms ; Mouth-breeding fish ; Volcanoes

 Collection
Identifier: Film Collection no. 33
Scope and Contents SEGMENT 1: Weather and Storms. Frank. H. Forrester, astronomer at the AMNH-Hayden Planetarium, and Ernest J. Christie, meteorologist for the U. S. Weather Bureau, give scientific explanations for weather, cloud formations, and storms, including lightning and thunder. They present films illustrating storm patterns through a dramatic view of the eye of the hurricane as seen from an airplane flying directly into the storm and through views from the ground. Also shown are films of lightning. The...
Dates: 1953

William Mussig photographic slides of Mexico, undated.

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 372
Abstract

Travel photography from Mexico and Laredo, Texas border with Mexico.

Dates: undated