Robert Suggs Marquesas Expedition photographic slide collection, 1956 - 1957
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a library of 35mm slides covering a wide range of topics, along with some supporting materials. The collection includes field work photographs from expeditions, collection and specimen imagery, AMNH photo studio images of buildings, events, and exhibit photographs, and more. Some slides duplicate negative and print collections.
Dates
- 1956 - 1957
Restrictions on Access
Please contact Special Collections; materials are sometimes restricted.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (1 box )
334 Photographic Slides : color ; 35 mm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Abstract
Field photographs from the Robert Suggs collection in the AMNH Department of Anthropology. Includes general shots of Tahiti and Tuamotu Islands and Marquesas Islands; umu making for "kaikai" Bastille Day (Taiohae, Nukuhira); petroglyphs, carving, and masonry (Marquesas); Fort Keatanui, burials.
Condition
condition reviewed 20110826 good
Immediate Source of Acquisition
AMNH Department of Anthropology. Method of acquisition--Transferred; Date of acquisition--December 5, 1996, from.
General Note
All slides have captions.
General Note
Includes list of other photographs deposited with the AMNH Library.
Repository Details
Part of the Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library Repository
American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park West
New York NY 10024 USA
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