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Alfred Burton expedition photographs

 Collection
Identifier: PPC .B86

Scope and Contents

Includes field photographs. "Mexico - Alaska, U. S. A."; "New Zealand - Australia"; "South Africa"; "The South Seas"; "Zanibar - Mesopotamia Persia 1"; "Central Asia." The photos in these albums appear to be by different photographers but bound in a similar fashion.

Dates

  • circa 1900

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

Please contact Special Collections; materials are sometimes restricted.

Extent

3 boxes (approximately 1,015 photographic prints (6 photograph albums))

General

Includes field photographs.

Includes caption list and image numbers.

Condition Note

Condition reviewed 2010 poor; photos in albums on black craft paper

Title
Alfred Burton expedition photographs, circa 1900
Author
Iris Lee, 2010
Date
2010
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
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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
200 Central Park West
New York NY 10024 USA
(212) 769-5420