CAE II 100th Anniversary Rephotography Mission Image collection

Collection

Identifier: MA.2021.010

Staff Only

Content Description

Images and progress reporting produced by J. Kelly Cluer and M. Saandar during the CAE II 100th Anniversary Rephotography Mission project. Bulk of the material is born-digital, with the exception of some analog poster-sized printouts of comparison shots. Material includes original rephotographs, compiled images in pdf format comparing the historic photograph with the rephotograph, powerpoint presentations and a progress report. AMNH Research Library collection images from the Second Asiatic Expedition (1918-1919) and Central Asiatic Expeditions (1921-1930) in Mongolia were used to derive geographic locations for the repeat photographs. Original photographers include Yvette Borup Andrews, Roy Chapman Andrews, James Shackleford and Walter Granger. Scenes include Ulaanbaatar, Gatchuurt, the Flaming Cliffs or Bayanzag, Chionji Cliffs, and the Tuul River Valley.

Dates

2016 - 2023

Creator

Cluer, J. Kelly (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Some metadata, such as precise Geospacial locations, is restricted. All requests for access to restricted data will be handled at the discretion of the Vertebrate Paleontology department. Contact [email protected] for further information.

Biographical / Historical

The CAE II 100th Anniversary Rephotograph Mission was begun in 2016 and led by J. Kelly Cluer. The aim of this expedition is to retrace and rephotograph scenes from the historic images created during Roy Chapman Andrew’s legendary early 20th century Expeditions in Central Asia with the goal to determine how much the landscape had changed in the past century. Using original photographs from the Asiatic Expedition (2nd : 1918-1919) and Central Asiatic Expeditions (1921-1930), Cluer identified views that presented appropriate candidates for repeat photography. This was followed by field work to determine precise GIS and view data for the high resolution digital rephotographs. Over two dozen images have been completed, with more field work planned.

Extent

4.2 Gigabytes (46 files) : (22) pdf; (24) tif

1 enclosure (7 posters) : Rolled and enclosed with mylar ; 66" x 45" or smaller

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Existence and Location of Originals

Collection is located and accessible through digitalcollections.amnh.org. Restrictions may apply.

Existence and Location of Copies

Donor retains copies of all digital content.

Related Materials

Source images for the repeat photographs in this collection include AMNH Research Library image numbers images numbers 108721, 108726, 108737, 108738, 241635, 241636, 241640, 241731, 241799, 251612, 251613, 251659, 251662, 322019, 410742, 410767, 410779, 241637, 241730, 241735, 241781, 410746 and 410769. These can be found in the Central Asiatic Photograph collection within the Photographic Negative Collection and the Second Asiatic Expedition Field Photograph Collection (PPC .A852.)

Condition Description

Good

Processing Information

Certain material was reformatted for archival purposes. CR2 files were reformatted to tifs. Static pdf files were derived from powerpoints. Select files were taken from the original transfer dump.