Photographic Print Collection
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Distinguishes collections in the Library that are part of the Photographic Print Collection (PPC) data set.
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Augusta Schenck Kalbfleisch photographs
Collection
Identifier: PPC .K351
Scope and Contents
Tintypes of portraits of Kalbfliesch family and view of Blyweek Farm, Dix Hills, Huntington, Long Island.
Dates:
undated
Field photographs of the Robert Cushman Murphy Mediterannean Expedition
Collection
Identifier: PPC .M87
Scope and Contents
Field photographs of the Murphy European and Mediterranean Expeditions.
Dates:
1926
Robert Cushman Murphy South Georgia Island Expedition field photographs
Collection
Identifier: PPC .M873
Scope and Contents
Field photographs of the South Georgia Island Expedition, prints used in 'Bird Islands of Venezuela,' from The Geological Review.
Dates:
1912-1913, 1952
Robert Cushman Murphy Western United States photographs
Collection
Identifier: PPC .M872
Scope and Contents
Contact prints of photographs from the west coast of the United States.
Dates:
1951
Photographs of African people and culture
Collection
Identifier: PPC .A381
Scope and Content Note
The majority of this collection consists of photographs and photographic postcards of African people, locations and objects. Many of the photographs are portraits and various cultures are represented. Most of the images are captioned and several items are accompanied by brief notes.The earliest dated item is among a group of photographs collected by Franz Uri Boas for research (Folder 1). These include various objects of ritual and daily use, pygmies at the 1904 St. Louis...
Dates:
circa 1904-1950
Robert Cushman Murphy miscellaneous photographs
Collection
Identifier: PPC .M871
Scope and Contents
Field photos of ornithology, icthyology, fishing, and whaling including Fire Island, NY, Central Park, and France.
Dates:
1932-1937 , 1930-1947 , 1950-1951