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Creator:
Root, Irving C.  Search this
Names:
Stratton, H.H. (photographer or publisher)  Search this
Extent:
1 Print (cyanotype)
850 Prints (circa, silver gelatin)
200 Negatives (circa, nitrate)
97 Prints (halftone)
13 Prints (albumen)
Culture:
Ifugao (Philippine people)  Search this
Filipinos  Search this
Igorot (Philippine people)  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Prints
Negatives
Photographs
Place:
Japan
China
San Francisco (Calif.)
Hawaii
Philippines
Date:
circa 1900, 1912-1919
Scope and Contents note:
Photographs made by Irving C. Root documenting people, industry, and culture in the Philippines in the 1910s. They include images of Igorot people, industry, and ceremonies, as well as Philippine landscapes and wildlife, agriculture, markets, architecture, events, and military. There are also a number of prints made circa 1900, mostly of military installations and personnel, and some images of the 1915 San Francisco World's Fair (Panama-Pacific International Exposition), Hawaii, Japan, and China. Most of the prints are mounted on unbound pages from two photo albums. Halftone prints were made by H. H. Stratton of San Francisco, California.
Biographical/Historical note:
Irving C. Root was an agricultural officer for the US Department of Agriculture.
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot 84-31, USNM ACC 362991
Location of Other Archival Materials:
Philippine artifacts collected by Root can be found in the Department of Anthropology in accession 362991.
Additional photographs of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition can be found in the Archives of American Art in AAA 154.
Restrictions:
Original nitrate negatives are in cold storage and require advanced notice for viewing. Copy prints are available and many of the negatives correspond to prints from the albums.
Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Topic:
Markets  Search this
Architecture -- Philippines  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Citation:
Photo lot 84-31, Irving C. Root photographs of the Philippines, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NAA.PhotoLot.84-31
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw325513034-8aca-439e-8b89-9a6cb6ca1ef1
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-84-31