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Hale G. Smith photographs of archeological excavations

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Catalog Data

Creator:
Smith, Hale G.  Search this
Extent:
103 Prints (silver gelatin)
128 Negatives (acetate)
133 Negatives (acetate, 35 mm)
34 Copy negatives
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Prints
Negatives
Copy negatives
Place:
Illinois -- Antiquities
Michigan -- Antiquities
Indiana -- Antiquities
Panama -- Antiquities
Haiti -- Antiquities
Cuba -- Antiquities
Date:
circa 1937-1953
Scope and Contents note:
Photographs made by Hale G. Smith documenting archeological excavations in the United States, Cuba, Haiti, the Canal Zone, and Panama. Included are images of archeological excavations, filming equipment, Smith's friends and fellow archeologists, maps, skeletal remains and burials, carved pictoglyphs, pottery, projectile points, tools, shells, field camps, aerial views of Haiti, basket making in Panama, and copies of photographs published in "The First Floridians," sent to Smith by Robert Brown.
Biographical/Historical note:
Hale G. Smith founded the Department of Anthropology at Florida State University and was one of the first Spanish colonial historical archaeologists in the Southeast.
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot 87-30
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Topic:
Burial  Search this
Archaeologists  Search this
Excavations (Archaeology)  Search this
Citation:
Photo Lot 87-30, Hale G. Smith photographs of archeological excavations, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.PhotoLot.87-30
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw31788419e-a8a6-4db9-9eb2-f2fd6ebfe400
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-87-30