Creator:

McDonnell, J. M.  Search this

Names:

United States. Army. Air Corps  Search this

Extent:

1 Positives (photographs) (colored)

180 Negatives (photographic) (nitrate (mostly stereographic))

38 Film positives (nitrate (mostly stereographic))

Culture:

Chinese  Search this

Filipinos  Search this

Peruvians  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Positives (photographs)

Negatives (photographic)

Film positives

Photographs

Place:

Paris

Philippines

Peru

China

Ohio

Cape Cod (Mass.)

Florida

Washington (D.C.)

Date:

circa 1930-1949

Scope and Contents note:

Photographs made and collected by J. M. McDonnell in China, Peru, and the Philippines, as well as Florida, Cape Cod, Ohio, Paris, and Washington, DC. They include images of people, markets, harbors, architecture, transportation, and tourist sites such as the Forbidden City and the Great Wall in China. Many photographs were probably made while McDonnell was on military assignment, particularly those of Lima, Peru, and Manila, Philippines.

Biographical/Historical note:

J. M. McDonnell was a captain in the US Army Air Corps who was stationed in Manila in 1930. In 1946, he was promoted to colonel and moved to Washington, DC, to work with the War Department.

Local Call Number(s):

NAA Photo Lot 89-24

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research. Access to the collection requires an appointment.

Rights:

Contact the repository for terms of use.

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Citation:

Photo Lot 89-24, J. M. McDonnell photograph collection relating to China, Peru, and the Philippines, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.PhotoLot.89-24

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw312126e2e-d9b9-4e8a-808a-6c818e701b73

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-89-24