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Allen Richards photograph collection relating to Mexican Kickapoo and Choctaw people

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Creator:
Richards, Allen (collector and photographer)  Search this
Photographer:
Ludlow, Edwin  Search this
Names:
Wright, Allen, active 1873-1880  Search this
Extent:
13 Copy prints
1 Albumen print (mounted)
Culture:
Kickapoo  Search this
Choctaw  Search this
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Copy prints
Albumen prints
Photographs
Place:
Coahuila (Mexico : State)
Date:
circa 1860-1870, 1900, 1936
Scope and Contents note:
Photographs collected by Allen Richrads, which include portraits of Reverend Allen Wright, his wife Harriet Mitchell Wright, and the 1866 Choctaw delegation to Washington; photographs made in 1898-1911 by Richards' uncle, Edwin Ludlow, that mostly depict Mexican Kickapoos in the state of Coahuila in Mexico; and photographs made by Richards of Kickapoos in Nacimiento, Coahuila, in 1936.
Biographical/Historical note:
Allen Richards is a descendant of the Reverend Allen Wright, Choctaw chief from 1866 to 1870. His uncle, Edwin Ludlow, was General Manager of the Mexican Coal and Coke Company in Las Esperanzas, Coahuila (1898-1911).
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot 91-40, NAA Photo Lot 80-34
Reproduction Note:
Copy prints made by Allen Richards and University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures.
Location of Other Archival Materials:
Photo Lot 80-34 has been relocated and merged with Photo Lot 91-40. These photographs were also made by Allen Richards and Edwin Ludlow, were donated by Allen Richards and form part of this collection.
Vocabularies and manuscripts relating to the life and work of Allen Wright can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in MS 580 and the records of the Bureau of American Ethnology.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Rights:
Copy prints in this collection have been obtained for reference purposes only. Contact the repository for terms of use and access.
Topic:
Indians of North America -- Southern states  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Citation:
Photo lot 91-40, Allen Richards photograph collection relating to Mexican Kickapoo and Choctaw people, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.PhotoLot.91-40
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw35a246214-b1bc-4dee-8180-065820a96e52
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-91-40