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Photograph of James A. Parsons Jr. at family home

Photograph by:
Unidentified  Search this
Subject of:
James A. Parsons Jr., American, 1900 - 1989  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 4 3/4 × 6 9/16 in. (12.1 × 16.7 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
Place captured:
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
Date:
ca. 1915
Topic:
African American  Search this
Engineering  Search this
Families  Search this
Photography  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Grant Shipp
Object number:
2015.246.12
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
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Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c71ef377-86f7-42d1-8bff-a3459f71fe11
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.246.12
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Group portrait with James A. Parsons, Jr.

Photograph by:
Unidentified  Search this
Subject of:
James A. Parsons Jr., American, 1900 - 1989  Search this
Unidentified Man or Men  Search this
Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 4 1/8 × 3 1/8 in. (10.5 × 7.9 cm)
H x W (sheet): 4 1/4 × 3 5/16 in. (10.8 × 8.4 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
Date:
1920s
Topic:
African American  Search this
Communities  Search this
Engineering  Search this
Photography  Search this
Science  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Grant Shipp
Object number:
2015.246.13
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a552b5c3-ddd5-4318-8d08-dc0d8f4bb888
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.246.13
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Photograph of James Parsons with lab colleagues at Duriron Co.

Photograph by:
Unidentified  Search this
Subject of:
James A. Parsons Jr., American, 1900 - 1989  Search this
Unidentified Man or Men  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 8 × 6 in. (20.3 × 15.2 cm)
Type:
photographs
Place captured:
Dayton, Greene County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1930s
Topic:
African American  Search this
Business  Search this
Engineering  Search this
Labor  Search this
Photography  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Science  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Grant Shipp
Object number:
2015.246.14
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a14fcdb1-6e9f-4e00-9770-9f506a2a6887
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.246.14
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Honorary Degree from Wilberforce University awarded to James A. Parsons Jr.

Issued by:
Wilberforce University, American, founded 1856  Search this
Received by:
James A. Parsons Jr., American, 1900 - 1989  Search this
Signed by:
Bishop D. Ormande Walker, British Virgin Islander, 1890 - 1955  Search this
Bishop Reverdy C. Ransom, American, 1861 - 1959  Search this
George Henry Valentine, American, 1902 - 1973  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper on cardboard
Dimensions:
H x W: 8 1/2 × 10 1/4 in. (21.6 × 26 cm)
Type:
diplomas
Place depicted:
Wilberforce, Greene County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1941
Topic:
African American  Search this
Education  Search this
Engineering  Search this
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)  Search this
Science  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Grant Shipp
Object number:
2015.246.2
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
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Classification:
Awards and Medals
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b372e194-bbd7-4402-af51-318b54db628d
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.246.2
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Plaque from American Society for Metals awarded to James A. Parsons Jr.

Issued by:
ASM International, American, founded 1913  Search this
Received by:
James A. Parsons Jr., American, 1900 - 1989  Search this
Signed by:
Allan Ray Putnam, American, 1920 - 2009  Search this
Adolph Jay Lena, American, 1925 - 1997  Search this
Thomas Ernest Leontis, American, 1917 - 1995  Search this
Medium:
ink and wood
Dimensions:
H x W: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
Type:
commemorative plaques
Place depicted:
Geauga County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1971
Topic:
African American  Search this
Engineering  Search this
Professional organizations  Search this
Science  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Grant Shipp
Object number:
2015.246.3
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Classification:
Awards and Medals
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b92ad8a6-5fd8-4165-9dab-bee3541c0c46
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.246.3
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Certificate of Engineering from State of Tennessee awarded to James A. Parsons

Issued by:
Tennessee Board of Architectural and Engineering Examiners, American, founded 1921  Search this
Received by:
James A. Parsons Jr., American, 1900 - 1989  Search this
Signed by:
Nathan W. Dougherty, American, 1886 - 1977  Search this
Granbery Jackson Jr., American, 1906 - 1977  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper on cardboard
Dimensions:
H x W: 15 × 11 in. (38.1 × 27.9 cm)
Type:
certificates
Place depicted:
Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1954
Topic:
African American  Search this
Associations and institutions  Search this
Engineering  Search this
Science  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Grant Shipp
Object number:
2015.246.4
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Classification:
Awards and Medals
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd537769dd9-9886-4144-b919-012a34b740d7
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.246.4
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Certificate of Engineering from State of Ohio awarded to James A. Parsons

Issued by:
Ohio State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors, American, founded 1933  Search this
Received by:
James A. Parsons Jr., American, 1900 - 1989  Search this
Signed by:
Thomas Jefferson Smull Jr., American, 1875 - 1962  Search this
Robert N. Waid, American, 1886 - 1984  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper on cardboard
Dimensions:
H x W: 11 × 16 in. (27.9 × 40.6 cm)
Type:
certificates
Place depicted:
Ohio, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1947
Topic:
African American  Search this
Associations and institutions  Search this
Engineering  Search this
Science  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Grant Shipp
Object number:
2015.246.5
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Awards and Medals
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56d35eda0-4d72-4e47-b250-72f657188fb4
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.246.5
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The Transit

Title:
Yearbook from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute owned by James A. Parsons, Jr.
Issued by:
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, American, founded 1824  Search this
Owned by:
James A. Parsons Jr., American, 1900 - 1989  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 10 7/8 × 8 1/2 in. (27.6 × 21.6 cm)
Type:
yearbooks
Place used:
Troy, Rensselaer County, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1922
Topic:
African American  Search this
Education  Search this
Engineering  Search this
Science  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Grant Shipp
Object number:
2015.246.6
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
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Classification:
Documents and Published Materials
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5505b99b5-7171-4372-b891-cf47d6e470af
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.246.6

Student grade book from Tenn A&I, 1960-1961

Manufactured by:
The Riegle Press, Inc., American  Search this
Used by:
James A. Parsons Jr., American, 1900 - 1989  Search this
Subject of:
Tennessee State University, American, founded 1912  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper with metal
Dimensions:
H x W (closed): 10 1/8 × 5 3/16 in. (25.7 × 13.2 cm)
H x W (open): 10 1/8 × 10 in. (25.7 × 25.4 cm)
Type:
grade books
Place used:
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1960-1961
Topic:
African American  Search this
Education  Search this
Engineering  Search this
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)  Search this
Science  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Grant Shipp
Object number:
2015.246.7.1
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Classification:
Documents and Published Materials
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cd6b60d0-bc86-4af5-900c-826080b8cc22
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.246.7.1

Student grade book from Tenn A&I, 1961-1962

Manufactured by:
The Riegle Press, Inc., American  Search this
Used by:
James A. Parsons Jr., American, 1900 - 1989  Search this
Subject of:
Tennessee State University, American, founded 1912  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper with metal
Dimensions:
H x W (closed): 10 1/16 × 5 3/4 in. (25.6 × 14.6 cm)
H x W (open): 10 1/16 × 11 1/14 in. (25.6 × 28.1 cm)
Type:
grade books
Place used:
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1961-1962
Topic:
African American  Search this
Education  Search this
Engineering  Search this
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)  Search this
Science  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Grant Shipp
Object number:
2015.246.7.2
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Classification:
Documents and Published Materials
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd559f136c0-48de-46c8-bbdd-642e347aa8d4
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.246.7.2

Student grade book from Tenn A&I, 1956-1957

Created by:
Unidentified  Search this
Used by:
James A. Parsons Jr., American, 1900 - 1989  Search this
Subject of:
Tennessee State University, American, founded 1912  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper, metal
Dimensions:
H x W: 9 1/4 × 6 in. (23.5 × 15.2 cm)
Type:
grade books
Place used:
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1956-1957
Topic:
African American  Search this
Education  Search this
Engineering  Search this
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)  Search this
Science  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Grant Shipp
Object number:
2015.246.7.3
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Classification:
Documents and Published Materials
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51065468b-db9e-4648-81e4-d7209117b513
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.246.7.3

Harmon Medal in Science awarded to James A. Parsons Jr.

Issued by:
William E. Harmon Foundation, American, 1921 - 1967  Search this
Received by:
James A. Parsons Jr., American, 1900 - 1989  Search this
Medium:
metal
Dimensions:
L x W: 17 1/2 × 2 in. (44.5 × 5.1 cm)
H x W (watch only): 2 1/2 × 2 in. (6.4 × 5.1 cm)
L (chain only): 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm)
H x W (medallion only): 1 × 1 in. (2.5 × 2.5 cm)
L x W (pen knife only, closed): 2 7/16 × 1/2 in. (6.2 × 1.3 cm)
Type:
medals
Place made:
United States, North and Central America
Date:
1927
Topic:
African American  Search this
Associations and institutions  Search this
Engineering  Search this
Science  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Grant Shipp
Object number:
2015.246.8
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
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Classification:
Awards and Medals
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50a48062a-a4af-4537-b033-c0c7d6030d40
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.246.8

Photograph of James A. Parsons Jr. at age 3

Photograph by:
Unidentified  Search this
Subject of:
James A. Parsons Jr., American, 1900 - 1989  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 4 1/4 × 3 in. (10.8 × 7.6 cm)
H x W (with mat): 7 5/16 × 5 3/16 in. (18.6 × 13.2 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Place depicted:
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1903-1904
Topic:
African American  Search this
Children  Search this
Engineering  Search this
Photography  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Grant Shipp
Object number:
2015.246.9
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
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Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53e4627d5-4773-4126-aa8d-a741a8f00641
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.246.9
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Zin-Tabs, The original ginger tea tablets

Maker:
E.L. Patch Company  Search this
Physical Description:
cardboard (overall material)
paper (overall material)
glass (overall material)
ginger (overall active ingredient)
Measurements:
overall: 5.5 cm x 4.4 cm x 2.1 cm; 2 3/16 in x 1 3/4 in x 13/16 in
overall: 2 1/4 in x 1 3/4 in x 7/8 in; 5.715 cm x 4.445 cm x 2.2225 cm
Object Name:
otc preparation
Other Terms:
Patent Medicines; Drugs; Non-Liquid
Place made:
United States: Massachusetts, Boston
Date made:
post 1889
Subject:
Catarrh, Cough & Cold Drugs  Search this
Indigestion & Nausea Drugs  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of William H. Helfand
ID Number:
1980.0428.07
Accession number:
1980.0428
Catalog number:
1980.0428.07
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Medicine and Science: Medicine
Balm of America
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-9e3a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_714674
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Xylocopa (Biluna) nasalis nasalis

Collector:
C. R. Kellogg  Search this
Prep Count:
1
Preparation:
Pinned
Stage:
Adult
Place:
Foochow, [Not Stated], Fujian, China
Collection Date:
Summer 1924
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Hymenoptera, Apidae, Xylocopinae
Published Name:
Xylocopa (Biluna) nasalis nasalis Westwood
Barcode:
USNMENT01615545
USNM Number:
USNMENT01615545
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Specimen Inventory
Data Source:
NMNH - Entomology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39695f5cc-ae2c-4ce1-b5bf-3d0b53242878
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhentomology_15909180

Xylocopa (Biluna) nasalis nasalis

Collector:
C. R. Kellogg  Search this
Prep Count:
1
Preparation:
Pinned
Stage:
Adult
Place:
Foochow, [Not Stated], Fujian, China
Collection Date:
Summer 1924
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Hymenoptera, Apidae, Xylocopinae
Published Name:
Xylocopa (Biluna) nasalis nasalis Westwood
Barcode:
USNMENT01615557
USNM Number:
USNMENT01615557
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Specimen Inventory
Data Source:
NMNH - Entomology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fd8591b8-c159-453f-a001-f66bc9ce2fa0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhentomology_15909257

Ryolite Chips And Rejects

Donor Name:
Bureau Of American Ethnology  Search this
Site Name:
Maria Furnace Quarry  Search this
Object Type:
Flake
Place:
Iron Spring, near, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States, North America
Accession Date:
1923
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
071026
USNM Number:
A326162-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fbf9751c-c4b3-467d-b52b-fee19319e469
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8086165

Observations on the Nature and Advantages of Spring. or Summer Wheat

Series Creator:
Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this
Container:
Box 21, Folder 6
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
Scope and Contents note:
Publisher unknown

City unknown, Great Britain
Series Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Some items may be restricted due to fragile condition.
Series Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Series Citation:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Agriculture, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
See more items in:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Agriculture
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Agriculture / 3: Related Publications / 3.8: Books
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8923bb6d0-8af9-413d-b9b8-97fd728ba2a9
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0060-s01-01-agriculture-ref1091

Frontal Piece For Headdress

Collector:
Lt. George T. Emmons  Search this
Donor Name:
Lt. George T. Emmons  Search this
Length - Object:
18.41 cm
18.5 cm
Width - Object:
15.57 cm
15.5 cm
Depth - Object:
8 cm
7 cm
Culture:
Haida  Search this
Object Type:
Frontlet
Place:
Skidegate (not certain), Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii) (not certain) / Graham Island (not certain), British Columbia (not certain), Canada (not certain), North America
Accession Date:
12 Sep 1903
Collection Date:
1903
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
041512
USNM Number:
E221176-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fb54b6bc-94ef-4557-80cb-fb2270864ea5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8364121

Devil-Scarer

Donor Name:
Major John W. Powell  Search this
Culture:
Hopi  Search this
Object Type:
Bull Roarer
Place:
Arizona, United States, North America
Accession Date:
29 May 1876
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
76A00060
USNM Number:
E22982-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30ee06ac9-99c2-48d9-9b9c-e45c288522f2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8366044
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