Location & Call Number: MCK Microfiche E77.5.V5 (52 M-fiche)
This collection reproduces the National Anthropological Archives collection of photographs, drawings, watercolors and engravings of North American Indians. The black and white prints include portraits of individuals, groups, dwellings, costumes, domestic activities, industries and the arts. Any information that is known about the print such as: photographer, date, name of person, subject (council meeting, burial house, etc), and ownership of original illustration (ex. British Museum) is included.
The prints are arranged in groups alphabetically by tribe name. The last fiche also contains prints of Indian schools, Custer Battlefield and Wounded Knee.
The first m-fiche lists the Indian Tribe names and the corresponding fiche and frame number.
Black and white glossy or matte prints of the photographs that appear in this collection can be ordered from: Customer Service Office, Office of Printing and Photographic Services, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 20560.
Publishing or reproducing photographs without written permission and payment is prohibited.
There is no separate index/guide to this collection. A list of tribes included and corresponding fiche and frame number are listed on the first m-fiche.
