Archival Photographic Collections
Late Nineteenth– to Early Twentieth–Century Images
The Peabody Museum’s extensive photographic collection is a treasure trove of late nineteenth- to early twentieth-century photography, with more than 500,000 images from daguerreotypes to color, 35mm, and slide photography. Subjects include expeditions, indigenous peoples, and cultures spanning the globe. The photograph collection is generally considered to be one of the ten largest photographic archives documenting world cultures. The collection also includes photo documentation of the history of the Peabody Museum, its exhibitions, staff, and related archaeological expeditions and artifacts.
Collection Highlights
Follow the link to Frequently Requested Images or browse representative images from the following collections, which may be viewed at Peabody Museum Collections Online. Please use the links and information below to narrow your search.
Nineteenth-Century Indian Delegation to Washington, D.C.
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Little Crow: Che-tan-wa-ku-te-ma-na or "Hawk that Hunts Walking," 1810-1863 (left) and His Own Thunder: Wa-kin-yan-to wa, no date (right), Mdewakanton Dakota Nation. By Vannerson & Cohner (1857-1858) and Shindler (1867). PM 2004.1.125.22.
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Related exhibit: Breaking the Silence: Nineteenth-Century Indian Delegations in Washington, D.C.
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Carnegie Institute of Washington, Photographs, 1930s.
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N. Colonnade, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico, May 6, 1927. PM 58-34-20_31367/.
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Images of the Peabody Museum Expedition to Copan, Honduras, 1891–1900.
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Child seated on Altar S, Copan, Honduras. PM 2004.24.242.
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Related exhibit: Fragile Memories: Images of Archaeology and Community at Copan, 1891–1900.
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The Marshall Family Expeditions to the Kalahari, 1950–1961.
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John Marshall with !Kung men and camera equipment, circa 1950–1955. PM 2001.29.254.
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Related exhibit: Regarding the Kalahari: The Marshall Family and the Ju/Wasi
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Nineteenth-Century Japanese Art Prints by Baron Raimond von Stillfried.
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Japanese samurai in colorful armor, albumen print with applied color, circa 1865–1875. PM 2003.1.2223.396.
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Related exhibit: A Good Type: Tourism and the Science in Early Japanese Photographs
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Field, Henry, Photographs of Marsh Arabs, Iraq, 1934.
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Portrait of three Marsh Arab children from the Khazal area, Iraq, 1934). 53-26-60/15921.297.
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Related exhibit: Field Photography: The Marsh Arabs of Iraq, 1934
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Wulsin, Frederick, Photographs from the Wulsin Expedition to China and Mongolia, 1923–1924.
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Merchant's family and young bride, May 1923. PM 56-55-60/15688.1.
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Related exhibit: Portraits from China, 1923-1946: Photographers and their Subjects
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