Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian. Libraries) Search this
Extent:
12 Items (Black-and-white photographs, 6.5 x 8.5 in. - 12 x 10 in.)
Container:
Item M067
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1931 - 1935
Scope and Contents note:
One photo of an African native woman; one photo of (another?) African native woman; one photo of African elephant herd in woodland which appears (enlarged) in Theodore Roosevelt's African game trails, facing page 258. The caption states 'Taken by Kermit Roosevelt at a distance of about twenty-five yards; he was on the dead limb of a tree five or six feet from the ground.' One photo of a Philip Goodwin drawing (1910) that appears in African game trails, facing page 252.
General note:
A few photos captioned on back in Heller's hand. M067 is accession number in the Russell E. Train inventory list of the Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History.
Collection Rights:
The collection is housed in the Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History, which is open to researchers Monday through Friday in the afternoons, from 1:30 to 5:00 p.m.; morning visits are by appointment only. Please call (202) 633-1184 or email AskaLibrarian@si.edu for an appointment.
