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National Geographic Society-Smithsonian Institution Expedition to the Dutch East Indies, 1937

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Abstract

The photograph album is a compilation of black and white images taken during the National Geographic Society-Smithsonian Institution Expedition to the Dutch East Indies, 1937. Subject matter includes vegetation and an unusually large flower; local people working; village and rural scenes; village waterway crowded with boats; man working with snakes; Tai Thean Kew Chinese Girls Circus Truck; local temple (?); and a girl with poster of Dorothy Lamour "The Jungle Princess" movie poster. There are no visible captions.

Date Range

1937

Start Date

1937

End Date

1937

Access Information

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Topic

  • Zoos
  • Zoology
  • Wild animal collecting

Place

  • Southeast Asia
  • Malay Archipelago

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes
  • Photograph albums

Accession #

SIA RU007293

Collection name

William M. Mann and Lucile Quarry Mann field books, 1914-1940

Physical Description

1 photograph album

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 23 Wrapper 2