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Edwin L. McLeod collection of Kern basket photographs

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 9079

Scope and content

30 photographs of the basket collection of E. L. McLeod, assembled around 1892-1908. The baskets are chiefly from Kern County California. Some of the photos show the baskets at what looks to be McLeod's residence; others are shown in a studio. The photos are described on the back, possibly by E. L. McLeod. The descriptions identify the type of basket, and in some cases seem to tell where the basket was acquired or where it resides. Most of the baskets are labeled as being the bottle neck type or apostolic. Some are documented as being held by the Lowie Museum at the University of California. Baskets are identified as being made by Paiute Indians. The actual baskets were donated to the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology in California in 1915. Photos were taken by Aston Photo. Also, envelope from the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation, that the photos came in.

Dates

  • ca. 1910.

Creator

Biographical / Historical

William Cary left New York City in 1860 for a trip west with no particular destination in mind. After reaching San Francisco he returned back home, just before the outbreak of the Civil War, with many sketches of what he had seen. He painted scenes from his sketches and from his memory for the rest of his life. Many of his works appeared in Leslie's Weekly and Harper's Weekly.

Extent

3 folders. (3 folders.)

Language of Materials

English

Ownership and Custodial History

Provenance: Huntington Free Library.

Description rules
Appm
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
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