This collection includes 15 color slides made by William H. Swan among the Comcaac community in New Mexico.
Biographical / Historical
William H. Swan (1916-2020) was born in New York. He completed his law degree at Columbia University and served in the Army Air Force during World War II. Swan was most known for his development efforts in the Hamptons.
Extent
15 Slides (photographs)
Date
undated
Container
Box General Slides
Archival Repository
National Museum of the American Indian
Identifier
NMAI.AC.392
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Slides
Slides (photographs)
Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); William H. Swan slides from Mexico, image #, NMAI.AC.392; National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center, Smithsonian Institution.
Arrangement
Arranged by slide number.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Mattie Lewis, Archives Technician in 2024.
Rights
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiphotos@si.edu. For personal or classroom use, users are invited to download, print, photocopy, and distribute the images that are available online without prior written permission, provided that the files are not modified in any way, the Smithsonian Institution copyright notice (where applicable) is included, and the source of the image is identified as the National Museum of the American Indian. For more information please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use and NMAI Archive Center's Digital Image request website.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains 15 color slides William H. Swan took of Comcaac women in Sonora, Mexico.
Slides S01974-S01988
Restrictions
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