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Call Number:

PH-00364

Collection Name:

Frederic Allen Williams Papers and Photography Collection. Lantern Slides

Creator:

Williams, Frederic Allen (1898 - 1958)

No. of Items:

6184 lantern slides (102 boxes)

Span Dates:

1915-1957

Description:

The collection includes 6,184 lantern slides, dating from 1915 to 1957, that feature a wide variety of subject matter which documents the life and work of Frederic Allen Williams (American, 1898-1958). The Collection is arranged in the following manner: Series I. Frederic Allen Williams, 1915-1957 (bulk 1940-1956), 1,893 slides; Series II. Sculpture/World Art Studies, 2,723 slides; Series III. Native Americans, 604 slides; Series IV. New York City, 1930s-1957, 876 slides; and Series V. Washington, D.C. and vicinity, circa 1920s-1930s, 88 slides.

These lantern slides are part of the larger Frederic Allen Williams Papers and Photography Collection. See call number PH-00376 for additional information.

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Finding Aid URL:

https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/fasearch/findingAid.cfm?eadid=00290

Location(s):

Box 1-104, lantern slides
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Item(s):

Title	[Pat Henry and Gold Tony in front of the Beacon Theater, New York City]
Date	1947 October
Medium	Color lantern slide
Accession Number	976:0025:0120

Title	[Pat Henry and Gold Tony, Pelham Bay Park, New York]
Date	1947 October
Medium	Color lantern slide
Accession Number	976:0025:0121

Artist/Maker	Williams, Frederic Allen (1898 - 1958)
Title	[Pat Henry and Gold Tony, Pelham Bay Park, New York]
Date	1947 October
Medium	Color lantern slide
Accession Number	976:0025:0122

Title	[Pat Henry and Gold Tony, Pelham Bay Park, New York]
Date	1947 October
Medium	Color lantern slide
Accession Number	976:0025:0123

Title	[Trick horse Gold Tony, Pelham Bay Park, New York]
Date	1947 October
Medium	Color lantern slide
Accession Number	976:0025:0124

Artist/Maker	Williams, Frederic Allen (1898 - 1958)
Title	[Pat Henry and Gold Tony, Pelham Bay Park, New York]
Date	1947 October
Medium	Color lantern slide
Accession Number	976:0025:0125

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See Also:

Frederic Allen Williams Art Collection

Frederic Allen Williams Papers and Photography Collection. Postcards Collection

Frederic Allen Williams Papers and Photography Collection