Putnam, Patrick Tracy Lowell (1904-1953). Collection ofNegatives 1928-1930

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Putnam, Patrick Tracy Lowell (1904-1953). Collection ofNegatives 1928-1930

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This collection contains negatives taken by Patrick TracyLowell Putnam during a Peabody Museum sponsored expedition to the Congo from 1929-1930. The majority of the negatives are from Patrick's ethnographic studies and include indigenouspeople engaging in everyday life activities.

205 negatives

Peabody Museum Archives, Harvard University

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SNAC Resource ID: 6386050

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Putnam, Patrick Tracy Lowell, 1903 or 1904-1953

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Patrick Tracy Lowell Putnam (1904-1953) was born into a wealthy and well-connected New England family. Initially an only child, his parents eventually adopted six additional children. During his undergraduate career (Harvard, 1925), Putnam studied anthropology after joining an expedition to Dutch New Guinea under the tutelage of Professor Earnest A. Hooton. Upon graduating, Putnam developed an interest in the Congo Pygmies: from 1928-1930, Putnam carried out ethnological studies in ...