Putnam, F.W. (Frederic Ward), (1839-1915). Collection of Negatives, 1887-1888

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Putnam, F.W. (Frederic Ward), (1839-1915). Collection of Negatives, 1887-1888

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This collection contains negatives taken by Frederic Ward Putnamduring an expedition to the Serpent Mound in Ohio from 1883-1888. The negatives capture camplife, landscapes and burial mounds. This expedition was a result of Professor Putnam's strongencouragement of research involving man's early occupation of the New World.

14 negatives

Peabody Museum Archives, Harvard University

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Putnam, F. W. (Frederic Ward), 1839-1915

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Frederic Ward Putnam (1839-1915) was one of the earliest anthropologists in the United States. He founded anthropology programs, and worked to establish museum collections in anthropology. He directed some of the first field expeditions in the Americas, including sites in Maine, Massachusetts, Ohio, Wisconsin, Kentucky, New Jersey, and California. Putnam was born April 16, 1839 in Salem, Massachusetts to Mr. and Mrs. Ebenezer Putnam III. In 1864, Putnam married Adelaide Martha Edmands; they h...