Title:
Paroquet hammocks near Lake Okechobee
Description:
View overlooking trees and scrubs near Lake Okeechobee. This hand-colored lantern slide is the mirror image of the original negative. Painted colors may not accurately depict the scene.
Culture/People:
Non-Indian
Date created:
1910
Photographer:
Alanson B. Skinner (A. B. Skinner/Alanson Buck Skinner), Non-Indian, 1886-1925, or Julian A. Dimock, Non-Indian, 1873-1945
Place:
Near Lake Okeechobee; Lake Okeechobee; Florida; USA
Format/Object name:
Collodion positive transparency (glass)
Collection History/Provenance:
In 1910, anthropologist Alanson B. Skinner was sent by the American Museum of Natural History in New York to conduct ethnographic field research on the Seminole people of the Florida Everglades. Both Skinner and professional photographer Julian A. Dimock photographed this expedition. In 1916, Skinner joined the staff of the Museum of the American Indian and probably used this and other lantern slides for public lectures. He may have donated the images to MAI or they may have been found among his things following his sudden death in 1925.
Dimensions:
3.25 x 4 in.
Catalog number:
L00276
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