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...The Johnson Photographic Collection
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...The Johnson photographic collection contains significant examples of cultural and anthropological material that stands today as an unparalled historical record of the lifestyle of native inhabitants over several diverse world regions...In addition, it also contains an unprecedented zoological survey of wildlife and wilderness environments that have since been displaced or vanished completely...
Our institution recognizes this is a singular photographic record and has begun the process of digitally cataloging this vast photographic archive and is dedicated to fulfilling our institutional goal to preserve and to make this collection available to global audiences for research and educational use...Below is a general summary of time periods and regions covered by this photographic collection.
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- Photographs from Johnson Expeditions to South Seas and Borneo between 1917 and 1920 -
Series 250: Photographs at sea, New Zealand, Solomon Islands
Series 251: Photographs of Borneo
Series 252: Photographs in Australia, New Hebrides (Vanuatu)
Series 108: Malekula, New Hebrides (Vanuatu)
- Photographs from Johnson Expeditions in East and Central Africa between 1921 and 1930 -
Series “J”: East Africa, Lake Paradise, Singapore, South Africa, Ceylon
Series “BJ”: East Africa, Aden, Suez Canal
Series “NL”: East Africa, photos from wildlife blinds, Marsabit
Series “A”: Eastman-Pomeroy safari, Tanganyika, Serengeti, Lumbwa, Lion Valley, Carl Akeley/American Natural History Museum expeditions
Series “B”: Eastman-Kaiser safari, Nile, Uganda Elephant Farm, Serengeti, Lions, 3 Boy Scouts
Series “D”: Dryden Trip, in conjunction with Series “E” below
- Photographs from the Belgian Congo to the Johnson Flying Expeditions in Africa and Borneo, 1931 to 1936 -
Series “E”: Belgian Congo, gorilla, elephants, pygmies
Series “F”: African Flying Safari Photographs, Capetown to Cairo, Mts. Kilimanjaro and Kenya, assorted lakes, aerial images showing animal migratory patterns (8x10)
Series “G”: African Flying Safari photographs, Capetown to Cairo, Mts. Kilimanjaro and Kenya, assorted lakes, aerial images showing animal migratory patterns (5x7)
Series “H”: Return to Borneo with one Johnson airplane
- Miscellaneous Photographs -
...All Johnson original or related photographs that do not fit into a specific trip or are separate due to origin, size, topic, etc...Photographs that fall under this heading include Johnson family, Jack London-related, the Johnsons in the U.S. on tour or vacation, studio portraits, publicity shots, the Johnsons with other people, Vaudeville/Hollywood, oversized circuit photographs, glass plate slides, Johnson positives, mounted lecture shows, photos from Osa while filming Hollywood projects such as Stanley Livingston, Our Gang, etc., as well as a selection of Johnson autographed photos that touch on most of the above categories.
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