Photographs of Unidentified Locations,, 1910-1945
Series
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The collection contains negatives and prints photographed by Duane Van Vechten, Edwin Lineberry, Carl Van Vechten and Fannie Brownell Maynard Van Vechten. The materials range from family portraits and domestic scenes likely photographed by Duane’s mother Fannie in Iowa in the early 1900s, to the initial construction of El Rancho de la Mariposa in Taos in 1929, and in later years the residence of Edwin Lineberry and Duane Van Vechten. Photographs taken during this period are authored mainly by Edwin, Duane and Duane’s uncle, Carl Van Vechten, who made many visits to El Rancho de la Mariposa.
As the contributors to this collection were in residence in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Chicago, Illinois and Taos, New Mexico, the photographs depict the life and travels of Duane Van Vechten from the age of 2 until her mid-40s. There are photographs chronicling Duane's childhood, adolescence and early adulthood. The Van Vechten family traveled extensively in the United States as well as in Europe, and photographed these travels, their homes, rooms, portraiture of friends and family and recreational activities. Most individuals remain unidentified.
The locations, both urban and rural landscape, are largely unidentified places throughout the United States. Rural landscapes of the southwest and coastal California encompass a large portion of the material. Having traveled extensively by car there is a prolific quantity of the Rocky Mountains, desert, and rock formations and vegetation in the southwestern United States.
Notes on material with attribution to Carl Van Vechten: while some material has evidence of Carl Van Vechten’s embossing stamp, the majority of photographs and negatives assumed to be produced by Carl have been grouped as such due to the processing lab in Manhattan near his residence, subject matter, and their order and grouping upon acquisition.
Identified persons: Duane Van Vechten, Edwin Lineberry, Ralph Van Vechten, Fannie Brownell Maynard Van Vechten, Mary Ann Brownell Maynard , Carl Van Vechten, and Charles Duane Van Vechten.
Photographic processes and formats: gelatin silver negatives and prints, glass plate negatives, cyanotypes, cellulose negatives, silver nitrate prints on paper, and other unidentified negative and photographic print types. Photographic formats range in size from 1.5"x2.5" to 11”x9”. The majority of works are 2.5"x3.5" photographic prints.
As the contributors to this collection were in residence in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Chicago, Illinois and Taos, New Mexico, the photographs depict the life and travels of Duane Van Vechten from the age of 2 until her mid-40s. There are photographs chronicling Duane's childhood, adolescence and early adulthood. The Van Vechten family traveled extensively in the United States as well as in Europe, and photographed these travels, their homes, rooms, portraiture of friends and family and recreational activities. Most individuals remain unidentified.
The locations, both urban and rural landscape, are largely unidentified places throughout the United States. Rural landscapes of the southwest and coastal California encompass a large portion of the material. Having traveled extensively by car there is a prolific quantity of the Rocky Mountains, desert, and rock formations and vegetation in the southwestern United States.
Notes on material with attribution to Carl Van Vechten: while some material has evidence of Carl Van Vechten’s embossing stamp, the majority of photographs and negatives assumed to be produced by Carl have been grouped as such due to the processing lab in Manhattan near his residence, subject matter, and their order and grouping upon acquisition.
Identified persons: Duane Van Vechten, Edwin Lineberry, Ralph Van Vechten, Fannie Brownell Maynard Van Vechten, Mary Ann Brownell Maynard , Carl Van Vechten, and Charles Duane Van Vechten.
Photographic processes and formats: gelatin silver negatives and prints, glass plate negatives, cyanotypes, cellulose negatives, silver nitrate prints on paper, and other unidentified negative and photographic print types. Photographic formats range in size from 1.5"x2.5" to 11”x9”. The majority of works are 2.5"x3.5" photographic prints.
Dates
- 1910-1945
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research. Cellulose nitrate film negatives have been removed to cold storage and are not available for research. See Pictorial Archivist for further informaton.
Extent
From the Collection: 2000 plus items (19 boxes) : Approximately 2000 prints and negatives, 3 oversize works on paper, and 5 scrapbooks
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu