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Scope and Content From the Collection: The collection contains photographs that document the anthropological and archaeological studies carried out in Mexico by pre-Columbianist Frederick Peterson. Peterson conducted much of his work under the auspices of the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, including a study to document pre-Columbian artifacts in private collections. There are also photographs of Kickapoo Indians, Mesoamerican Indians, and scenes of Mexico City and Mexican churches, as well as...