Portrait (Front) of Benjamin Adkins JUN 1901

Title

Portrait (Front) of Benjamin Adkins JUN 1901

Description

The Chickahominy man Benjamin Adkins sits for a portrait by the photographer De Lancey W. Gill in June 1901. Gill (1859–1940), a prolific photographer for the Smithsonian Institution's Bureau of American Ethnology from 1898 until 1930, specialized in making images of American Indians.

Creator

De Lancey W. Gill

Date Created

June 1901

Source

National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Format

Photograph

Physical Dimension

4" x 3"

Coverage

Virginia, Tidewater region, twentieth century

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Collection:

National Anthropological Archives

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