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United States National Parks: Grand Canyon; Yellowstone; Yosemite

Description: Some images of James King Steele with Japanese travelers in Yosemite.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Production date: approximately 1920-1936.
Call number: photCL 694
Creator: Steele, James King (1875-1937)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Edith Shorb Steele, 1950.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.; RESTRICTED: Box 7: Negatives housed in cold storage; extended retrieval and delivery time required.

United States National Parks: Glacier National Park

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Professional photographs and snapshots primarily of various cities, villages, landmarks, and people in the Philippines. There are images of Filipinos in everyday activities and photographs of popular tourist areas and hotels. The collection also includes photographs of Japan, China, Manchuria, Mexico, the Western United States, and others. The photographs were collected or taken by James King Steele, who was active in the Asia tourist industry from approximately 1911 to 1935. Many of the photographs are promotional or press photos, with typed captions from news agencies. Others are snapshots taken by Steele, or professionally-made photographs. There are approximately 1,800 photographs, dating from approximately 1925 to 1936. They include black-and-white prints in various sizes, many photographic postcards, six color lithographic postcards, and approximately 300 of Steele's film negatives. Most of the negatives have corresponding prints in the collection, but there may be some negatives without prints and prints without negatives.

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Philippine Islands Day at Chicago World's Fair

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Photographs of the exhibits and festivities at the fair, officially known as the Century of Progress International Exposition in Chicago. James King Steele is seen in a rattan wheelchair.

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United States National Parks: Grand Canyon; Yellowstone; Yosemite

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