Prof. R.O. Marsh, noted Explorer, with the 3 white Indians he discovered in Panama. They were brought to Wash. and will remaine at the New Willard Hotel where they will be examined by leading scientists of the Govt. L. to r.: Prof. Marsh, Marguerite, Chepu, Ole, and Mrs. Marsh, wife of the explorer
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A group of people standing on the steps of a building, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection
Photo shows group of Guna Indians at front entrance of Willard Hotel on October 15, 1924. At left: Niga (Filipe), Igwa, Nigdibippi (Iqua Napipi), and unidentified. In center: R.O. Marsh, Margarita Compos (Marguerite), Ole Piniginya, Tcippu (Chepu), and Mrs. Marsh (Source: Smithsonian website, 2013)
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Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955.
General information about the Harris & Ewing Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.hec
Temp. note: Batch eight.
The Harris & Ewing, Inc. Collection of photographic negatives includes glass and film negatives taken by Harris & Ewing, Inc., which provide excellent coverage of Washington people, events, and architecture, during the period 1905-1945. Harris & Ewing, Inc., gave its collection of negatives to the Library in 1955. The Library retained about 50,000 news photographs and 20,000 studio portraits of notable people. Approximately 28,000 negatives have been processed and are available online. (About 42,000 negatives still need to be indexed.)
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