Photographic Album

Item — Box: 2020.008

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: This collection consists of one photographic album containingg 137 black-and-white photographs depicting Emmett A. Parrish's life in Panama working as military radar technician. Of particular interest are the images of the native populations of Panama and their villages, showing the people engaged in foraging and farming. In addition to the images of the native populations, the album contains images related to Parrish's work as a radar technician, which included a more than three-day journey across the Bay of Panama to a remote site on a small piece of land between the Rio Tuira and the Rio Balsas in Darien.

Dates

1943 - 1944

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Due to the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials, access to certain materials may require additional advance notice.