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Dale Whitney papers, 1951-1999
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Whitney, Lois Dale, 1923-2003
- Title
- Dale Whitney papers
- Dates
- 1951-1999 (inclusive)19511999
- Quantity
- 8 linear feet, (11 boxes)
- Collection Number
- WUA017
- Summary
- The Dale Whitney papers contain 35 mm negatives, photographic samples, test prints, and exhibition prints from Whitney's time as an overseas freelance photographer. Locations for these images include Austria, China, Greece, Italy, Korea, Oregon, and the Philippines. Also included is a collection of publications featuring Whitney's photography and reportage and her photographic equipment.
- Repository
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Willamette University Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Mark O. Hatfield Library
900 State Street
Salem, OR
97301
Telephone: 5033706866
Fax: 5033706141
archives@willamette.edu - Access Restrictions
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This collection is open to researchers.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Lois Dale Whitney was a self-taught photojournalist who worked around the world on assignments for the United Nations, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Atomic Energy Agency, and for many American and European publications.
Whitney was born in Chicago in 1923 and later attended the Art Institute of Chicago. She spent much of her career living and working in Europe. In Germany, while working as a radio writer for the US Army radio station, she "discovered how to take a prize-winning photograph." In less than two years she was exhibiting in Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Whitney's first big story, "5 Years Later: The Children of Hungary's Revolution," appeared in LOOK Magazine in 1961. Her story pictorially described the psychological problems of the children of Hungary's revolution. Assignments for Vogue, The Saturday Evening Post, LOOK, M.D. and a number of medical and educational journals followed that first success.
In 1979, after twenty-four years of living and working in Europe, Whitney moved to Corvallis, Oregon. In 1990 she moved to Salem, Oregon. Many of her photographs are part of the collections of the Hallie Ford Museum of Art, The Portland Art Museum, Salem Public Library, and Salem Hospital. Whitney died of cancer on March 2, 2003.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Dale Whitney papers contain 35 mm negatives, photographic samples, test prints, and exhibition prints. A collection of publications featuring Whitney's photography and reportage along with several letters outlining photographic assignments is also included. Whitney's photographic assignments were geographically diverse, in that she took photographs in Austria, China, Greece, Italy, Korea, Oregon, and the Philippines. Also included are exhibition photographs and negatives along with her photographic equipment.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Library acts as "fair use" reproduction agent.
For further information, see the section on copyright in the Regulations and Procedures of the Willamette University Archives and Special Collections.
Copyright Information: Before material from collections at Willamette University Archives and Special Collections may be quoted in print, or otherwise reproduced, in whole or in part, in any publication, permission must be obtained from (1) the owner of the physical property, and (2) the holder of the copyright. It is the particular responsibility of the researcher to obtain both sets of permission. Persons wishing to quote from materials in any collections held by University Archives and Special Collections should consult the University Archivist. Reproduction of any item must contain a complete citation to the original.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Dale Whitney papers, Mark O. Hatfield Library, Willamette University.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
This collection is described and arranged in two series. Series I: Photographs and Series II: Publications. Materials in both series retain original order.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I: Photographs, 1951-1999Return to Top
This series contains photographic negatives, prints, and test prints.
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Subseries A: Photographs by Geographic Location |
1951-1989 | ||
Austria |
1951-1989 | ||
Box | Folder | ||
1 | 1 | Film E-33 Negative 02
Contains 35 mm negatives, contact sheet, and photographic samples. Negative 02 described as "(Very Valuable Negative) Sunset on Water + reeds, Lake Area Salzburg Austria".
|
undated |
1 | 2 | Film E-33 Negative 02 oversized photographic samples |
undated |
1 | 3 | Film 1 - Negative 30
Contains 35 mm negatives, contact sheet, and photographic samples. Negative 30 represents Sulyict Castle with moat and swan.
|
undated |
1 | 4 | E - 44 - Negative 27A-28
Contains 35 mm and 4 x 5 negatives, contact sheet, and photographic samples. Photographs depict scenes of nature taken near Salzburg, Austria.
|
undated |
1 | 5 | Film E-44 Negative 27 oversized photographic sample |
undated |
1 | 6 | Exhibit Pictures 2 Films
Contains 35 mm negatives, contact sheet, and photographic samples. Photographs depict children in costume. Children in photographs identified as "Gaby" and "Ingrid."
|
undated |
1 | 7 | Exhibit Pictures 2 Films oversized photographic samples |
undated |
1 | 8 | Film E-46 Mountain Scenes
Contains 35 mm negatives, contact sheet, and photographic samples.
|
1978 |
1 | 9 | E-46 Negative 11 oversized photographic sample |
1978 |
1 | 10 | Film E-3 Negative 16
Contains 35 mm negatives, contact sheet, and photographic samples. Photographs depict scenes of nature.
|
undated |
1 | 11 | E-25
Contains 35 mm negatives, contact sheet, and photographic samples. "Includes photographs of lilly pads."
|
undated |
1 | 12 | E-25 oversized photographic samples |
undated |
1 | 13 | Film 15 - Hibiscus
Contains 35 mm negatives, contact sheet, photographic samples, and a matted print.
|
undated |
1 | 14 | Film E-15, E-26, E-28, E-33 oversized photographic samples
Photograhs depict scenes of nature.
|
undated |
2 | 1 | Austrian Lake Two Negatives
Contains 35 mm negatives, contact sheet, and photographic samples.
|
1975 |
2 | 2 | Austrian Lake Two Negatives oversized photographic samples, test prints
Contains two test prints and one page of samples.
|
undated |
2 | 3 | E-15 negative 06 and others
Contains 35 mm negatives, contact sheet, and photographic samples. Photograph depicts wooded scene.
|
undated |
2 | 4 | Film E15 Negative 06 "Woods in Austria" |
undated |
2 | 5 | E-15 oversized photographic samples |
undated |
2 | 6 | E-40 negative 03
Contains 35 mm negatives, contact sheet, and photographic samples. Photographs depict early spring in woods near Salzburg.
|
undated |
2 | 7 | E-40 oversized photographic samples |
undated |
2 | 13 | E-10 Negative 9A Austria
Contains 35 mm negatives, contact sheet, and photographic samples. Photographs depict swan on lake near Salzburg.
|
undated |
2 | 14 | E-47 Negative 30
Contains 35 mm negatives, contact sheet, and photographic samples. Photographs depict scene of mountains in Austria.
|
undated |
2 | 15 | E-45 Negative 17
Contains 35 mm negatives, contact sheet, and photographic samples. Photographs depict mountains in Austria.
|
undated |
2 | 16 | E-11 Negative 11, 13
Contains 35 mm negatives, contact sheet, and photographic samples. Photographs depict mountain scene and foreground meadow.
|
undated |
2 | 17 | Films 11
Contains 35 mm negatives, contact sheet, and photographic samples. Photographs depict children picking flowers.
|
undated |
2 | 18 | E-12
Contains 35 mm negatives, contact sheet, and photographic samples. Photographs depict landscapes near Salzburg, Austria.
|
undated |
2 | 19 | E-18
Contains 35 mm negatives, contact sheet, and photographic samples. Photographs depict view from Whitney's home in Anif near Salzburg.
|
undated |
2 | 20 | E-9 Negatives 15, 16, 22
Contains 35 mm negatives, contact sheet, and photographic samples. Photographs depict stream near Salzburg.
|
undated |
3 | 1 | Fashion Photograph
This is the first fashion portrait taken by Dale Whitney. The back of the matting contains annotation on light-meter readings. Geographic location of this photograph has been assumed based upon Whitney's curriculum vitae.
|
1955 |
3 | 2 | United Nations High Comissioner for Refugees
Assignment was to photograph a large family of Hungarian refugees.
|
1962 |
3 | 3 | American Baby in Crib
Contains 35 mm negatives and a photographic sample. Geographic location of this photograph has been assumed based upon Whitney's curriculum vitae.
|
1961 |
3 | 17 | Hungarian Refugee Family in Austria
Photograph is matted.
|
1962 |
3 | 18 | Fashion Photograph
Photograph is matted and annotated with technical specifics.
|
1964 |
6 | 1 | Remembering Charlie Chaplain
Oversized matted photograph. Photograph depicts storefront.
|
1986 |
6 | 2 | Ingrid
Oversized matted photograph. Photograph depicts child in costume.
|
1976 |
6 | 3 | The White Violin
Oversized matted photograph. Photograph depicts restaurant.
|
1986 |
6 | 4 | The Little Shoe Cobbler
Oversized matted photograph. Photograph depicts figurine.
|
1986 |
6 | 5 | Antique Glass
Oversized matted photograph.
|
1986 |
6 | 6 | Where is my Cat
Oversized matted photograph. Photograph depicts farmhouse.
|
1978 |
6 | 7 | Gaby
Oversized matted photograph. Photograph depicts child in costume.
|
1977 |
6 | 8 | Souvenir Shop
Oversized matted photograph.
|
1989 |
7 | 1 | Austria: Vienna and countryside
Exhibition placard.
|
undated |
7 | 2 | Austria Schloss Anif
Oversized matted photograph. Photograph depicts castle.
|
circa 1974 |
7 | 3 | Window with a View
Oversized matted photograph.
|
1986 |
7 | 4 | A Very Sad Day
Oversized matted photograph. Photograph depicts frowning figure in window.
|
1986 |
7 | 3 | School children display their artwork in Vienna, Austria
Oversized matted photograph.
|
1989 |
8 | 2 | Photographic Negatives
Photographs depict man reading newspaper and chimney-sweeper inside of a chimney.
|
1951-1960 |
China |
1963 | ||
Box | Folder | ||
7 | 7 | Starvation
Oversized black and white photograph. Photographed in Macau near mainland of China.
|
1963 |
Greece |
undated | ||
Box | Folder | ||
2 | 11 | Olive Grove in Southern Greece Slide G-106 |
undated |
3 | 13 | Photograph of old man with umbrellas
Photograph is mounted on foam core board and includes hanging instructions.
|
undated |
3 | 14 | Photograph of old man with umbrellas |
undated |
Hawaii |
1988 | ||
Box | Folder | ||
11 | 31 | Maui, Hawaii Film 5634
Folder includes photographs, contact sheet, and negatives.
|
undated |
11 | 32 | Maui, Hawaii Film 5635
Folder includes photographs, contact sheet, and negatives.
|
undated |
11 | 33 | Maui, Hawaii Film 5636
Folder includes photographs, contact sheet, and negatives.
|
undated |
11 | 34 | Maui, Hawaii Film 5637
Folder includes photographs, contact sheet, and negatives.
|
undated |
11 | 35 | Maui, Hawaii Film 5638
Folder includes photographs, contact sheet, and negatives.
|
undated |
11 | 36 | Maui, Hawaii Film 5639
Folder includes photographs, contact sheet, and negatives.
|
undated |
11 | 37 | Maui, Hawaii Film 5640
Folder includes photographs, contact sheet, and negatives.
|
undated |
11 | 38 | Maui, Hawaii Film 5641
Folder includes photographs, contact sheet, and negatives.
|
undated |
11 | 39 | Maui, Hawaii Film 5642
Folder includes photographs, contact sheet, and negatives.
|
undated |
Italy |
1977 | ||
Box | Folder | ||
2 | 8 | E-37 negative 30
Contains 35 mm negatives, contact sheet, and photographic samples. Photograph depicts mountains named "The Three Sins" in Cortina, Italy.
|
1977 |
2 | 9 | E-32, E-37 oversized photographic samples. |
1977 |
2 | 10 | Lake Scene in Italy Slide I.T. 102 |
undated |
2 | 12 | Second Lake Scene in Italy Slide I.t. 101
Contains 35 mm negatives, contact sheet, and photographic samples. Photograph depicts wooded scene.
|
undated |
Korea |
1963 | ||
Box | Folder | ||
3 | 4 | Photograph 10 W.U.
Photograph shows information concerning medical treatment for leprosy being given to local villagers by Public Health doctors.
|
1963 |
3 | 5 | Photograph 11 W.U.
Photograph shows information concerning medical treatment for leprosy being given to local villagers by Public Health doctors. The message posted on the board states in English: "Leprosy can be cured but the remedy is toxic and must be taken in proper dosage. Self treatment is dangerous."
|
1963 |
3 | 6 | Photograph 8 W.U.
Korean public health doctors and a WHO official arriving to examine school children in a village south of Seoul.
|
1963 |
3 | 7 | Photograph 7 W.U.
Photograph of child with leprosy hugging her goat.
|
1963 |
3 | 8 | Photograph 6 W.U.
Photograph of child with leprosy eating alone.
|
1963 |
3 | 9 | Photograph 5 W.U.
Photograph shows a Korean doctor explaining to a child's parents that she is in the beginning stage of leprosy.
|
1963 |
3 | 10 | Photograph 9 W.U.
Photograph shows information concerning medical treatment for leprosy being given to local villagers by Public Health doctors.
|
1963 |
3 | 15 | Photograph of child with leprosy |
1963 |
3 | 16 | Photograph of child with leprosy and parent |
1963 |
7 | 5 | Korea...rice paddies--en route to Leprosy Colony
Oversized black and white photograph.
|
1963 |
7 | 6 | Village scene, South Korea
Oversized black and white photograph.
|
1963 |
Oregon |
1981-1985 | ||
Box | Folder | ||
11 | 1 | I-2040-C
Folder includes note: Alsea Highway Heceta Point.
|
1982 July |
11 | 2 | 2-656-L
Folder includes note: Alsea Hy Wild Iris.
|
1982 |
11 | 3 | 3-476-C
Folder includes note: Alsea Highway, Avery Park Rhodies
|
1982 |
11 | 4 | 4-368-L.
Folder includes note: Coast North of Lincoln City, In route to Silverton, Corvallis Barn, Oregon Woods.
|
1982 |
11 | 5 | 5-2275-C
Folder includes note: Heceta Point, Triangle Lake, Coast direction Florence.
|
1982 |
11 | 6 | 6-2468-L
Folder includes note: Heceta Point, Oregon Coast, Corvallis - Walnut Blvd.
|
1982 August |
11 | 7 | 7-738-C
Folder includes note: Dog in Jeep Corvallis, Alsea Highway, Dunes Florence, Heceta Lighthouse, Dam in route to Waldo Lake.
|
1982 August - 1982 September |
11 | 8 | 8-988-C
Folder includes note: Crater Lake, Waldo Lake, Mt. Hood.
|
1982 August - 1982 September |
11 | 9 | 9-737-L
Folder includes note: Crater Lake, Dunes - Florence, Barn - Alsea Highway.
|
1982 August - 1982 September |
11 | 10 | 10-445L
Folder includes note: Crater Lake.
|
1982 September |
11 | 11 | 11-736-C
Folder includes note: Crater Lake.
|
1982 September |
11 | 12 | 12-430-C
Folder includes note: Waldo Lake, Trying New Star Filter, Monet Effect - Sundeck, Mary's Peak in Oct 82.
|
1982 September - 1982 October |
11 | 13 | 13-48403-C and 13-48490-C
Folder includes note: Possibly Best of Heceta Lighthouse, Cascades - near Mary's Peak, Up Mary's Peak.
|
1984 |
11 | 14 | 14-C-9818 and 14-C-9790
Folder includes note: Leavenworth Washington, Fall Colors, Columbia River.
|
1983 October |
11 | 15 | 15 987-C
Folder includes note: Mt. Hood, Columbia River.
|
1982 September |
11 | 16 | 16 C-84135
Folder includes note: Alsea HIghway - Barn (Exhibit), Audubon Bird Trip, Flowers in my Garden, Barn Sloping Roof.
|
1985 |
11 | 17 | 19-798-C
Folder includes note: Ingrid Mesninger, Barn - Finley Bird Refuge, Philomath - Rooftops.
|
1982 |
11 | 18 | 20-926
Folder includes note: Heavens from Walnut Blvd., Woods behind house.
|
circa 1982 |
11 | 19 | 27 Misc. 745 - 632
Folder includes note: Alsea River 67149, Various Star Filter Water, 632 Triangle Lake.
|
undated |
11 | 20 | 28 675 Leica
Folder includes note: Oregon Field Burning, Mary's Peak.
|
1981 |
11 | 21 | 29 3732-C
Folder includes note: Butterfly garden + tree frog photos in my garden Lake (Devil) by Lincoln City.
|
1985 |
11 | 22 | Kah#s 01/02/03 (Kahneeta)
Folder includes note: Smith Rock - Mary's Peak - Kahneetah 3 films.
|
1982 |
11 | 23 | Sisters-Oregon Films S-I + S-2 |
undated |
Subseries 2: Exhibition Photographs |
1986-1999 | ||
Box | Folder | ||
11 | 24 | Exhibit Negatives
Contains negatives and contact prints from Vienna and Austria, Thailand, California, Italy, and Greece.
|
1986-1989 |
11 | 25 | All Exhibit Negatives from Maui, Hawaii
Contains negatives as well as the note: "Gorgeous Flowers, Wild Wave - Ocean, Ocean Beaches - Mountain Scenes."
|
undated |
11 | 26 | Vancouver Island - B.C.
Contains contact prints, photographs, and negatives as well as the note: Butchat Gardens.
|
undated |
11 | 27 | Exhibit photos and negatives
Contains negatives as well as the note: "Canada - Alberta Banff to Lake Louise, Banff to Jasper. Printed by Photo Art - Portland."
|
1999 |
11 | 28 | Oregon - Package I Exhibit Negatives
Contains negatives as well as the note: "Coast, Crater Lake, Lakes, Rivers - Columbia Leavenworth - Wash - Fall Colors - all magnificent scenery".
|
undated |
11 | 29 | Package 2 Oregon Exhibit Negatives
Contains photographs and negatives as well as the note: "Inc. "Boy Fishing on Alsea River" (One of my best color photos)".
|
undated |
11 | 30 | Oregon - 1996 etc.
Contains photographs and negatives as well as the note: "1) Exhibit Roses - Single + Garden, 2) Sisters."
|
1996 |
11 | 31 | Maui, Hawaii Film 5634
Contains negatives as well as the note: "Gorgeous Flowers, Wild Wave - Ocean, Ocean Beaches - Mountain Scenes."
|
1988 |
11 | 32 | Maui, Hawaii Film 5635
Contains negatives and contact prints.
|
1988 |
11 | 33 | Maui, Hawaii Film 5636
Contains negatives and contact prints.
|
1988 |
11 | 34 | Maui, Hawaii Film 5637
Contains negatives and contact prints.
|
1988 |
11 | 35 | Maui, Hawaii Film 5638
Contains negatives and contact prints.
|
1988 |
11 | 36 | Maui, Hawaii Film 5639
Contains negatives and contact prints.
|
1988 |
11 | 37 | Maui, Hawaii Film 5640
Contains negatives and contact prints.
|
1988 |
11 | 38 | Maui, Hawaii Film 5641
Contains negatives and contact prints.
|
1988 |
11 | 39 | Maui, Hawaii Film 5642
Contains negatives and contact prints.
|
1988 |
11 | 40 | Maui, Hawaii Film 6519
Contains negatives and contact prints.
|
1988 |
Subseries 3: Photographic Equipment |
1954-1963 | ||
Box | object | ||
10 | 1 | Rolleiflex Camera |
1954 |
10 | 2 | Weston Light Meter |
1963 |
10 | 3 | Sunshade for Rolleiflex Camera |
1954 |
10 | 4 | Accordian Camera and Tripod |
undated |
Series II: Publications, 1955-1998Return to Top
This series contains the published works of Whitney, including magazine articles, photo stories, and exhibits. Also included are several letters from publishers outlining photographic assignments for Whitney to complete.
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
3 | 11 | Stern
Cover photograph credited to Dale Whitney.
|
1962 August 26 |
3 | 12 | Frankfurter Illustrierte
Cover photograph credited to Dale Whitney.
|
1962 July 15 |
4 | 1 | Photograph captions and accompanying text
Contains text and captions for Whitney's "Children of the Sun" exhibit.
|
1998 May 5 |
4 | 2 | Gazette-Times, Corvallis, Oregon
Contains article about Whitney's photography.
|
1979 September 5 |
4 | 3 | The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon
Contains article about Whitney's photography.
|
1980 March 21 |
4 | 4 | LOOK Magazine
Contains article produced and photographed by Whitney.
|
1961 October 10 |
4 | 5 | Technical Information for Black/White Photographs
Envelope name does not match contents.
|
1998 May |
4 | 6 | Empty Envelopes
These envelopes refer to photographs taken by Whitney that are currently held by the Hallie Ford Museum of Art. To view these photographs please contact Hallie Ford Museum of Art.
|
undated |
5 | 1 | Dale
This folder contains installation instructions for an exhibit of Whitney's photography.
|
1975-1989 |
5 | 2 | Look Magazine Story Exhibit
This folder contains exhibition information, including captions, for Whitney's Look Magazine story "5 Years Later: The Children of Hungary's Revolution."
|
undated |
5 | 3 | Look Magazine Picture
Print of photograph number 17 of Look Magazine Story.
|
1961 |
5 | 4 | LOOK Magazine |
1961 October 10 |
5 | 5 | LOOK Magazine exhibition photographs |
1975-1989 |
5 | 6 | LOOK Magazine exhibition photographs |
1975-1989 |
5 | 7 | LOOK Magazine exhibition photographs |
1975-1989 |
5 | 8 | LOOK Magazine exhibition photographs |
1975-1989 |
5 | 9 | LOOK Magazine exhibition photographs |
1975-1989 |
5 | 10 | LOOK Magazine exhibition photographs |
1975-1989 |
5 | 11 | LOOK Magazine exhibition photographs |
1975-1989 |
5 | 12 | LOOK Magazine exhibition photographs |
1975-1989 |
5 | 13 | LOOK Magazine exhibition photographs |
1975-1989 |
5 | 14 | LOOK Magazine exhibition photographs |
1975-1989 |
5 | 15 | LOOK Magazine exhibition photographs |
1975-1989 |
5 | 16 | LOOK Magazine exhibition photographs |
1975-1989 |
7 | 4 | The Outcast from the Community: A Special Case
Reprinted from World Health.
|
undated |
8 | 1 | Negatives for the..."Look Magazine Story" |
1961 |
8 | 3 | Correspondence with Roger Hull |
1998 |
8 | 4 | The Rotarian
Includes copies of The Rotarian magazine, November 1965 as well as prints of photographs published in that edition.
|
1965 November |
8 | 5 | Curriculum Vitae |
undated |
8 | 6 | The Rangefinder |
1963 May |
8 | 7 | Medical Newsmagazine
Whitney's article titled "Midwifery...Magic to Modern".
|
1965 May |
8 | 8 | Publicity - Various newspaper articles |
1963-1995 |
8 | 9 | Dale Whitney: Includes Photographs of Photographer and Newspaper etc. Articles re: Exhibits |
1955-1964 |
8 | 10 | Resale of the Look Magazine Story |
1962 |
8 | 11 | Original Letters |
1960-1998 |
8 | 12 | Original Letters |
1960-1998 |
8 | 13 | Photographs and stories for children's magazines
Children's publications include Trailblazer and Venture.
|
1960-1970 |
8 | 14 | Foothill Focus |
1956 |
8 | 15 | Good Housekeeping |
1958 May |
8 | 16 | International Atomic Energy Bulletin |
1964 April |
8 | 17 | Le Monde et la Croix-Rouge |
1965 |
9 | 1 | UNCHR Reports |
1962-1964 |
9 | 2 | Revue |
1961 December |
9 | 3 | Going Places |
1965-1966 |
9 | 4 | Saturday Evening Post |
1967 February 25 |
9 | 5 | The Stars and Stripes |
1960 May 18 |
9 | 6 | Children of the Sun |
undated |
9 | 7 | World Health Magazine |
1965 May |
9 | 8 | Roche Medical Image |
1965 |
9 | 9 | New York News |
1963 |
9 | 10 | Presbyterian Life |
1963 |
9 | 11 | Vogue |
1965 |
9 | 12 | Das Tier |
1969 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Fine Arts
Corporate Names
- World Health Organization
Geographical Names
- Austria
- China
- Greece
- Italy
- Oregon
- Philippines
- South Korea (nation)
Form or Genre Terms
- black-and-white negatives
- black-and-white photographs
- color negatives
- color photographs
- journalistic photography
- photographic prints
Occupations
- photographers