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Biographical NoteWilliam Dinwiddie was born in Charlottesville, Virginia on August 23, 1867. He spent much of his childhood in the Midwest and became an assistant electrician at the National Museum at the age of 14. He took some courses at Columbian University between 1881 and 1883, when he began working as an inspector of customs in Corpus Christi, Texas. In 1886, Dinwiddie became an ethnographer and assistant archaeologist at the Bureau of American Ethnology in Washington, D.C. He left this career for journalism in 1895. Dinwiddie worked primarily as a war correspondent and photographer, covering the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, the Boer War, and the Russo-Japanese War. He also served as a Provincial Governor in the Philippines during the first years of American occupation, worked as the Sunday editor for the New York Times (1900-1901) and the New York World, and authored several books, including War Sketches in Truth. William Dinwiddie died in Washington, D.C. on June 17, 1934. Dinwiddie was married three times: first to Mary Elizabeth Towers, second to Caroline Brooke (1862-1928) and third to Alice Brooke (1886-1961). He had two children by his first wife, Dorothy (1892-) and Redfield Towers (1893-1969). Scope and Content NoteWilliam Dinwiddie took these photographs for the Bureau of American Ethnology in 1894 and 1895. Among the subjects depicted are Pima Indians, Mexican homes in Tempe and Phoenix, and mining and ranching in Sonora, Mexico. ArrangementThis collection consists of sixteen images.RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsTo view this collection, make an appointment at least five business days prior to your visit by contacting Ask an Archivist or calling (480) 965-4932. Appointments in the Wurzburger Reading Room at Hayden Library (rm. 138) on the Tempe campus are available Monday through Friday. Check the ASU Library Hours page for current availability. CopyrightArizona State University does not own the copyright to this collection. We recognize that it is incumbent upon the researcher to procure permission to publish information from this collection from the owner of the copyright. Images may not be reproduced without the permission of the National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution. Access TermsPersonal Name(s) Dinwiddie, William, 1867-1934. Geographic Name(s) Nogales (Ariz.). Phoenix (Ariz.). Tempe (Ariz.). Subject(s) Placer mining -- Mexico -- Sonora. Yaqui Indians. Location of OriginalsThese images are copies of originals held at the Smithsonian Institution's National Anthropological Archives (Series Mex 109). Administrative InformationPreferred Citation[Identification of item], William Dinwiddie Photographs, CP SPC 58, Arizona State University Library. ProvenanceThis collection consists of sixteen photographs. Other Finding AidsAll of the images described in this finding aid have been indexed in the Special Materials Index and can be searched using the interface at http://spmi.lib.asu.edu/. Container List
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