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Expedition photos, 1928-1932

By mchughck
Posted on 9 January 2014 | 8:42 pm — 

This collection includes a large number of detailed scrapbooks Gertrude compiled over the years.

Gertrude funded expeditions for National Geographic and the American Museum of Natural History, during which they would collect specimens to display at Medway Plantation and in various museums.

These images are from some of her earliest expeditions to Africa, Abyssinia, and Indochina (1928-1932) and include Gertrude, her husband, Sidney Legendre, her brother, Stephen “Laddie” Sanford, and her brother-in-law, Morris Legendre.

Thanks to the project’s digital library assistant, Rebecca McClure, for these beautiful scans! These scrapbooks (and many more) will soon be available in a digital exhibit via the Lowcountry Digital Library.

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Africa, 1927, and Abyssinia, 1928-1929

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Indochina, 1932

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Africa, 1928

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Africa, 1928

Starting the “process”

By mchughck
Posted on 11 November 2013 | 9:03 pm — 

Since this collection was organized and kept arranged by an archivist during its time at Medway, most of the materials were already placed in archival-quality boxes and had its own unique arrangement system. Check out a few photos from the initial survey — this collection spans over 3 generations and includes over 15 different formats!

 

Lots of film formats

Lots of film formats

Polo balls...Gertrude's brother, Stephen "Laddie" Sanford was a well-known polo player and horse breeder!

Polo balls…Gertrude’s brother, Stephen “Laddie” Sanford was a well-known polo player and horse breeder!

Correspondence from Hon, John Sanford, Gertrude's father, c. 1880

Correspondence from Hon. John Sanford, Gertrude’s father, c. 1880

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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