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Photographs

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
Scope Note: DU scope note: Use for objects that actually are photographic prints on light-sensitive paper, or scans of photographic negatives or prints. For for originals, copies and scans of transparencies and slides, use: Slides (Photography) (lcsh). For works ABOUT photographs (diaries, logs, instructions, criticism, ...) use Photographs (lcsh).

AAT scope note: Refers to still images produced from radiation-sensitive materials (sensitive to light, electron beams, or nuclear radiation), generally by means of the chemical action of light on a sensitive film, paper, glass, or metal. It does not include reproductive prints of documents and technical drawings, for which descriptors found under "

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Lowell Thomas and T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia), circa 1918

 Item
Identifier: U201.02.0141.0018.00002.00003
Abstract

Photographic image of University of Denver alumnus Lowell Thomas (on right) with T.E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") taken in Arabia during World War 2. The two men squat on sand in front of a tent.

Dates: circa 1918

Lowell Thomas Copies, between 1915-1950

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Identifier: U201.02.0141.0018.00002
Abstract

Contact sheet of DU alumnus Lowell Thomas photograph copies.

Dates: between 1915-1950

Lowell Thomas in Arab Headdress, circa 1918

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Identifier: U201.02.0141.0018.00002.00004
Abstract

Photographic image of Lowell Thomas, University of Denver alumnus (B.A., M.A. 1912), famed world traveler, journalist, author, and broadcaster. He is perhaps most famous for introducing T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) to the world. He is wearing an Arab headdress and army-style shirt. Location unknown, date is presumed to be circa 1918.

Dates: circa 1918

Lowell Thomas in Lhasa, Tibet, 1949

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Identifier: U201.02.0141.0018.00001
Abstract Photographic image of University of Denver alumnus (B.A., M.A. 1912), journallist, broadcaster, and world traveler Lowell Thomas, with a Caucasian man believed to be Lowell Thomas, Jr.; and three unidentified Tibetan men. The photo is matted and this inscription is on the mat, in what is likely Thomas' own hand: "To the Jack Chapmans-Greetings from Lhasa. 1949. Lowell Thomas". The Tibetan Potala Palace is in the rear of the photograph. Thomas was invited to Tibet by the Dalai Lama. This...
Dates: 1949

Lowell Thomas with Soldiers, circa 1945

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Identifier: U201.02.0141.0018.00002.00001
Abstract

Photgraphic print of University of Denver alumnus Lowell Thomas in uniform with three unknown men, also in uniform. The group stands in front of a building, location unknown. Believed to be World War II time frame based on style of uniforms.

Dates: circa 1945

Lowell Thomas with Tribesmen, between 1915-1950

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Identifier: U201.02.0141.0018.00002.00002
Abstract

Photographic image of University of Denver alumnus Lowell Thomas, flanked by two tribesmen in full regalia, while other tribe members look on. Location and date unknown.

Dates: between 1915-1950

Thomas, Lowell, 1949

 File
Identifier: U201.02.0141.0018
Abstract

One black and white print of author and journalist Lowell Thomas in Lhasa, Tibet, and one set of black and white negatives with contact sheet of Thomas in various exotic locations.

Dates: 1949