Item 148 - Robert Mitton Slide Collection organized by Rob Mitton Publication Committee

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AU ANUA 620-148

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Robert Mitton Slide Collection organized by Rob Mitton Publication Committee

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  • circa 1970-1976 (Creation)

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54 plastic slide sleeves, each holding up to 24 slides (but many incomplete)

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Mitton, Robert
(1957-1977)

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Australian National University Archives

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Slides taken by Mitton, organized with sleeve labels by the Robert Mitton Publication Committee, including images used in Lost World of Irian Jaya book (chapters marked). Handwritten pencil notes on slides thought to be by Mitton. Some duplicates. Images chiefly of indigenous life in Irian Jay (especially among the Asmat), as well as nature pictures, landscapes, and images of Mitton and his associates. Note image of cannibalized skull. The Robert Mitton Publication Committee asserts copyright.

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