John T. McCutcheon photograph collection, [ca. 1890-1900]

  • Collection ID 1986.0448
  • Creator Names McCutcheon, John T. (John Tinney), 1870-1949, photographer. pht
  • Title John T. McCutcheon photograph collection [graphic].
  • Dates [ca. 1890-1900]
  • Physical description
    • 1612 photographic prints : b&w ; 28 x 36 cm. (11 x 14 in.) or smaller.
    • 10 photographs : cabinet card ; 11 x 18 cm. (4 1/2 x 7 in.) or smaller.
    • 2 photographs : carte de visite ; 11 x 7 cm. (4 x 2 1/2 in.)
    • 1 photograph : stereograph ; 9 x 18 cm. (3 x 7 in.) ; 28 x 22 cm. (11 x 8 1/2 in.) or smaller.
    • 42 photostats : 20 1.2 x 38 <U+00BD> in. or smaller.
    • 1 folder of non-graphic material.
    • 1 souvenir view book ; 4 x 6 in.
  • Collection arrangement Arranged: series 1. Philippine Islands/Spanish American War; series 2. Travels.
  • Collection summary Primarily snapshots of the Spanish American War in the Philippine Islands and the following Filipino insurrection (1898-1900), during which McCutcheon acted as an overseas correspondent. Includes views before and after the Battle of Manila, participating naval vessels, and scenes of military maneuvers and life on land. Also includes photographs of naval and military officers, Filipino dignitaries, Spanish soldiers, and scenes of the Manila area and its inhabitants. Photographs show war casualties, destruction of property, and a few views of artillery--mostly canon. Series II documents McCutcheon's outbound voyage on the revenue cutter, U.S. McCulloch, with ports of call in the Western Mediterranean and the Middle East; his travels to Japan, Korea, China and India; and his homeward bound voyage with views of South Africa during the Boer War (1900). The souvenir view book is entitled “Pictorial Automobile Trip From Chicago to Milwaukee.” The photostats consist of cartoons by John T. McCutcheon. Subjects are mostly political, with some illustrations of buildings at the Worlds Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1893.
  • Location of Other Archival Materials Note Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the John T. McCutcheon negatives collection (1985.0385); the John T. McCutcheon nitrate negatives on European trip (1988.0325); the John T. McCutcheon cartoons collection; the John T. McCutcheon manuscripts; and publications by and about him cataloged separately. There also is a John T. McCutcheon manuscripts collection at the Newberry Library (Chicago, Ill.).
  • Finding Aids Note Container list available (1985-385) that includes description of the John T. McCutcheon photograph collection (1986.0488).
  • Acquisition information Gift of Mrs. John T. McCutcheon, 1955 (1986.0448).
  • Names
    • McCutcheon, John T. (John Tinney), 1870-1949
    • Chicago Tribune (Firm) Employees.
  • Subjects
    • Artillery Philippines.
    • Campaigns & battles Philippines. lctgm
    • Foreign correspondents.
    • Cartoonists Illinois Chicago.
    • Reporters and reporting United States.
    • Government vessels, American Philippines. lctgm
    • Government vessels, Spanish Philippines. lctgm
    • Guerrillas Philippines. lctgm
    • Manila Bay, Battle of, Philippines, 1898
    • Military officers Philippines. lctgm
    • Naval warfare Philippines. lctgm
    • Soldiers, Spanish Philippines. lctgm
    • War casualties Philippines. lctgm
    • War damage Philippines. lctgm
    • Spanish-American War, 1898 Philippines.
  • Geographic coverage
    • China Pictorial works.
    • Gibraltar Pictorial works.
    • Japan Pictorial works.
    • Korea Pictorial works To 1900.
    • Malta Pictorial works.
    • Philippines Pictorial works.
    • Philippines History 1812-1898
    • Philippines History Philippine American War, 1899-1902
    • Tangier (Morocco) Pictorial works.
    • South Africa History South African War 1899-1902.
    • Sri Lanka Pictorial works.
  • Genre
    • Landscape photographs. gmgpc
    • Portrait photographs. gmgpc
    • Snapshots. gmgpc
    • Albumen prints. gmgpc
    • Cabinet photographs. gmgpc
    • Cartes de visite. gmgpc
    • Gelatin silver prints. gmgpc
  • Finding aid URL Finding aid available online http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/1986/448.htm