Photograph album created by Sumner Matteson from a selection of his photographs of the Southwest, Montana, and Colorado. The photographs, which are captioned in a typed list that accompanies the album, date from 1899 to 1902, and depict a variety of places and events. The majority of the photographs are of the Hopi Indians, their Snake, Antelope, and Flute ceremonies, kiva interiors, as well as weaving, grinding corn, courting, working in fields, making pottery, and marketing at the Moenkopi, Mishongnovi, Shipolovi and Shongopovi Pueblos. There are also photographs of cliff-dwellings at Mesa Verde and Mancos Canyon, Colorado; Canyon de Chelly, Arizona; Pueblo Indians at Isleta and Acoma, New Mexico; Navajo and Ute Indians in New Mexico and Colorado; Penitentes in Abiquiu, New Mexico; and views of wagon trains, Indian encampments, mines, and sheepherding in Montana.
Description:
157 of the photographs are platinum prints., Accompanied by a contemporary typescript containing captions and often explanatory background for almost all of the photographs in the album. Typescript titled "Index to the Frank Klepetko Album. Photos and Data by Sumner W. Matteson" and signed "Sumner W. Matteson, D.A.C. [Denver Athletic Club] Denver, Colo. Jan. 1903.", Album and copy prints in 2 boxes., Captions for digitized photographs taken from original typescript., Individual photographs are 12 x 17 cm. and smaller., Purchased from Andrew Smith Gallery, Inc. on the Frederick W. and Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana, 1996., and Sumner Matteson, a bicycle salesman in Denver who became a photographer, traveled around the West between 1899 and 1903, photographing the Mesa Verde and Pueblo Bonito cliff-dwellings, Navajo Indians, Penitentes in New Mexico, Hopi Snake and Flute ceremonies in Arizona, the Pueblo villages of Acoma and Isleta, Montana wagon trains, and cattle and sheep roundups. He sold his own photographs, wrote articles and provided illustrations for popular magazines, and provided photographs for several books on Southwestern Indians written by others.
Subject (Geographic):
Abiquiu (N.M.)--Pictorial works., Acoma (N.M.)--Pictorial works., Arizona--Pictorial works., Canyon de Chelly National Monument (Ariz.), Colorado--Pictorial works., Isleta (N.M.)--Pictorial works., Mancos Site (Colo.), Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--Pictorial works., Moenkopi Pueblo (Ariz.), Montana--Pictorial works., New Mexico--Religious life and customs--Pictorial works., and West (U.S.)--Pictorial works.
Subject (Name):
Hermanos Penitentes--Pictorial works., Klepetko, Frank., and Matteson, Sumner W.,--1867-1920.
Subject (Topic):
Cliff-dwellings--Pictorial works., Hopi Indians--Rites and ceremonies--Pictorial works., Indians of North America--Southwest, New--Pictorial works., Kivas--Southwest, New--Pictorial works., Mines and mineral resources--Montana--Pictorial works., Navajo Indians--Pictorial works., Pueblo Indians--Pictorial works., Sheep ranches--Montana--Pictorial works., Snake dance--Pictorial works., Ute Indians--Pictorial works., and Wool industry--Montana--Pictorial works.
The title text is surrounded by a simple border consisting of two lines of different widths. Beneath the title text is a line in which to mark a number.
A statue of Gaspar Tallacotius in an alcove, with 1545 Gaspar Taliacotius 1599 beneath. Under this reads The Gerome P. Webster Library of Plastic Surgery.
Subject (Name):
College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, Taliacotius, Gaspar, and Webster, Jerome Pierce
Subject (Topic):
Medical colleges, Medical libraries, Physicians, Statue, and Surgeons
Columbia University Jerome P. Webster Library Yale University. School of Medicine
Collection Title:
Bookplate Collection
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Description:
A statue of Gaspar Tallacotius in an alcove, with 1545 Gaspar Taliacotius 1599 beneath. Under this reads The Gerome P. Webster Library of Plastic Surgery.
Subject (Name):
College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, Taliacotius, Gaspar, and Webster, Gerome P.
Subject (Topic):
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Chicago, Medical colleges, Medical libraries, and Statues
College of Physicians of Philadelphia Lewis, Samuel, M.D.
Collection Title:
Bookplate Collection
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Description:
Beneath the title text can be seen a butterfly on a skull, under which is the phrase Que sais-je? Below this is space labeled "Class" and "No.", and lines in which to write. Further below is the signature of Samuel Lewis, M.D., is a space labeled "Presented by", and room in which to write.
Subject (Name):
College of Physicians of Philadelphia and Lewis, Samuel
Subject (Topic):
John Frederick Lewis Collection (Free Library of Philadelphia), Medical libraries, and Skull
Leverhulme-Auchincloss, vol. xxv, p. 17., Mounted on sheet with three other prints. To view other titles, search by call number: 850.00.00.28+, Mounted to 29 x 37 cm., Place and date of publication from unverified data in local card catalog record., and Title from caption below image.
Harewood General Hospital Photographer unidentified
Published / Created:
1865
Collection Title:
Binder's Title: Gunshot Wounds Illustrated
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Description:
Conrad Kruger, Private, Co. C, 7th N.Y. Vols., aged 39, was admitted to Harewood U.S.A. Gen'l Hospital, April 5th, 1865, suffering from gun shot wound of back, the ball entering at medial line passing out near acromion process, injuring soft parts. Wounded, April 1st, 1865, at the battle of Dinwiddie Court House, Va. On admission to this hospital, the condition of injured parts and constitutional state of patient were good. The patient improved rapidly and was doing well when transferred to U.S.A. Gen'l Hospital at Philadelphia, Pa., May 29th, 1865., Conrad Kruger., Harewood U.S.A. General Hospital., Hospital Number 20,381., R. B. BONTECOU,, and Surgeon U.S. Vols., In charge.
Subject (Geographic):
Washington, D.C
Subject (Name):
Bontecou, Reed Brockway, 1824-1907, Conrad Kruger, Hospital Number 20, 381, Harewood General Hospital, and Reed B. (Brockway) Bontecou 1824-1907
Subject (Topic):
Back—Wounds and injuries, Medical photography—patients, Medical photography—United States—19th century, and United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Medical and sanitary affairs
Original image created by Edward Lange, an artist from Olympia, Washington. and Ownership stamp on verso of Frank H. Evernden of the Dressler Studio in Centralia, Washington
Subject (Geographic):
Centralia (Wash.), Washington (State) --Pictorial works, and West (U.S.) --Pictorial works