Photographs by C. C. Pierce, G. Wharton James, and Frank H. Nowell of Navajo, Hopi, Pima, Havasupai, Flathead and Seminole Indians. Included are views of cliff dwellings, villages, and kivas and photographs of weaving, pottery making and other activities in Shipolovi, Shongopovi, and Mishongnovi pueblos, and views of the Grand Canyon of Arizona. In New Mexico, views include an old church and the feast of St. Stephen at Acoma, and the village of Laguna and In Colorado, there is one photograph of the Cliff Palace in Marcus Canyon. In Montana, the photographs consist entirely of portraits of Flathead Indian families, chiefs, and warriors. There is one photograph of Alaskan basketry, and a single portrait of the Seminole chief Billy Bowlegs in Florida
Description:
Photographs are mounted on boards, and are accompanied by typescript captions. Six photographs are accompanied by maps of Navajo, Hopi, Havasupai, Flathead and Seminole Indian Reserves. A single print has extensive hand coloring.
Subject (Geographic):
Arizona, Grand Canyon (Ariz.), Acoma (N.M.), Laguna (N.M.), Walpi (Ariz.), and Oraibi (Ariz.)
Subject (Name):
Hotte, Arthur.
Subject (Topic):
Indians of North America, Navajo Indians, Salish Indians, Pima Indians, Seminole Indians, Hopi Indians, Pueblo Indians, Rites and ceremonies, Kivas, Pueblos, Snake dance, Indian baskets, and Cliff-dwellings
Typescript article, with minor manuscript corrections, written by Charles Emerson Beecher, and 25 photographs taken by him, relating to his visit to Oraibi Pueblo while traveling in Arizona Territory in August, 1900. The article is titled "A Journey to the Snake Dance at Oraibi," with an alternative title, "Across the Desert to the Snake Dance at Oraibi," written in manuscript. The article describes Beecher's observations of natural features and experiences camping in Arizona while traveling from Winslow to Oraibi Pueblo; the culture of Hopis living at Oraibi; and a snake dance ceremony performed on August 19. Beecher also discusses his opinions on the effects of the United States government on Hopi culture. The photographs show scenes of Oraibi Pueblo and surrounding areas, scenes of the snake dance ceremony, and Hopi artifacts. The photographs are captioned in manuscript and are accompanied by a manuscript list.
Alternative Title:
[Photograph relating to the snake dance at Oraibi Pueblo]
Description:
Charles Emerson Beecher received a doctorate from Yale University in 1889. He was a professor of paleontology and geology at Yale and a paleontologist at the Peabody Museum of Natural History. In August, 1900, he traveled with a party of researchers to the Grand Canyon and Oraibi Pueblo, Arizona Territory.
Subject (Geographic):
Arizona--Description and travel and Oraibi (Ariz.)
Subject (Topic):
Hopi Indians--Arizona--Oraibi Pueblo and Snake dance--Arizona--Oraibi Pueblo
Portrait shows from behind, a shirtless Hopi man sitting on a blanket on a board raised off the ground before a wall, weaving a blanket; body slightly to left; head in profile to left
Description:
Title from caption in red ink at foot of image. "607" at the head of the caption.
Photographs of the Hopi pueblo Oraibi, interiors of Hopi homes, ceremonial dances, and portraits of Hopi and possibly Navajo Indians at Oraibi
Description:
Simeon Schwemberger, 1867-1931, joined the Franciscan order as a lay brother, moving to the mission at St. Michael's, Arizona in 1901. At the mission he began photographing Navajo Indians. After leaving St. Michael's in late 1907 to open a photo gallery in Gallup, New Mexico, he began photographing other Native Americans, including Hopi and Pueblo Indians., Identification of photographer based on postcard image on first page with printed attribution on verso: Made by Simeon Schwemberger, St. Michael's Arizona, and by the fact that the style is similar to photographs identified as Schwemberger's., Individual photographs are 9 x 14 cm. and smaller., and Contemporary coarse woven cloth photo album.
Subject (Geographic):
Arizona and Oraibi (Ariz.)
Subject (Name):
Schwemberger, Simeon.
Subject (Topic):
Hopi Indians, Rites and ceremonies, Indians of North America, and Navajo Indians
Photograph album depicting the landscape and participants of a pack trip to the Grand Canyon along the Mystic Springs and Hange trails, including views of boating on the Colorado River, Cataract Creek Canyon, the Havasupai Indian Agency, Havasupai Point and the Painted Desert, These images are followed by a series of photographs of the Hopi pueblos of Walpi and Oraibi, showing flute and basket dancers, domestic scenes such as tending corn plants and grinding corn, spinning, weaving, making pottery, and tending children. There are several scenes in the pueblos that show the campers from the earlier series of Grand Canyon views, and A series of ten portraits of Navajo Indians follows the Hopi scenes. These are followed by a picture of a women with a 216 lb. tuna hoisted beside her, and then by a series of poor quality snapshots of a big horn sheep hunting trip and several color postcards of British Columbia
Description:
Album lacks covers. Individual photographs are 15 x 20 cm. or smaller, and have repeating orotone letterpress captions. Numbers inscribed in negatives of some prints.
Publisher:
George L. Rose
Subject (Geographic):
Arizona, Oraibi (Ariz.), Walpi (Ariz.), Havasupai Reservation (Ariz.), British Columbia, and Grand Canyon (Ariz.)
Subject (Topic):
Indians of North America, Pictorial works, Hopi Indians, Navajo Indians, Rites and ceremonies, and Hunting
Photographs of Hopi Indians taken at Oraibi and Walpi pueblos in Arizona. Included are views of pueblo structures and hogans, pottery and baskets, and of the daily activities of carrying water, herding sheep and tending other livestock, working in irrigation canals, hunting or preparing food, and caring for children. Family groups, scenes of Antelope and Snake dancers and spectators, and landscapes around the pueblos are also depicted and Most of the photographs are outdoors, but there are several formal interior portraits of individuals
Description:
"Curtis" and three-digit number on each print, many copyrighted 1900. and Accompanied by a box list.
Subject (Geographic):
Arizona., Arizona, Oraibi (Ariz.), and Walpi (Ariz.)
Subject (Topic):
Indians of North America, Hopi Indians, Tewa Indians, Pueblos, and Snake dance
