Navajo Girl and Boy on Donkey 1930’s

Navajo Girl and Boy on Donkey 1930's

Photographer Davis, Glenn A.

Photo’s courtesy of: Utah State Historical Society
Subject: American Indians (Native Americans: Navajos)
Source donors: Kelly, Charles
Photo Number: No. 14446

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Navajo Mother with Baby is in a Cradleboard

Navajo Mother with  Baby is in a Cradleboard

Summary: Studio portrait (sitting) of a Native American (Navajo) mother and child. The baby is in a cradleboard. The mother wears necklaces and silver bracelets.
Creator: Pennington, William M.
Date [between 1904 and 1932]
Rights: Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Notes A note, a quote from an article in the June 1938 edition of The Desert Magazine that includes commentary on the subjects, accompanies print.; Formerly F29630.; Portion of stamp is crossed out and “Pennington” is written above stamp.; Stamped on back of print: “Copyright by Ellen Todd, Inc. Tales in Pictures (Trade Mark) This picture may not be syndicated, rented, loaned, nor utilized for advertising purposes.”; Title, “Ind- Navajo Arts & crafts- Cradleboards”, and “Illustration only” hand-written on back of print.; R7100330634

 
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Navajo Medicine Men Treating Patient

Navajo Medicine Men Treating PatientSummary: Native American (Navajo) men pose near an earthen hogan treating sick Navajo man.
Some of the men wear bead necklaces with naja pendants.
One man wears a metal bead bandolier, another wears a concho belt.
Date: between 1880 and 1910
Copyright: Estern History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.

 
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Navajo Squaw Dance 1873

View of a Native American (Navajo) Circle Dance (Squaw Dance) at Fort Defiance (McKinley County), New Mexico.

Navajo Squaw Dance 1873

The men wear woven shirts and pants, hats and necklaces. Some men are on horseback and three men sit on the ground nearby. The adobe buildings and a log wall at Fort Defiance are in the distance.
Creator(s) – O’Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882.

Date 1873

Notes: “Expedition of 1872, 1st Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler. Corps of Engineers, Commanding.” printed on stereo card.; Descriptive information printed on label on verso reads: “Navajoe Indian Dance, at old Fort Defiance, N.M.”; Formerly F22756;

Number “80” etched in original negative reproduced in photographic print.; Stamp on verso shows eagle logo and reads: “War Department, Corps on Engineers, U.S. Army. Geographical and Geological Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian.

2 Navajo Girls holding Hands

2 Navajo girls - Mabell and Nora at Marble Canyon, holding hands

Navajo Girls Mabell and Nora at Marble Canyon, AZ

Date: 1940s
Photo by: Muench, Josef
Repository Northern Arizona University. Cline Library.

Photo of Navajo Family in Corn Field

Navajo family in a corn field in northern New Mexico

Publisher: Center for Southwest Research, University Libraries, University of New Mexico
Date Original ca. 1920-1940