Home of Bureau of Indian Affairs Superintendent William Shelton in Shiprock, New Mexico; a stone structure with a pitched roof. During Agent Shelton's 1903 tenure on the Navajo Reservation, he initiated a program to irrigate water from the San Juan River.
Description
1 photonegative : glass ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.)
Is Part Of
Subject
United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Navajo Agency--New Mexico--Shiprock; Indians of North America--Government relations--New Mexico--Shiprock; Navajo Indians--Government relations--New Mexico--Shiprock; Shiprock (N.M.); Houses--New Mexico--Shiprock; Indian reservations--New Mexico--Shiprock; Shelton, William, Navajo Agency Indian Agent--Homes and haunts.
Format-Medium
Photograph
Source
Jeancon.
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR700171399
Notes
Title from caption in negative.; Written on back of print: "Shiprock Indian Agency, Navaho, 108."; R7001713999
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