Studio portrait (sitting) of a Native American (Navajo) man. The man wears a woven blanket and holds a stone and wood hand drill. He sits on a wooden crate that reads: "[?] Factory Hartford [G]eneral Sales of [?] 253 Broadway [Ne]w York, U. S. A.".
Description
1 photonegative : glass ; 8 x 11 cm. (3 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.); 1 photoprint ; oval image 7 x 5 cm. (3 x 2 in.) on sheet 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.)
Is Part Of
C Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.
Subject
Indians of North America; Navajo Indians--Men; Drills (Equipment)
Format-Medium
Photograph
Source
H. S. Poley.
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: ZZR700171556
Notes
Condition: emulsion chipping and oxidizing on glass negative.; Etched on glass negative: "N-88."; Title from label in glass negative.; Vintage photographic print.; Written on back of print: "Ind- Navajo Biog (Men, unident)" "Navaho".; R7001715569
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