Call NumberP-82CreatorPoley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)Date1908SummaryView near Towaoc, Ute Mountain Indian Reservation, Montezuma County, Colorado, of a wood (small log and slat) and mud house that stands next to a brush shelter; tepee poles lean against brush shelter, one lies on roof which connects to roof of the house; house has three small paneless windows, slightly bowed rainbow roof made of wood and earth, two stove-pipes; miscellaneous wood and boards lie on roof.Physical Description1 photomechanical reproduction ; 12 x 17 cm (5 x 7 in.); 1 photonegative : glass ; 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.); 1 photoprint ; 11 x 16 cm (4 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectIndians of North America--Structures--Colorado--TowaocUte Indians--Structures--Colorado--TowaocShelters--Colorado--TowaocCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700170082Type of MaterialGlass negativesPhotographic printsDigital Version Created FromH.S. Poley.Original Material Found in CollectionC Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.NotesCondition: red ink stains on print. Etched on glass negative: "51". Photographer's seal embossed on print. Title inked on back of print. Vintage photographic print. Written on back of print: "Indians- Utes Abodes" "Utes". Written on back of reproduction: "Casa (house) wagon shed, tepee poles- Towaoc, western end of reservation -1908". R7001700823
Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley), Casa (house) wagon shed, tepee poles Towaoc, western end of reservation (1908). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 13/03/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1033979
