Call NumberP-87CreatorPoley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)DateAugust, 1899SummaryView, Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona, of two Native American men, one identified as Chief Harry Supela. A man, wearing a shirt, stands on thin wooden poles that cover the snake kiva; other poles rest against the side of the kiva; a man wearing a breechcloth, scarf and bracelet, looks on. He stands in front of a large stone and adobe building with a chimney pot; a small covered passageway connects the large building with another, smaller building at the edge of the mesa.Physical Description1 photonegative : glass ; 21 x 26 cm (8 x 10 in.); 1 photoprint ; 19 x 24 cm (7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectHopi Indians--Spiritual life--Arizona--WalpiIndians of North America--Arizona--WalpiHopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)Walpi (Ariz.)Snake dance--Arizona--WalpiCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700170087Type of MaterialGlass negativesPhotographic printsDigital Version Created FromH.S. Poley.Original Material Found in CollectionC Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.NotesCondition: emulsion damage on glass negative; red ink and water stains on print. Photographer's seal embossed on print. Title etched on glass negative. Vintage photographic print. Written on back of print: "Indians- Pueblo Hopi- Walpi" "2nd day before snake dance- snake kiva". R7001700873
Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley), The Moki Indians Chief Harry Supela of Wolpi Pueblo (August, 1899). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 20/01/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1033985
