Call NumberP-298CreatorPoley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)Datecirca 1908SummaryView of Native American (Navajo) and white men in a Navajo camp, Shiprock Agency, New Mexico. The camp consists of an adobe brick and wooden slat building, a brush shelter, a wooden rail fence, possibly a corral, and a pile of cut timber. One man holds a rifle, possibly loading it, while men look on, two on horseback. Unhitched wagons sit next to the wooden fence and the brush shelter as well as near the adobe building. One man wears a woven blanket kilt.Physical Description1 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--New MexicoNavajo Indians--New MexicoNavajo Indian ReservationCamps--New MexicoIndian encampments--New MexicoCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700170298Type of MaterialGlass negativesPhotographic printsOriginal Material Found in CollectionC Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.NotesEtched on glass negative: "8". Title inked on back of print; Vintage photographic print. Written on back of print: "Ind- Navajo Bigo Groups (Men, unident)" "Navajo-8". R7001702980DonorPoley
Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley), Mtd. Navajo about to kill a steer (circa 1908). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 17/01/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1035186
