Call NumberP-303CreatorPoley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)DateSeptember, 1908SummaryInterior view of a Native American (Navajo) woman and girl who sit on fringed blankets at a loom, and weave near Butler's Trading Post, possibly near Shiprock, New Mexico. The woman and girl are shaded by a dark cloth tied to wooden building supports. The loom is suspended from the ceiling and tied to a wooden pole, lying horizontally on the ground.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--Arts and crafts--New MexicoNavajo Indians--Women--New MexicoNavajo Indian ReservationLooms--New MexicoWeaving--New MexicoCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700170303Type of MaterialGlass negativesPhotographic printsOriginal Material Found in CollectionC Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.NotesCondition: emulsion scratched on glass negative. Etched on glass negative: "22". Title written on back of print. Vintage photographic print. Written on back of print: "Ind- Navajo Arts & crafts -weaving -Looms" "Navajo 22". R7001703033
Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley), Woman weaving near Butler's Trading Post (September, 1908). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 15/02/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1035197
