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Call NumberP-742CreatorPoley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)DateAugust, 1899SummaryA Native American (Pueblo, Hopi) woman, girl, and baby pose near Mishongnovi, Second Mesa, Arizona. Large boulders surround a sandy path. The woman and girl wear dresses and blanket shawls. The girl's hair is in side whirls. A stone wall with a doorway stands near a jagged rock formation in the distance.Physical Description1 photonegative : nitrate ; 18 x 13 cm (7 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 16 x 11 cm (6 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectHopi Indians--Women--Arizona--MishongnoviIndians of North America--Arizona--MishongnoviPueblo Indians--Children--Arizona--MishongnoviHopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)Mishongnovi (Ariz.)Second Mesa (Ariz.)Mother and child--Arizona--MishongnoviRock formations--Arizona--MishongnoviCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700170742Type of MaterialNitrate negativesPhotographic printsOriginal Material Found in CollectionC Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.NotesCondition: nitrate negative ripped, emulsion chipping; red ink stains on print. Inked on back of print: "On the trail to Mishongnovi ("At the place of the other which remains erect"). Note the great blocks of rock that have fallen from the edge of the mesa."; Photographer's seal embossed on print. Title inked on back of print. Vintage photographic print. Written on back of negative: "Ind. Pueblo- Hopi Mishongnovi". Written on nitrate negative: "64". R7001707427

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