Call NumberP-1286CreatorPoley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)DateAugust, 1912SummaryNative American (Ute) women and children pose outside a tepee at Monument Valley Park, El Paso County, Colorado. They are identified as, back row, left to right: Ruby (Stone) Kent and Amy (Kent) Snow. Front row, left to right: Amy Snow's daughters Kate (Snow) Knight and her unidentified infant daughter. Ruby Kent wears a plaid dress, has a blanket wrapped around her shoulders, and wears a silver and bead necklace. Amy Snow, her daughter, wears her hair in braids, silver hoop earrings, a buckskin dress, a wool scarf, and a patterned silk shawl. Kate, the young girl, wears a white cotton dress with puff sleeves and lace trim, a silver and bead necklace, earrings and beaded moccasins. The baby is in a laced, buckskin cradleboard.Physical Description1 photonegative : nitrate ; 10 x 9 cm (4 x 3 1/2 in.); 1 photoprint ; 9 x 8 cm (3 1/2 x 3 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectIndians of North America--Colorado--El Paso CountyUte Indians--Colorado--El Paso CountyMonument Valley Park (Colo.)Children--Colorado--El Paso CountyCradleboards--Colorado--El Paso CountyTipis--Colorado--El Paso CountyWomen--Colorado--El Paso CountyKent, Amy SnowSnow, Luke,--FamilyCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700171286Type of MaterialNitrate negativesPhotographic printsDigital Version Created FromJ. A. Jeancon.Original Material Found in CollectionC Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.NotesCondition: emulsion deterioration on nitrate negative. Title written on back of print. Vintage photographic print. Written on back of print: "R Amy Kent, Luke Snows wife and children" "Ind-Utes Biog." "Ute (K)115". Identification from email from Mary Etzkorn sent 5/11/2011. "Becky (Rebecca) Hammond, our Beading Workshop scholar, got back to me about the identities of her family members in Photo P-1294 (two Ute women standing behind a little girl and baby [in cradleboard]). For each person, she has provided both maiden and married names. Maiden names are given in parentheses: Back row, left to right: Ruby (Stone) Kent, Amy (Kent) Snow. Front row, left to right: Kate (Snow) Knight, baby girl, name unknown, Amy Kent Snow's daughter and Kate's sister (died young). Kate, Amy, and Ruby are, respectively, Becky's maternal grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother. Becky knew both Kate and Amy; Kate taught Becky how to bead."; Written on nitrate negative: "115". R7001712862
Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley), Camp in Monument Valley Park (August, 1912). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 27/03/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1039035
