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Rain priest of San Ildefonzo kodaking his mother-in-law

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Call NumberP-1448CreatorPoley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)Date1910SummaryNative American (Tewa) man, the Rain Priest, and woman on a roof in the San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico. The man sits on a bench and looks down into the viewfinder of a hand held camera with a bellows; he wears a shirt and overalls. His subject kneels over a tin washtub; she wears a blouse and a manta. Behind them is a round pot and a grinding stone; adobe buildings in the distance.Physical Description1 photonegative : glass ; 10 x 13 cm (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint : black-and-white ; 10 x 13 cm (4 x 5 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectIndians of North America--New Mexico--San IldefonsoPueblo Indians--New Mexico--San IldefonsoTewa Indians--New Mexico--San IldefonsoCameras--New Mexico--San IldefonsoPhotographers--New Mexico--San IldefonsoWomen--New Mexico--San IldefonsoCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700171448Type of MaterialGlass negativesPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsOriginal Material Found in CollectionC Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.NotesEtched on negative: "10."; Title from label in negative. R7001714482

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