Call NumberP-1541CreatorPoley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)Date1908SummaryNative American (Navajo) men and a white woman stand around a dead steer near Shiprock, New Mexico. One man holds an ax. Men wear beaded necklaces and headbands or hats. The woman wears a skirt and blouse.Physical Description1 photonegative : nitrate ; 8 x 11 cm (3 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.); 1 photoprint : black-and-white ; 7 x 6 cm (3 x 2 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectIndians of North America--New MexicoNavajo Indians--Subsistence activities--New MexicoNavajo Indian ReservationSlaughtering--New MexicoCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700171541Type of MaterialNitrate negativesPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsDigital Version Created FromJeancon.Original Material Found in CollectionC Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.NotesCondition: emulsion scratched on corner of nitrate negative. Title written on back of print. Vintage photographic print. Written on back of print: "Ind- Navajo Biog Groups (Men, unident)". Written on nitrate negative: "N-103."; R7001715412
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