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Call NumberP-2060CreatorPoley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)DateSeptember, 1895SummaryNative American (Taos) men and women take part in a celebration on San Geronimo Day at Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. A tall wooden pole stands in plaza near pueblo homes. A cross made of aspen branches stands atop a bower near the pole. Spectators sit and stand on the roofs of the three and four story adobe cluster homes.Physical Description1 photonegative : nitrate ; 12 x 17 cm (5 x 7 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectIndians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--19th centuryPueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--19th centurySan Geronimo Fiesta (Taos Pueblo, N.M.)--19th centuryTaos Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--19th centuryTaos Pueblo (N.M.)--19th centuryFestivals--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--19th centuryPueblos--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--19th centuryCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700172060Type of MaterialNitrate negativesOriginal Material Found in CollectionC Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.NotesCondition: emulsion chipping on edges of nitrate negative. Title supplied. Written on nitrate negative: "124". R7001720603

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