Call NumberX-32513Date1913SummaryA Native American (Paiute) woman, identified as the wife of Big Alec, stands in a cultivated garden, Deep Creek, Nevada. She wears a scarf over her head, and a print blouse and skirt, and holds a garden tool. Family members stand in the background.Physical Description1 photoprint ; 9 x 9 cm (3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectIndians of North America--Nevada--Deep CreekPaiute Indians--Women--Nevada--Deep CreekDeep Creek (Nev.)Gardening--Nevada--Deep CreekWomen--Nevada--Deep CreekBig Alex--FamilyCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710032513Type of MaterialPhotographic printsNotesCondition: Typing on back of print shows through image. Handwritten on back of print: "Utah, Scattered Bands #10."; Stamped on back of print: "Office of Indian Affairs received Oct 3, 1913."; Title and "She bought her own garden seeds before the issue, and without any instruction, laid out and planted the most regular garden at Deep Creek. The kodak shows her irrigating it. Other members of the family in the background. This family also cleared five acres of land and raised a crop of oats, seeding half of it to alfalfa all in four months." typed on back of print. Vintage photographic print. R7100325134
Big Alec's wife and her garden (1913). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 22/01/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1052660
