Call NumberX-32525CreatorHillers, John K., 1843-1925Date1874SummaryA group of four Native American (Paiute) men gamble, they sit on the ground in a semi circle with bows, arrows, and baskets, at the Meadows in southwestern Nevada. They wear skin caps or feathers, leggings, and breechcloths. Photographer's shadow in foreground.Physical Description1 photoprint on stereo card ; 11 x 16 cm (4 1/2 x 6 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectIndians of North America--Nevada--19th centuryPaiute Indians--Nevada--19th centuryMeadows, The (Nev.)--19th centuryGambling--Nevada--19th centuryCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710032525Type of MaterialPhotographic printsDigital Version Created FromIndians of the Colorado Valley. U-in-ta Utes; U. S. Topographical and Geological Survey of the Colorado River of the West / J. W. Powell and A. H. ThompsonNotesLabel on back of print: "Indians of the Colorado Valley. No. 71. Nu-á-gun-tits. A tribe of Indians living at the Ve-gas, or Meadows, in Southwestern Nevada. Published by Wm. B. Holmes, 646 Broadway, New York. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, by J. W. Powell, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington."; Title from label on back of print. Vintage photographic print. R7100325257DonorGoodspeed.
Hillers, John K., 1843-1925, The old gamblers (1874). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 19/03/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1053315
