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Santa Clara Indian wedding at cliff-dwellings in Manitou, Co Petra Louza [i.e. Souza] & Joseph Tafoya

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Call NumberP-2219CreatorPoley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)Date1919 September 1SummaryNative American (Pueblo, Tewa) wedding party, men and woman pose near Anasazi cliff dwellings at the Manitou Cliff Dwellings Museum in Manitou Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Joseph Tafoya wears a military uniform with a medal that reads: "U. S.". Two other men wear moccasins, leggings, hair pipe jewelry, and feather headdresses. Petra Souza wears moccasins, a fringed dress, and beaded necklaces. One man holds a shield, a feather decorated spear, and a gourd rattle. The group stands near a Santa Clara wedding jar.Physical Description1 photonegative : glass ; 21 x 26 cm (8 x 10 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectManitou Cliff Dwellings Museum (Manitou Springs, Colo.)Indians of North America--Colorado--Manitou SpringsPueblo Indians--Colorado--Manitou SpringsTewa Indians--Colorado--Manitou SpringsManitou Springs (Colo.)Cliff dwellings--Colorado--Manitou SpringsWeddings--Colorado--Manitou SpringsWomen--Colorado--Manitou SpringsSouza, Petra--MarriageTafoya, Joseph--MarriageGeographic AreaManitou Springs (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700172219Type of MaterialGlass negativesOriginal Material Found in CollectionC Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.NotesCondition: emulsion chipping on edge of glass negative. Etched on glass negative: "57."; Title written on negative envelope. R7001722192

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