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Aboriginal life among the Navajoe [sic] Indians, near old Fort Defiance, N.M. [sic]

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Call NumberZ-2716CreatorO'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882Date1873SummaryNative American (Navajo) men and women sit or stand beside a loom near old Fort Defiance (McKinley County), New Mexico. A man wears a woven shirt, leather leggings and moccasins and holds a bow and arrow. A man wears a loin cloth and leans against a tree trunk. People wear woven blankets and moccasins. A bundle of corn is in a tree.Physical Description1 photographic print : albumen ; 28 x 20 cm 11 x 8 in.) mounted on mat board 50 x 40 cm (20 x 16 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectIndians of North America--New Mexico--Fort Defiance--19th centuryNavajo Indians--New Mexico--Fort Defiance--19th centuryFort Defiance (N.M.)--19th centuryExpeditions and surveys--New Mexico--Fort Defiance--19th centuryLooms--New Mexico--Fort Defiance--19th centuryWomen--New Mexico--Fort Defiance--19th centuryGeographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711002716Type of MaterialAlbumen printsFilm negativesOriginal Material Found in CollectionGeographical and geological explorations and surveys west of the 100th meridian, 1871-1874 (Wheeler).U.S.G.S. West. Folio 6.NotesGeographical Explorations & Surveys West of the 100th Meridian, Expedition of 1874. Under Command of Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, Corps of Eng'rs. printed on mat board. Cover sheet has descriptive information about the Navajo tribe. Formerly F22744; Number: "7" and scratches on original negative reproduced in photographic print. Seal printed on mat board reads: "War Department, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army" beside an eagle and banner emblem that reads: "Essayons". Title, attribution and "No. 10" printed on mat board. Library owns additional iterations of this image in various formats: 1 copy negative ; 13 x 10 cm. (5 x 4 in.). R7110027160. U.S.G.S. folio. 6 ; print 20

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Aboriginal life among the Navajoe [sic] Indians, near old Fort Defiance, N.M. [sic]