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Indians, teepees

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Call NumberN-266CreatorNusbaum, Jesse L. (Jesse Logan)Date1925-1937SummaryThe Ouray Spring Teepee stands in the foreground behind a wire fence with stick posts. The concrete teepee houses the spring from which Ouray, chief of the Utes from 1820 until 1880, and his wife, Chipeta, obtained water when they lived on a farm at the site. A short rock wall surrounds the teepee. Chipeta's sarchophagus stands in the distance. The ground is covered with a blanket of snow.Physical Description1 photonegative : nitrate ; 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.); 1 photoprint ; 12 x 17 cm (4 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectUte Indians--1920-1940Indians of North America--Commemoration--1920-1940Monuments and memorials--Colorado--1920-1940Sarcophagi--1920-1940Springhouses--Colorado--1920-1940Tipis--Colorado--1920-1940ChipetaOurayRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700110266Type of MaterialNitrate negativesPhotographic printsNotesA corner of the negative has a tack hole in it. Title from inventory prepared by Western History Department, Denver Public Library. R7001102669Languageeng

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