Call NumberCPHOTO418-2021-551Datecirca 1895-1904SummaryExterior photograph of one white child (left) and one Native American (Mojave) child (right) outside at the Colorado River Boarding School in Arizona. The Mojave child wears traditional Anglo-American clothing and bows in her hair. The white child is identified as the cooks daughter. Boarding schools for Native Americans were started around the middle of the 19th century by church groups and the United States Government. Children from many tribes were separated from their family and discouraged from learning tribal language and traditions.Physical Description1 photoprint : black-and-white ; 12 x 17 cm (5 x 7 inches)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectColorado River Boarding School (Parker, Ariz.)Indians of North America--ArizonaOff-reservation boarding schools--ArizonaMohave IndiansGeographic AreaParker (Ariz.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialThis photograph is part of a photo album of the Colorado River Boarding School. Others are available under call numbers: CPHOTO418-2021-512 through CPHOTO418-2021-597Type of MaterialPhotographic printsGroup portraitsGelatin silver printsDigital Version Created FromCPHOTO418; OV Box 1Original Material Found in CollectionColorado River Boarding School photosNotesCondition: Tape is still attached to the back corners from original album. Image is faded.
Portrait of two children (circa 1895-1904). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 11/03/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1134758
