National Anthropological Archives

Native American Photo Company photographs of Apache and Yuma people, circa 1880s

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.79-8
Creators:
Native American Photo Co.
Native American Photo Co.
Dates:
circa 1880s
Languages:
Undetermined
.
Physical Description:
10 Prints (halftone)
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Enlarged halftone prints depicting Apache and Yuma people in Arizona, copied in the 1970s from original glass negatives. According to the Native American Photo Co., these photographs were probably made by Richard W. Hammer, a surveyor in the Southwest during the 1880s.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
The modern prints were made by the Native American Photo Co., a commercial organization in Chico, California, which planned to issue a large series of photographs made during the 1880s in Arizona.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated by the Native American Photo Co., 1978.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Conditions Governing Use note
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Preferred Citation note
Photo lot 79-8, Native American Photo Company photographs of Apache and Yuma people, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 79-8

Other Finding Aids note

Other Finding Aids note
Description and inventory by the Native American Photo Co. available in repository.


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Apache Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hammer, Richard W. (possible photographer) Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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