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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs of Ute Indians
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS4251
- Creators:
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Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)
- Dates:
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1912, 1913
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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29 Prints
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Indians from the Reservation at Ignacio, Colorado, making camp in the Garden of ther Gods, Colorado Springs, Colorado, to which place a group of about 70, under the leadership of Buckskin Charlie ("War Chief" of the Utes) had come by train to be the feature of the annual "Shan Kive" (good time) of the Pike's Peak region, summer, 1913. H. S. Poley, photographer. Numbers 4251: Numbers 1a-10a: Mrs Buckskin Charlie erecting her tipi. 1a "Buckskin Charlie's squaw preparing to erct her tipi." 46,786-C. 2a "Ready to raise the poles. She used 5 but Charlie's tent is very large." 46,786-D. 3a "Opening out the poles." 46,786-E. 4a "Raising the canvas." 46,786-F. 5a "Straightening the canvas." 46,786-G. 6a "Opening out the canvas over the poles." 46,786-H. 7a "Adjusting canvas at entrance." 46,786-J. 8a "Placing end of pole in socket of ventilating flap." 46,786-K. 9a "Stretching canvas and pegging down the edge of tipi." 46,786-L. 10a "Buckskin Charlie and squaw viewing the camp." Numbers 1b-12b. Erection of the tipi of John Robinson. 1b "Selecting site for tipi." 2b "Selecting first four poles to be tied together." 3b "Opening out the first four poles." 4b "Showing the two poles at entrance." 5b "Adjusting canvas and fastening it to pole." 6b "Canvas on pole in position. Placing the other poles." 7b "Completed tipi." 8b "Neighborly calls." 9b "Her home was ready in less than an hour." 10b "Ute camp--carrying water." 11b "John Robinson--Ute." 12b "Ute camp."
C-Series: Utes of same Band. Photos taken 1 year earlier (1912), in their camp in Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs, Colorado. C-1 "Luke Snow (Police)." Two men standing, woman seated, outside tipi. C-2 Same. C-3 "Mrs Luke Snow." Woman with cradle on back. C-4 Same, with cradle; another woman with small girl. C-5 Same. C-6 Man, two women, outside tipi. C-7 Woman at tipi entrance. Not clear.
Administration
Custodial History
Gift of the photographer. Transmitted in letter of December 1, 1913, along with general description of method erection of tipi. Correspondence in Smithsonian Institution files.
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 4251, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 4251
Local Note
Local Note
Filed: Original prints, Ute.
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Photographs | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Camps | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Habitations and other structures -- tipi construction | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Ute | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Indians of North America -- Great Basin | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Charlie, Buckskin, Mrs. | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Charlie, Buckskin | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Robinson, John | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Snow, Luke | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Snow, Luke, Mrs. | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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