National Anthropological Archives

Samuels & Mays photographs of Ute people in Colorado, circa 1880s-1910s

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.76-93
Creators:
Samuels & Mays
Dates:
circa 1880s-1910s
Languages:
Undetermined
.
Physical Description:
6 Albumen prints
mounted
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Studio portraits and other photographs made by Samuels & Mays of Ute people. There are three portraits of Ute individuals, including White Crow and Chief Antelope, identified as the man who killed Nathan Meeker, and a photograph of an Native American man, probably Ute, identified as having been captured by state game warden Harris at Sulphur Creek. The collection also includes two photographs depicting Native Americans in encampments, possibly made by a photographer other than Samuels & Mays.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
The photography studio of Samuels & Mays operated in Meeker, Colorado.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated by William E. Falk, 1976.

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 76-93, Samuels & Mays photographs of Ute people in Colorado, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Location of Other Archival Materials

Location of Other Archival Materials
Photographs relating to Nathan Meeker's death can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in Photo Lot 4605.

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 76-93


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Indians of North America -- Great Basin Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ute Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Meeker (Colo.) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Chief Antelope Ute Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
White Crow Ute Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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