National Anthropological Archives

H. S. Poley photographs of Southwest archeology and pueblos, circa 1910-1915

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.87-2J
Creators:
Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)
Dates:
circa 1910-1915
Languages:
Undetermined
.
Physical Description:
52 Prints
silver gelatin
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Photographs made by H. S. Poley in the American Southwest. There are depictions of archeological sites in New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado, as well as images of Tewa people at San Juan Pueblo and Cochiti people at Cochiti. Descriptions of the photographs are also available with the collection.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
Horace Swartley Poley was a professional photographer based in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
This collection was found in 1972, along with other collections in Photo Lot 87-2, as something which had been set aside as a "problem collection," though this may only reflect that it was unprocessed.

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 87-2J, H. S. Poley photographs of Southwest archeology and pueblos, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Location of Other Archival Materials

Location of Other Archival Materials
Photo Lot 87-2I has been relocated and merged with Photo Lot 87-2J. These photographs were incorrectly identified as having been made by H. L. Standley. These photographs were made by H. S. Poley and form part of this collection.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Additional Poley photographs held in National Anthropological Archives MS 4251, MS 4570, and Photo Lot 24.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Correspondence from Poley held in the National Anthropological Archives in the Bureau of American Ethnology records.

Contained in

Contained in
Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology photograph collections, undated

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 87-2J
,
NAA Photo Lot 87-2I

Addl. KW Subj

Addl. KW Subj
Pueblo
San Juan (Ohkay Owingeh)


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Cochiti Pueblo Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Yellow Jacket (Colo.) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Tewa Pueblos Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Frijoles Canyon (N.M.) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Aneth (Utah) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Cooking Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Puye (N.M.) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Cliff-dwellings Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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