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National Anthropological Archives
Sally V. Cooke photograph collection relating to Southwest Native Americans and scenery, circa 1875-1900
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.89-19
- Creators:
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Cooke, Sally V.
- Dates:
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circa 1875-1900
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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24 Copy prints
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Photographs depicting pueblos, dances, cliff dwellings, pottery, weaving, rock art, Matilda Coxe Stevenson, and other scenes in and around the pueblos in New Mexico and Arizona. Locations depicted include Moqui Pueblo, Acoma Pueblo, Zuni Pueblo, Fort Apache, and the Wood Yard in Arizona's Petrified Forest. The collection also includes one image of inscriptions on Pawnee Rock in Kansas, 1878. Most photographs in the collection were made by George Ben Wittick, with some by G. Steinberg of Juarez, Mexico.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
G. Ben Wittick (1845-1903) was official photographer for the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad and operated studios in Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Gallup, and Fort Wingate. The first to photograph the Hopi Snake Dance, his photographs mostly documented Southwest scenery and Navajo, Hopi and Zuni Pueblos.
Administration
Author
Sarah Ganderup
Existence and Location of Originals note
Originals retained by Sally V. Cooke.
Custodial History note
Loaned by Sally V. Cooke for copying, 1989.
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 89-19, Sally V. Cooke photograph collection relating to Southwest Native Americans and scenery, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Location of Other Archival Materials
Location of Other Archival Materials
Additional Wittick photographs can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in MS 4638, Photo Lot 24, Photo Lot 37, Photo Lot 59, Photo Lot 87-2P, Photo Lot 90-1, Herbert William Krieger's papers, and the BAE historical negatives.
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 89-19
Reproduction Note
Reproduction Note
Copy prints made by Smithsonian Institution, 1989.
Addl. KW Subj
Addl. KW Subj
Navaho
Keywords
National Anthropological Archives
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