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James, George Wharton, 1858-1923

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: September 27, 1858 - November 8, 1923

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

George Wharton James Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: PICT-993-003
Abstract Photographs from the collection of California writer and promoter of the West, George Wharton James. Among these photographs of Native American subjects are views of Southwestern pueblos (Isleta, Laguna, Zuni, Hopi), feasts (St. Stephen's Day at Acoma) and ceremonies (Hopi Snake Dance), and various Navajo subjects (weaving, baskets, dwellings, death). Several photographs show interactions between Native American and Hispanic American or Anglo American peoples on feast days, at ceremonies, and...
Dates: 1890-1909