Indians of North America: ceremonies, artifacts, ruins, 1950-1975
File — Box: 3, Folder: 25
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
Portraits of Frank Waters, his family, friends and home. Photographs document the packing and transport of Waters personal papers by UNM Library personnel. Other photos show aspects of Hispanic life in N.M. (principally agriculture), Indians of N.M. and Arizona, Taos, Acoma, Cochiti, Isleta, Laguna, San Ildefonso, Santa Clara, Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan), Zuni, Hopi, and Navajo, their dwellings, arts and; crafts, subsistence activities, and ceremonial dances. Some early snapshots of Indians (1900-1909) include girls at Indian School in non-traditional dress. There are many excellent Tourist Bureau and commerical photographers' images of National Parks, Monuments, and ruins in N.M., Colorado, and Arizona. Others are related to his books "Midas of the Rockies" and "Cripple Creek and Colorado Springs." These include portraits of Winfield Scott Stratton, Stratton family homes, and charitable institutions funded by that family. There are also pictures, some reproductions of early photos, of Colorado mines and mining towns. There is a good, identified portrait of the members of the Santa Fe County Sheriff's posse on horseback (circa 1950). There is a large poster entitled "Frank Waters Centennial", as well as oversize prints of Mount Shasta, the Elk Chief, Faye Avazhoya, and two prints by Bill Bridges.
Dates
- 1950-1975
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 295 items (4 boxes, 1 folder) : 294 photographic prints, 1 poster
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Waters, Frank, 1902-1995 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451