Series 1, Karl Moon glass plates, glass plate positives, safety film negatives and prints, (1904-1907)
File — Box: 1 - 6
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The Collection contains approximately 450 glass plate negatives, glass plate positives, safety film negatives, cellulose nitrate film negatives and prints. Images are frequently represented in multiple formats. The vast majority of the collection depicts New Mexico Native Americans. The inclusive dates for the collection are from 1904-1950. The collection does not contain any contemporary prints by Moon; however, there are many contemporary prints by Milner included with the negatives. The Moon images are believed to be unique. The identification of subjects in the images were determined by comparing the Moon's glass plates with identification information found on contemporary prints in the Moon collections at the Huntington Library and the University of Arizona Library.
Dates
- (1904-1907)
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is available for research via digital scans on New Mexico Digital Collections or DVDs. Access to glass plates, safety film negatives, and prints is restricted for preservation purposes and allowed with advance permission by the Pictorial Archivist. Cellulose nitrate film negatives are stored at the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology and are not available to the public.
Extent
From the Collection: 450 items (13 boxes) : Approximately 450 glass plate negatives, glass plate positives, safety film negatives, cellulose nitrate film negatives, and prints
General
Karl Moon photographs of Native American subjects include weavers, portraits of women and men, women with shawls, Cochiti men, singers with drums, Vicente (Chief of the Navajo,) Victoria Gallegos, Hos-tin Cli (Navajo Medicine Man,) man with baskets, man smoking, Santo Domingo Corn Dance, Dancers, woman carrying baby, views of women and children, men on horseback, Jemez ruins, woman grinding corn, Be'so'Thlanie (Navajo Medicine Man,) women holding pottery (water carrier), woman with basket or pot over head, Spirit of the Corn, family portraits, Laguna woman, man with pot, smiling man, Manuelito, Cho-bah-Aye, Bah-chin-ili from San Felipe, man with jewelry, baskets, Jemez river, Plains Indian group with teepee, landscapes looking toward Sandia mountains, landscapes near Rio Grande, Katchina displays
Glass plate negative 2015-008(1)-0006 and corresponding contemporary silver gelatin print 2015-008(4)-0003 on exhibit, CSWR North.
Glass plate negative 2015-008(1)-0006 and corresponding contemporary silver gelatin print 2015-008(4)-0003 on exhibit, CSWR North.
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
cswrref@unm.edu
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
cswrref@unm.edu