Photographs of Indian Country and the Southwest, 1921
File — Binder: 1
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The collection consists of seventy three 5” x 3½" photos and eighty three 3¼” x 2¼” photos, taken by William Engbert Schenck. Images depict roads, landscapes, trading posts, and archaeological sites, mostly in AZ, but also in CO, NM, and CA.
The Arizona portion of Schenck’s journey focuses on the Navajo reservation, including Monument Valley, Keet Seel, Kayenta, Teec Nos Pos, Chinle Wash. Trading posts were visited along the way, including Wade’s, Peach Springs, and Red Lake. A few photos include the Wetherills in Kayenta. Hopi Country/Moenkopi was also visited, as was Oatman and the Grand Canyon (El Tovar and Hermit’s Rest).
Colorado images include Wolf Creek Pass and documentation of a visit to Mesa Verde, including meeting with Superintendent, Jesse Nusbaum. A stop was made at Aztec Ruins in NM. In California photographs were taken in Riverside, Redlands, Cajun Pass and Cajun Canyon.
The Arizona portion of Schenck’s journey focuses on the Navajo reservation, including Monument Valley, Keet Seel, Kayenta, Teec Nos Pos, Chinle Wash. Trading posts were visited along the way, including Wade’s, Peach Springs, and Red Lake. A few photos include the Wetherills in Kayenta. Hopi Country/Moenkopi was also visited, as was Oatman and the Grand Canyon (El Tovar and Hermit’s Rest).
Colorado images include Wolf Creek Pass and documentation of a visit to Mesa Verde, including meeting with Superintendent, Jesse Nusbaum. A stop was made at Aztec Ruins in NM. In California photographs were taken in Riverside, Redlands, Cajun Pass and Cajun Canyon.
Dates
- 1921
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 156 items (1 box) : 156 black and white photographs ; 5 x 3.5 in. and 3.25 x 2.25 in.
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
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