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Florence Crannell Means Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: PICT-2012-003
 

Florence Crannell Means Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: PICT-2012-003
The collection consists primarily of photographs of native people and scenes in the Southwest, circa 1920s-1940s. Photos were likely taken during research field trips to the area. Navajo and Hopi people and the Arizona desert dominate the photographs in this collection. Natives and scenes from Taos Pueblo, Acoma, Mexico, Mesa Verde, and California’s Mono, Paiute and other tribes are also present.

Some photos are identified and annotated. These include Hopi sheep shearing, Polacca, Dr. Salisbury with a Navajo patient, doorway of the dugout home of Gladys Reichard, Canyon De Chelly, Navajo Indian Council (Keams Canyon, AZ). Many photos focus on children and families.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Dates
1928-1941
Extent
141 items (1 box) : 141 black and white photographs
Language of Materials
English
Script
Latin

Arizona Desert, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Dates
undated

Hopi, 1941

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Dates
1941

Navajo, 1928-1932

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Dates
1928-1932

Taos Pueblo and Acoma, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Dates
undated

Mesa Verde and other sites, 1941

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Dates
1941
Dates
undated

Mexico, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Dates
undated

Family and Friends, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Dates
undated