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The Hopi snake dance
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Visual Materials
Four Hopi men in ceremonial dress and painted faces. Man at far left is holding a snake in his mouth.
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The C.C. Pierce collection constitutes one of the most important collections of historical photographs of early California and Los Angeles extant. The collection of 10,100 prints was assembled by Charles C. Pierce, a photographer and long-time operator of a thriving Los Angeles photographic business. The collection is divided into nine topical headings devised by Pierce; these include Los Angeles Historical; Indians; Missions; California cities, counties, etc.; Industries and Agriculture; Transportation; Natural History; Art and Architecture; and Miscellaneous Scenery. Within these large sections are smaller categories that focus on the history, landscape, people, civic and cultural events, built environment, and development of Southern California and the Southwest from approximately 1845-1930. Of particular interest are the various Indian tribes depicted as well as all twenty-one of the California Missions.
photCL Pierce
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Hopi men in ceremonial dress and body paint performing a Snake Dance.
photCL 313
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A view of dancing Hopi priests with snakes in their mouths dancing in front of another row of Hopi men. In the background are Anglo and Hopi spectators some sitting on a roof.
photCL Pierce 02029
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A view of the ladder down into the kiva with Hopi houses in the background.
photCL Pierce 02022