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Linguistic families of American Indians north of Mexico / by J.W. Powell
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A large map showing Rupert's Land and Greenland as Danish America. Cable to Siberia shown. "Any person finding an error on this map will be entitled to a free copy by writing the publisher." Submaps: Panama; Aleutian Islands. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography.
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1.2.4. Other North American Indians
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This collection contains approximately 10,000 photographs, negatives and ephemera created or compiled by Grace Nicholson (1877-1948), a collector and dealer of Native American and Asian arts and crafts in Pasadena, California. The bulk of the collection dates from 1903 to the 1920s and includes photograph albums and individual photographs with views of Native Americans of the Northwest Coast, California, and the Southwest of North America; pictures documenting Nicholson's basket collecting trips primarily between 1902 and 1912; images of Nicholson's stores and residences in Pasadena, including the building of the "Grace Nicholson Treasure House of Oriental Art" in the mid-1920s; and personal photographs of Nicholson, her family, friends, and associates. Nicholson's personal snapshots and photograph albums provide a valuable resource for studying Native American communities, particularly in Northern California, in the early 20th century. Many of the photographs depict daily life and include images of homes, community events, dances and rituals, families and children, and portraits. Most of these photographs were taken by Grace Nicholson or her assistant, Mr. Carroll S. Hartman, and are often accompanied by Nicholson's handwritten identifications.
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North American Indian Concert Band archive
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A correct map of the seat of the war in Mexico : being a copy of Gen'l. Arista's map ; taken at Resaca de la Palma, with additions and corrections ; embellished with diagrams of the battles of 8th & 9th May, and capture of Monterey, with a memorandum of forces engaged, results, &c. and plan of Vera Cruz and Castle of San Juan de Ulua
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New Mexico-North Dakota: A-Z, by city
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