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Photographs of the American Southwest and Virginia

Description
Consists of 11 photographs. Five are snapshots of the Mission Santa Clara church building and items including a Latin liturgical text and chair. One of these is a photograph of a daguerreotype of the Mission prior to 1858. Three photographs, taken by George Wharton James were taken of Indigenous women at the Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico, a procession for the Feast of St. Stephens at the Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico, and an indigenous man named Moki on his burro returning to his home in Walpi, Arizona. The remaining three photographs, taken in Virginia, are of the Petersburg Harbor, Virginia, a portrait of Richmond College President Frederic William Boatwright, and a candid snapshot of Robert Alonzo Brock, Jr. at Richmond College.
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Production date
approximately 1830s-1930s.
Call number
photPF 2030-2039
Provenance
Acquired from various sources.
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Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
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The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
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