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Description
Photograph of the Chief of the "Friendly" Yuma Indians, John Townsend, and the interpreter, Poncho Lachero, ca.1900. They stand facing one another in front of the wall of a stick and mud dwelling with a thatched roof. The interpreter, with short hair, on the left, stands with his hands clasped behind his back. He is wearing a vest over a white shirt, with tie and trousers. The chief, with long hair, at right, stands with his hands thrust in the front pockets of his trousers. He also wears a jacket over a shirt with a bandana about his neck.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w 22 x 17 cm. glass plate negatives photographic prints photographs
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