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Title
A game trap near a Chemehuevi Indian camp, ca.1900
Creator
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1900
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Rights Information
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California
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Description
Photograph of an animal trap near a Chemehuevi Indian camp, ca.1900. A bowed twig holds a piece of rope taut as attached to the stick grill of the loaded trap on the ground below. The trap is set in a grassy area. Various camp gear and supplies, including blankets, cooking implements, and clothing, litter the general area. A man and woman are visible at the extreme right.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w
17 x 22 cm.
glass plate negatives
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m16126
USC-1-1-1-13493 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-3513
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m16126
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-3513.jpg
Subject
Chemehuevi Indians
Indians--Chemehuevi
Indians of North America
Women
Men
Animal traps
Tribal areas
Time Period
circa 1900
Place
USA
Source
1-164- [Microfiche number]
3513 [Accession number]
CHS-3513 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m265

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