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Description
Photograph of Coahuilla Indians cultivating their land at Torres, east of Palm Springs (or Martenus, near Indio), ca.1903-1904. Two or three men drive horses pulling farming equipment through the fields. Two small structures, one of which is thatched, sits in the middle of the fields. A woman(?) is working in front of them. A wagon is visible at right. Mountains rise in the background.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : glass photonegative, b&w 21 x 26 cm. glass plate negatives photographs
Indians of North America Cahuilla Indians Missions, Spanish Agriculture Mission Indians Indians--Mission--Cahuilla Indians Mission Indians, Coahuilla--Desert Subjects Tribal areas
Time Period
circa 1903/1904
Place
California Martenus Indio Torres Palm Springs Riverside USA
Source
1-81-63 [Microfiche number] 2299 [Accession number] CHS-2299 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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