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Title
Yuma Indian dwellings near the Colorado River on the Yuma Indian reservation, 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 about a dozen Yuma Indian dwellings near the Colorado River on the Yuma Indian reservation, ca.1900. The rectangular structures are constructed of horizontal lath sticks with a mud mortar and have thatched roofs. They are widely scattered about the area. Several horses are visible near one at center. In the background at left a railroad trestle is visible.
Type
image
Format
3 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprints, b&w
17 x 22 cm.
glass plate negatives
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m16153
USC-1-1-1-14010
USC-1-1-1-14306 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-3543
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m16153
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-3543.jpg
Subject
Indians of North America
Dwellings
Yuma Indians
Railroad bridges
Bridges
Natural features--Rivers--Colorado River
Indians--Yuma
Tribal areas
Time Period
circa 1900
Place
Arizona
USA
Yuma
rivers: Colorado River
Source
1-61- [Microfiche number]
3543 [Accession number]
CHS-3543 [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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