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Title
Portrait of Captain Big Water of the Walapai Indians, ca.1902
Creator
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
James, George Wharton
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1902
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
Photographic portrait of Captain Big Water of the Walapai Indians, ca.1902. He can be seen from the waist up turned towards the left. A boldly striped blanket covers his shoulders and arms raised in front of him. He wears a scarf about his head, and he has wrinkles on his face. His gaze is downward, and wall is visible behind him.
Type
image
Format
3 photographs : glass photonegatives, photoprint, b&w
26 x 21 cm., 22 x 17 cm.
glass plate negatives
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m9448
USC-1-1-1-13998 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-2323...-3186
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m9448
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-2323.jpg
Subject
Indians--Walapai
Indians of North America
Walapai Indians
Indians of North America--Portraits
Tribal areas
Time Period
circa 1902
Place
California
Coachella
Riverside
USA
Source
1-183- [Microfiche number]
2323; 3186 [Accession number]
CHS-2323; CHS-3186 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]

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