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Juan Estevan Pico (1841-1901) with the tools of his profession, carpentry ; Pico took an interest in preserving a record of his native Ventureño Chumash language and developed his own linguistically accurate orthography that surpassed that used by contemporary scholars

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Title: Juan Estevan Pico (1841-1901) with the tools of his profession, carpentry ; Pico took an interest in preserving a record of his native Ventureño Chumash language and developed his own linguistically accurate orthography that surpassed that used by contemporary scholars
Creator: Unknown
Contributor: Black Gold Cooperative Library System
Date Created and/or Issued: 1870s-1880s
Contributing Institution: Black Gold Cooperative Library System
Collection: Native Americans on the Central Coast
Rights Information: Material in the public domain. No restrictions on use.
Description: Portrait of Juan Estevan Pico who holds carpentry tools behind balustrade railing and pedestal. "Pico took an interest in preserving a record of his native Ventureno Chumash language and developed his own linguistically accurate orthography that surpassed that used by contemporary scholars."
Type: image
Format: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 21 X 26 cm.
Identifier: http://www.luna.blackgold.org/luna/servlet/detail/blackgold~3~3~221~1403
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Language: English
Subject: Pico, Juan Estevan
Ventura County (Calif.)
Chumash Indians--California--Ventura County
Carpenters--California--Ventura County
Source: CVTB_160.jpg
Part of "Historical Photos of Four Ethnicities on California's Central Coast" Collection
Originally published as part of Native Americans on the Central Coast: a photo essay

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