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 Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of a Maria Casseri, a Coahuilla Indian woman, grinding mesquite beans for flour on a stone metate with a basket top, California, ca.1899. She can be seen seated on a blanket on the ground with the grinding stone between her ankles. She wears a long-sleeved sweater with a white shirt underneath and printed pants. She has short white hair wrapped with a headband. A dog and other items can be seen behind her.
Type
image
Format
3 photograph : glass photonegative, photoprints, b&w 22 x 17 cm., 21 x 26 cm. glass plate negatives photographic prints photographs
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