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Navajo sheep & weaver


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Navajo weaver / C Pennington.

Pennington, William M.

CREATED/PUBLISHED [between 1904 and 1932].

SUMMARY A Native American (Navajo) woman sits at a loom and weaves. A wooden crate that reads: "Charles Unsweetened Evaporated Milk" is near the woman. A herd of sheep walk on a ledge nearby. A stone and earth hogan is near the sheep.

NOTES Title supplied.

Written on back of print: "Indians Navajos A&C- weaving- Looms" and "Illustration only".

Stamped on back of print: "Copyright by Ellen Todd, Inc. Tales in Pictures (Trade Mark) This picture may not be syndicated, rented, loaned, nor utilized for advertising purposes."

Portion of stamp is crossed out and "Pennington" is written above stamp.

A note, a photocopy of an article by John Stewart MacClary, in the January 1940 edition of The Desert Magazine that includes commentary on the subject, accompanies print.

MEDIUM 1 photoprint ; 25 x 21 cm. (10 x 8 in.)

REPRODUCTION NUMBER X-33042

REPOSITORY Western History/Genealogy Department, Denver Public Library, 10 W. 14th Avenue Parkway, Denver, Colorado 80204.

DIGITAL ID codhawp 10033042 http://photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?10033042+X-33042


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