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- Coyotero Apache scouts at Apache Lake
- White and Native American men sit or stand with rifles, at what is identified as Apache Lake, in the White Mountains (Apache County or Navajo County, later Fort Apache Indian Reservation), Arizona. The two Native American (Coyotero Apache, Western...
- Indian scouts--Arizona--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Western Apache Indians--Arizona--1870-1880.; White Mountains (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Arizona--1870-1880.;...
- 1873
- View on Apache Lake, Sierra Blanca Range [sic], Arizona
- Men sit or stand and pose beside what is identified as Apache Lake in the White Mountains in Apache County or Navajo County (later Fort Apache Indian Reservation), Arizona. Some wear hats and carry rifles, one wears a shirt with piping on the...
- Indian scouts--Arizona--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Western Apache Indians--Arizona--1870-1880.; White Mountains (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Arizona--1870-1880.;...
- 1873
- Coyotero Apache scouts
- Men sit or stand and pose with rifles at what is identified as Apache Lake in the White Mountains in Apache County or Navajo County (later Fort Apache Indian Reservation), Arizona. Two Native American, Coyotero Apache (Western Apache) men, military...
- Indian scouts--Arizona--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Western Apache Indians--Arizona--1870-1880.; White Mountains (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Arizona--1870-1880.;...
- 1873
- Apache woman and child
- A Native American (probably Apache) woman sits and smiles as she holds up her naked baby son at Fort Apache, Arizona.
- Apache Indians--Women--Arizona--Fort Apache--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Children--Arizona--Fort Apache--1900-1910.; Fort Apache (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Infants--Arizona--Fort Apache--1900-1910.; Mothers & children--Arizona--Fort...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Young Apache warrior and his squaw
- A Native American (Apache) man and woman pose in a meadow near Camp Apache in Navajo County (later Fort Apache Indian Reservation), Arizona. The woman wears a dress with a gathered waist and pleated sleeves, boot moccasins, and has a burden basket....
- Apache Indians--Arizona--Navajo County--1870-1880.; Bow and arrow--Arizona--Navajo County--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Navajo County--1870-1880.; Navajo County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Clothing & dress--Arizona--Navajo...
- 1873
- U.S. Government Indian scout, Ariz.
- A Native American man, probably Apache, sits on his horse under a tree at Fort Apache (Navajo County), Arizona. He wears a cloth headband, cotton shirt and pants, and high-topped buckskin boots.
- Apache Indians--Men--Arizona--Fort Apache--1900-1910.; Indian scouts--Arizona--Fort Apache--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Men--Arizona--Fort Apache--1900-1910.; Fort Apache (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Arizona--Fort...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Apache Lake
- A man in a hat from the Corps of Engineers stands near what is identified as Apache Lake in the White Mountains in Navajo County or Apache County (later Fort Apache Indian Reservation), Arizona. Shows steep basalt bluffs and trees near the lake.
- White Mountains (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Arizona--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
- 1873
- The hostile Apaches
- Four scenes from Crook's campaigns against the Native American Chiricahua. Top left: "A Captive White Boy In An Apache Camp," shows a white boy in an Apache wickiup camp with women and children and one warrior holding a bow and arrow. Top right:...
- Chiricahua Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Captives--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--1880-1890.; Warriors--1880-1890.; Geronimo, 1829-1909.; Nachez.; Crook, George, 1829-1890--Homes & haunts.
- 1886 April 24
- Camp Apache Arizona
- Native American (Apache) men and a white man pose near Fort Apache, Arizona. A saddled horse stands nearby.
- Apache Indians--Arizona--Fort Apache--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Fort Apache--1880-1890.; Fort Apache (Ariz.)--1880-1890.; Forts & fortifications--Arizona--Fort Apache--1880-1890.
- 1883
- Apache chief, Fort Apache, Ariz.
- A Native American man, probably Chiricahua Apache, smokes a cigarette in front of a tepee at Fort Apache (Navajo County), Arizona. He wears a red bandanna on his head, cloth shirt and breechcloth, and high-topped buckskin boots.
- Chiricahua Indians--Men--Arizona--Fort Apache--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Men--Arizona--Fort Apache--1900-1910.; Fort Apache (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Smoking--Arizona--Fort Apache--1900-1910.; Tipis--Arizona--Fort Apache--1900-1910.; Tribal...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Apache Indians at the Apache Indian Mission
- Native American (Apache) men, women, and children pose on the porch of the Apache Indian Mission, probably on the San Carlos Reservation in Arizona.
- San Carlos Apache Tribe--1910-1920.; Apache Indians--Arizona--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1910-1920.; San Carlos Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Children--Arizona--1910-1920.; Women--Arizona--1910-1920.
- [1910]
- Pedro, Captain of one of the Coyotero Apache Bands
- Pedro, a Native American (Coyotero Apache, Western Apache) tribal leader, stands and poses beside possibly a bear rug, in Arizona. Pedro wears a military uniform with epaulets and a chevron, and a hat with an upturned brim. Shows trees on a...
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Western Apache Indians--Arizona--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--1870-1880.; Tribal chiefs--Arizona--1870-1880.; Uniforms--Arizona--1870-1880.; Pedro, Western Apache chief.; Geographical...
- 1873
- Got-chai-eh Ancient Apache Indian
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Got-na, a Native American (Warm Springs Apache) man. He wears moccasin boots, a breechcloth, and a cloth cap decorated with feathers.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Warm Spring Apache Indians--1880-1890.; Aged persons--1880-1890.; Got-na.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Fort Apache, Arizona
- View of log cabins and buildings with chimneys at probably Fort Apache, Arizona. Soldiers stand and pose between cabin rows, or by a doorway near wooden barrels. Trees and eroded rock layers are on a mesa.
- Fort Apache (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Fort Apache--1870-1880.; Forts & fortifications--Arizona--Fort Apache--1880-1890.; Log buildings--Arizona--Fort Apache--1880-1890.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian...
- [1873?]
- Identified as Apache Indians, San Carlos, views of Arizona scenery and th Apache Indians in their native wilds
- Unidentified Native American San Carlos Apache men at San Carlos, Arizona, pose in two rows with a white man. Apache dress includes: long shirts, leggings, vests, hats, headbands, moccasins and breechcloths.
- San Carlos Apache Tribe--1890-1900.; Apache Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--1890-1900.
- [1883?]
- Mangas, Warm Springs Apache chief
- Standing studio portrait of Mangas, (Mangus) Native American Warm Springs Apache man, son of Chief Mangas Coloradas, (Mangus Colorado) wearing a breechcloth, leggings, moccasins, long striped shirt with a vest and a head scarf; posed leaning on a...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Warm Springs Apache Indians--1880-1890.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1890.; Mangas Coloradas, Apache chief, d. 1863?--Family.; Mangas, Warm Springs Apache Chief.
- [1883?]
- Apache Lake, Sierra Blanca range [sic], Arizona
- A man wears a hat, holds a rifle and stands near what is identified as Apache Lake in the White Mountains in Navajo County or Apache County (later Fort Apache Indian Reservation), Arizona. Shows steep basalt bluffs and trees on a hillside.
- White Mountains (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Arizona--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
- 1873
- Parade, Gunnison, Colorado
- Native American (Jicarilla Apache) men and women walk in a parade on Main Street in Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado. Signs on commercial buildings read: "Miller's Dry Goods, Haberdashery," "Little Supermarket," "Endner's Hardware," and...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Gunnison--1950-1960.; Jicarilla Indians--Colorado--Gunnison--1950-1960.; Gunnison (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Gunnison--1950-1960.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Gunnison--1950-1960.; Parades...
- 1953 July
- Apache women and ponies
- Native American (San Carlos Apache) women pose on horseback near a brick building in San Carlos, Arizona.
- San Carlos Apache Tribe--1880-1910.; Apache Indians--Arizona--San Carlos--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Arizona--San Carlos--1880-1910.; San Carlos (Ariz.)--1880-1910.; Horseback riding--Arizona--San Carlos--1880-1910.; Women--Arizona--San...
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Knotleetla 105 years old at Geronimo's grave, Fort Sill, Okla.
- Knotleetla, an elderly Native American (Apache) woman, poses outdoors with a man near Geronimo's grave at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
- Chiricahua Indians--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1920-1940.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1920-1940.; Aged persons--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1920-1940.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1920-1940.; Women--Oklahoma--Fort...
- [between 1928 and 1933]
- Loco Warm Spring Apache chief
- Studio portrait (standing) of Loco, a Native American (Warm Springs Apache) medicine man. He poses near a rifle and a blanket draped over a pedestal. He wears boot moccasins, a blanket, beaded necklace with pendant, and cloth headband.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Warm Spring Apache Indians--1880-1890.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1890.; Loco, Warm Spring Apache Chief.
- 1884
- Apache Indians
- Studio portrait of a Native American White Mountain Apache man, Peaches (Penaltish or Tzoch), and San Carlos scouts, who served the U.S. military in the 1883 Apache Campaign to the capture the Chiricahua band.
- San Carlos Apache Tribe--People--1880-1890.; Indian scouts--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; White Mountain Apache Indians--1880-1890.; Military scouts--1880-1890.; Peaches.
- [1885?]
- Apache mother and child, Apache scout
- An outdoor portrait of a Native American Apache woman wrapped in a blanket with a baby on her back and a portrait of a squatting Apache scout holding a cigarette, wearing a head scarf, vest, trousers with ammunition belt and handgun holster.
- Apache Indians--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.; Mothers & children--1890-1910.; Smoking--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Com[missary] store house, Camp Apache, Arizona
- Timber buildings with gabled roofs include what is identified as the commissary store house at Fort Apache, (Navajo County) Arizona. Army men in uniform, stand and pose near horses and a wagon beside a building with a stone chimney. A row of log...
- Fort Apache (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Fort Apache--1870-1880.; Log buildings--Arizona--Fort Apache--1870-1880.; Military camps--Arizona--Fort Apache--1870-1880.; Military personnel--Arizona--Fort Apache--1870-1880.;...
- [1871]
- Cooley's Ranche [sic]
- View of log buildings and fences at Corydon Eliphalet Cooley's Ranch in Navajo County (later the Fort Apache Indian Reservation), Arizona. Livestock, crops and log farm buildings are in a meadow near trees and hillsides in the White Mountains.
- Cooley Ranch (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Navajo County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; White Mountains (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Navajo County--1870-1880.; Ranches--Arizona--Navajo County--1870-1880.; Cooley, Corydon Eliphalet--Homes &...
- 1873
- Basket
- A (Native American Apache) coiled basket used as a storage jar; made from willow, rod foundation, Devil's claw and light brown and black coloring. It's decorated with checkerboard, triangle, zigzag, band and line designs.
- Apache baskets--1870-1900.; Apache Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1900.; Baskets--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900]
- Bo-ni-to, Apache government scout
- Studio portrait of Bo-ni-to, a Native American (White Mountain Apache) man. He wears a flower print cloth headband, cotton shirt and pants, and high-topped buckskin boots.
- Indian scouts--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Men--1900-1910.; White Mountain Apache Indians--Men--1900-1910.; Military scouts--1900-1910.; Bonito.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Jas. A. Garfield
- Studio portrait of James A. Garfield, a Native American (Apache) man. Garfield sits and poses and wears face paint, a fur pelt bandolier decorated with conchos, a President James A. Garfield Indian peace medal around his neck, a hair pipe choker...
- Apache Indians--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; James A. Garfield, Apache Chief.
- 1899
- Apache
- Seated studio portrait of a Native American Apache man wearing a striped shirt, woven plaid blanket, and headband scarf.
- Apache Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Men--1870-1880.
- [between 1875 and 1879?]
- Apache women and children
- Native American (Apache) women and children pose outdoors near a timber shelter, probably either Arizona or New Mexico. Pots and pans hang on the wall of the shelter. Woven baskets are on the ground nearby.
- Apache Indians--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Children--1880-1910.; Shelters--1880-1910.; Women--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- James A. Garfield
- Studio portrait of James A. Garfield, a Native American (Apache) man. He wears face paint, a fur pelt bandolier decorated with conchos, medal around his neck, hair pipe choker with shell pendant, fur pelts over his braids, and a feather in his...
- Apache Indians--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Clothing & dress--1880-1910.; James A. Garfield, Apache Chief.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- James A. Garfield and wife
- Studio portrait (standing and sitting) of Native Americans (Apache) James A. Garfield and his wife. He wears beaded moccasins, leggings, breechcloth, fur pelt bandolier, hair pipe choker, face paint, and a feather in his hair. She wears a blanket,...
- Apache Indians--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Clothing & dress--1880-1910.; Spouses--1880-1910.; Women--1880-1910.; James A. Garfield--Family.; James A. Garfield, Apache Chief.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Got-na Warm Spring Apache Grandfather of his tribe
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Got-na, an elderly Native American (Warm Springs Apache) man. He wears moccasin boots, a breechcloth, and a cloth cap decorated with feathers.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Warm Spring Apache Indians--1880-1890.; Aged persons--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1888]
- Loco chief of Warm Spring Apaches
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Loco, a Native American (Warm Springs Apache) man. He poses near a rifle and wears boot moccasins, a blanket, beaded necklace with a star pendant, and kerchief on his head.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Warm Spring Apache Indians--1880-1890.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1890.; Loco, Warm Spring Apache Chief.
- [1884]
- Assembling electronic components Jicarilla Apache Tribe Industries plant northern New Mexico
- Native American Jicarilla Apache women sit at a long table assembling electronics with soldering guns and pliers, Jicarilla Apache Tribe Industries plant, New Mexico.
- Jicarilla Apache Tribe--Facilities--1960-1970.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--1960-1970.; Jicarilla Indians--New Mexico--1960-1970.; Electronic industry--New Mexico--1960-1970.; Industrial technicians--New Mexico--1960-1970.; Interiors--New...
- 1971
- Navajo girls arriving at T. Roosevelt school
- Native American (Navajo) girls and white men pose outdoors at Theodore Roosevelt School in Fort Apache, Arizona. The girls wear tags on their dresses. A nearby sign reads: "Headquarters".
- Indians of North America--Arizona--Fort Apache--1920-1930.; Navajo Indians--Arizona--Fort Apache--1920-1930.; Fort Apache (Ariz.)--1920-1930.; Girls--Arizona--Fort Apache--1920-1930.; School children--Arizona--Fort Apache--1920-1930.
- September, 1924
- Chief Apache John
- Portrait of Koon Kah Za Chy (Apache John), a Native American (Naishan Dene or Kiowa Apache) Chief; he wears a hide shirt with fringe, fur, a medallion, tie slide, rings, beads, and braids. His feather headdress has horns, a beaded headband, and...
- Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Kiowa Apache Indians--1900-1920.; Headdresses--1900-1920.; Clothing & dress--1900-1920.; Men--1900-1920.; Tribal chiefs--United States--1900-1920.; Koon Kah Za Chy.; Rodman Wanamaker Expedition.
- [between 1908 and 1913]
- Old basket-weaver at the Apache village, near Roosevelt Dam
- A Native American (Apache) woman with long hair and bangs, in a shirt with a gathered yoke and a skirt, sits on the ground and weaves a basket in Gila County, Arizona. A wickiup behind the woman is covered with canvas fabric tied with rope.
- Southern Pacific Railroad Company--Public Relations--1910-1920.; Apache baskets--Arizona--Gila County--1910-1920.; Apache Indians--Arts & crafts--Arizona--Gila County--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--Arizona--Gila...
- [1916]
- An Apache wickiup on the shores of beautiful Roosevelt Lake
- A Native American (Apache) family poses beside canvas-covered wickiups and tents in Gila County, Arizona. The women and girls wear blouses with gathered yokes and ruffled skirts. Two of the girls pose with a woven olla and a woven basket. A boy...
- Southern Pacific Railroad Company--Public Relations--1910-1920.; Apache baskets--Arizona--Gila County--1910-1920.; Apache Indians--Arizona--Gila County--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Gila County--1910-1920.; Apache Trail...
- [1916]
- Apache Indians as they appear ready for the war-path
- Native American (Apache) men pose outdoors with a bow and arrow, staff, and rifle. They wear boot moccasins, breechcloths, headbands, feathers and pose beside a log.
- Apache Indians--1870-1880.; Bow and arrow--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Clothing & dress--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--1870-1880.; Rifles--1870-1880.; Warriors--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian...
- 1873
- Apache squaw and pappoose
- A Native American (Apache) woman sits and poses with a baby in a cradleboard. The mother carries the cradleboard by a leather strap over her forehead. She wears a dress with wide sleeves and a gathered waist, and leather moccasins.
- Apache Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Cradleboards--1870-1880.; Infants--1870-1880.; Mothers & children--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
- 1873
- Policeman Jose Montoya
- Native American (Taos or Apache) policeman, Jose Montoya, wearing uniform hat, vest and scarf and a wrapped blanket, standing, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. Shows adobe cluster house with platforms and ladders and people on roofs; wagons; beehive ovens.
- Apache Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1930.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1930.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1930.; Taos Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1930.; Taos Pueblo...
- 1925 September 30
- Yavapai, Yuma Apache scout
- Studio portrait of a Native American Yavapai scout seated at a side table, he wears a military uniform with a helmet and tassels, Arizona; he holds a sword.
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1880-1890.; Yavapai Indians--Arizona--1880-1890.; Guides & scouts--Arizona--1880-1890.; Military uniforms--Arizona--1880-1890.
- 1884 or 1885
- San Carlos Apache woman
- Standing studio portrait vignette of a Native American San Carlos Apache woman posed in profile carrying a pitch covered basket jar with a head strap and wearing patterned blouse and skirt; props include baskets, cactus and brush.
- San Carlos Apache Tribe--1880-1890.; Apache baskets--1880-1890.; Apache Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Baskets--1880-1890.; Lifting & carrying--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1888?]
- Apaches
- A group of Native American (Apache) men and women sit on and near a wooden porch, in either Arizona or New Mexico. Some of the women wear bonnets.
- Apache Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Geronimo, the famous Apache chief, skinning the buffalo after the hunt Oklahoma, USA
- Geronimo, a Native American (Chiricahua Apache) man, skins a buffalo in Oklahoma. Spectators, some of whom wear feather headdresses, look on. One man holds a staff decorated with feathers.
- Chiricahua Indians--Oklahoma--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--1900-1910.; Headdresses--Oklahoma--1900-1910.; Bison hunting--Oklahoma--1900-1910.; Shamans--Oklahoma--1900-1910.; Geronimo, 1829-1909.
- [1909]
- Geronimo, Apache War Chief Lawton, Okla.
- Geronimo, a Native American (Chiricahua Apache) man poses outdoors in Lawton, Oklahoma. He wears boot moccasins, a breechcloth, and a feather head piece.
- Chiricahua Indians--Oklahoma--Lawton--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--Lawton--1900-1910.; Lawton (Okla.)--1900-1910.; Headdresses--Oklahoma--Lawton--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Oklahoma--Lawton--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1907 and 1909]
- Apache Geronimo
- Indoor portrait (standing) of Geronimo, a Native American (Chiricahua Apache) man. He wears moccasin boots and a wide-brimmed hat.
- Chiricahua Indians--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Shamans--1880-1910.; Geronimo, 1829-1909.
- [between 1880 and 1909]
- Gorgonia old Mescalero Apache medicine man
- Studio portrait (standing) of Gorgonia, a Native American (Mescalero Apache) man. He holds a bear pelt and wears moccasin boots, a breechcloth, kilt, and vest.
- Chiricahua Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Shamans--1880-1890.; Gorgonia.
- [between 1883 and 1888]
- Nal-Tzuck-ichm, Apache squaw, spy in Chiricahua Campaign
- Seated studio portrait of Nal-Tzuck-ich, (Cut Nose) a Native American Chiricahua Apache woman wearing a ruffled skirt and polka-dot blouse, posed with a beaded bag, prop cactus and a pitched basket jar. The fleshy part of her nose has been cut off...
- Chiricahua Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Noses--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Cut Nose.
- 1883