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Navajo family at their hogan in Blue Canyon, showing a horse near the entrance, ca.1900 (CHS-4734)

Navajo family at their hogan in Blue Canyon, showing a horse near the ...

Navajo family at their hogan in Blue Canyon, showing a horse near the entrance, ca.1900 Photograph of Navajo family at their hogan in Blue Canyon, showing a horse near the entrance, ca.1900. The hogan consists... More

Navajo man standing, ca.1901 (CHS-3233)

Navajo man standing, ca.1901 (CHS-3233)

Navajo man standing, ca.1901 Photograph of a Navajo man standing, ca.1901. He is standing n front of an adobe brick wall outside. A blanket with a stripe and diamond pattern is worn over his left shoulder and ... More

Shaft House Pueblito, Cuervo Canyon, Dulce, Rio Arriba County, NM

Shaft House Pueblito, Cuervo Canyon, Dulce, Rio Arriba County, NM

Significance: The Pueblo Revolt of 1680 and subsequent Spanish reconquest of 1692 forced many Pueblo tribes to flee westward and seek temporary refuge with the Navajo. Shaft House Pueblito was one such refugee... More

Public domain photograph of weaving textile, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Public domain photograph of weaving textile, free to use, no copyright...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of weaving textile, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

At breakfast--a typical desert home of the Navajo Indians, Navajo reservation, Arizona.

At breakfast--a typical desert home of the Navajo Indians, Navajo rese...

Picryl description: Public domain image from Robert Dennis collection of stereoscopic prints, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Edward S. Curtis - A point of interest--Navaho

Edward S. Curtis - A point of interest--Navaho

Three Navajo men, seated on ground, turned right. LC no. 3. Copyright by Edward S. Curtis. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. C... More

Pueblitos of Dinetah, South of Navajo Reservation, north of Largo Canyon, Dulce, Rio Arriba County, NM

Pueblitos of Dinetah, South of Navajo Reservation, north of Largo Cany...

Significance: The Pueblitos of Denetah or small pueblos of the Navajo homeland are important structures which yield substantial information about the origins and evolution of the Navajo culture. Located in nor... More

Edward S. Curtis - Three chanters--Navaho

Edward S. Curtis - Three chanters--Navaho

Three Navajo men seated on ground, facing slightly right, one holding rattle. H55574 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 1052-04. On verso: Yebichai Three chanters. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Li... More

Capitol Reef image - Common Globemallow

Capitol Reef image - Common Globemallow

Common Globemallow (Sphaeralcea coccinea) is found in mixed desert scrub, sagebrush, pinyon juniper woodland, and ponderosa pine communities in wash bottoms and uplands. It was used by Navajo Indians to heal wo... More

Public domain photograph of weaving textile, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Public domain photograph of weaving textile, free to use, no copyright...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of weaving textile, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Collection of thirteen pieces of Navajo Indian silver jewelry on display, ca.1900 (CHS-4059)

Collection of thirteen pieces of Navajo Indian silver jewelry on displ...

Collection of thirteen pieces of Navajo Indian silver jewelry on display, ca.1900 Photograph of a collection of thirteen pieces of Navajo Indian silver jewelry on display, ca.1900. Included are pins, belt buck... More

Navajo blanket weaver with loom, ca.1900 (CHS-4725)

Navajo blanket weaver with loom, ca.1900 (CHS-4725)

Navajo blanket weaver with loom, ca.1900 Photograph of a Navajo blanket weaver with loom, ca.1900. Sitting in the shade of the thatched dwelling, the blanket maker faces the loom placed such that light shines ... More

Navajo family at their hogan in Blue Canyon, ca.1900 (CHS-4733)

Navajo family at their hogan in Blue Canyon, ca.1900 (CHS-4733)

Navajo family at their hogan in Blue Canyon, ca.1900 Photograph of Navajo family at their hogan in Blue Canyon, ca.1900. The hogan, which is constructed from tented rough-hewn timbers covered with leafy branch... More

Navajo Indian maiden on a pony in front of a hogan, ca.1901 (CHS-3240)

Navajo Indian maiden on a pony in front of a hogan, ca.1901 (CHS-3240)

Navajo Indian maiden on a pony in front of a hogan, ca.1901 Photograph of a Navajo Indian maiden on a pony in front of a hogan, ca.1901. She wears a blanket over her shoulder, a dark long-sleeved shirt, belt w... More

Peshliki, a Navajo Indian silversmith, and his family outside his shop (and hogan) on the Tohatchi Indian Reservation near Gallup, New Mexico, ca.1900 (CHS-3210)

Peshliki, a Navajo Indian silversmith, and his family outside his shop...

Peshliki, a Navajo Indian silversmith, and his family outside his shop (and hogan) on the Tohatchi Indian Reservation near Gallup, New Mexico, ca.1900 Photograph of Peshliki, a Navajo Indian silversmith, and h... More

Portrait of an older Navajo Indian woman and a young Navajo Indian girl weaving blankets, ca.1908 (CHS-5888)

Portrait of an older Navajo Indian woman and a young Navajo Indian gir...

Portrait of an older Navajo Indian woman and a young Navajo Indian girl weaving blankets, ca.1908 Photographic portrait of an older Navajo Indian woman and a young Navajo Indian girl weaving blankets, ca.1908.... More

Rock formations on the Painted Desert on the road from Gallup to the Tohatchie Indian Reservation, New Mexico, ca.1900 (CHS-3223)

Rock formations on the Painted Desert on the road from Gallup to the T...

Rock formations on the Painted Desert on the road from Gallup to the Tohatchie Indian Reservation, New Mexico, ca.1900 Photograph of rock formations on the Painted Desert on the road from Gallup to the Tohatch... More

Shaft House Pueblito, Cuervo Canyon, Dulce, Rio Arriba County, NM

Shaft House Pueblito, Cuervo Canyon, Dulce, Rio Arriba County, NM

Significance: The Pueblo Revolt of 1680 and subsequent Spanish reconquest of 1692 forced many Pueblo tribes to flee westward and seek temporary refuge with the Navajo. Shaft House Pueblito was one such refugee... More

Aboriginal life among the Navajo Indians, Cañon de Chelle, New Mexico.

Aboriginal life among the Navajo Indians, Cañon de Chelle, New Mexico.

New Mexico stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who a... More

Aboriginal life among the Navajo Indians, Cañon de Chelle, New Mexico.

Aboriginal life among the Navajo Indians, Cañon de Chelle, New Mexico.

Public domain scan of the back of stereograph card, stereoscopic view, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Hill Road Pueblito, Carrizo Canyon, Dulce, Rio Arriba County, NM

Hill Road Pueblito, Carrizo Canyon, Dulce, Rio Arriba County, NM

Significance: The pueblitos are small multi-roomed masonry dwellings found in the Navajo homeland, or Dinetah region of northwest New Mexico. Dating from the early 17th century, the pueblitos are significant i... More

Navajo Indians on the Painted Desert. It cost 12 dollar to induce one squaw to show her face

Navajo Indians on the Painted Desert. It cost 12 dollar to induce one ...

J257989 U.S. Copyright Office. Additional info on verso: E. C. L. 9-19-22.

Canyon de Chelly (pronounced De Shay).

Canyon de Chelly (pronounced De Shay).

Public domain photograph related to Native Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Flock of sheep owned by Navajo Indians fording a river, ca.1900 (CHS-3878)

Flock of sheep owned by Navajo Indians fording a river, ca.1900 (CHS-3...

Flock of sheep owned by Navajo Indians fording a river, ca.1900 Photograph of a large flock of hundreds of sheep owned by Navajo Indians fording a river, ca.1900. One man on a horse, another on foot, and a dog... More

Wife of the great Navajo Chief Manuelito, the last Navajo chief, ca.1900 (CHS-3245)

Wife of the great Navajo Chief Manuelito, the last Navajo chief, ca.19...

Wife of the great Navajo Chief Manuelito, the last Navajo chief, ca.1900 Photograph of a portrait of the wife of the great Navajo Chief Manuelito, the last Navajo chief, ca.1900. She sits on something covered ... More

Young Navajo Indian girl standing in front of an adobe dwelling, ca.1900 (CHS-3254)

Young Navajo Indian girl standing in front of an adobe dwelling, ca.19...

Young Navajo Indian girl standing in front of an adobe dwelling, ca.1900 Photograph of a young Navajo Indian girl standing in front of an adobe dwelling, ca.1900. She wears a blanket with broad horizontal stri... More

Gould Pass Pueblito, Carrizo Canyon, Dulce, Rio Arriba County, NM

Gould Pass Pueblito, Carrizo Canyon, Dulce, Rio Arriba County, NM

Significance: The Pueblitos are small multi-roomed masonry dwellings found in the Navajo homeland, or Dinetah region of northwest New Mexico. Dating from the early 17th century, the pueblitos are significant i... More

J. L. Hubbell Trading Post, House, State Route 3 (Navajo Indian Reservation), Ganado, Apache County, AZ

J. L. Hubbell Trading Post, House, State Route 3 (Navajo Indian Reserv...

Significance: Built in 1900 by John "Don" Lorenzo Hubbell, a half-Spanish native of Pajarito, New Mexico. This structure illustrates the way of life and hospitality of a successful early trader, which attracte... More

Hooded Fireplace Pueblito, On a northern point of Superior Mesa about 700 meters west of Largo Canyon Wash, Dulce, Rio Arriba County, NM

Hooded Fireplace Pueblito, On a northern point of Superior Mesa about ...

Significance: The Pueblo Revolt of 1680 and subsequent Spanish reconquest of 1692 forced many pueblo tribes to flee northwestward and seek temporary refuge in the traditional homeland of the Navajo, Dinetah. Ho... More

The vanishing race.. Native Americans, Navajo people
Edward S. Curtis - Nayenezgani - Public domain portrait

Edward S. Curtis - Nayenezgani - Public domain portrait

Nayenezgani, a Navajo deity, full-length portrait, facing front, wearing body paints and other adornments. LC no. 77. Copyright by Edward S. Curtis. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress).

[Old Navajo Indian seated in doorway of hogan]

[Old Navajo Indian seated in doorway of hogan]

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Edward S. Curtis - [Navaho hogan in Cañon del Muerta(?)]

Edward S. Curtis - [Navaho hogan in Cañon del Muerta(?)]

H8723629 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 2049-06. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30, v. 1, p. 68.

Indian songs of today. Native Americans, Navajo people

Indian songs of today. Native Americans, Navajo people

"From the Archive of Folk Song" "This series...is presented as a living monument and memorial to the American Indian and his spiritual culture." Issued in cooperation with the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Performe... More

Interior of a Navajo hogan, ca.1901 (CHS-3208)

Interior of a Navajo hogan, ca.1901 (CHS-3208)

Interior of a Navajo hogan, ca.1901 Photograph of the interior of a Navajo dwelling, or hogan, ca.1901. Rough-hewn timbers form the walls, and beams which support the wooden planks of the ceiling. The floor is... More

Navajo Indian man wearing large silver earrings, and wampum necklace, ca.1900 (CHS-3674)

Navajo Indian man wearing large silver earrings, and wampum necklace, ...

Navajo Indian man wearing large silver earrings, and wampum necklace, ca.1900 Photograph of a Navajo Indian man wearing large silver earrings, and wampum necklace, ca.1900. Portrait from the lap up. He is sitt... More

Gould Pass Pueblito, Carrizo Canyon, Dulce, Rio Arriba County, NM

Gould Pass Pueblito, Carrizo Canyon, Dulce, Rio Arriba County, NM

Significance: The Pueblitos are small multi-roomed masonry dwellings found in the Navajo homeland, or Dinetah region of northwest New Mexico. Dating from the early 17th century, the pueblitos are significant i... More

Crow Canyon Pueblito, Approximately 1.2 miles south of Largo Canyon Wash in Cuervo Canyon, Dulce, Rio Arriba County, NM

Crow Canyon Pueblito, Approximately 1.2 miles south of Largo Canyon Wa...

Significance: The Pueblo Revolt of 1680 and the subsequent Spanish reconquest of 1692 forced many Pueblo tribes to flee westward and seek temporary refuge with the Navajo. The Crow Canyon site is an excellent ... More

J. L. Hubbell Trading Post, House, State Route 3 (Navajo Indian Reservation), Ganado, Apache County, AZ

J. L. Hubbell Trading Post, House, State Route 3 (Navajo Indian Reserv...

Significance: Built in 1900 by John "Don" Lorenzo Hubbell, a half-Spanish native of Pajarito, New Mexico. This structure illustrates the way of life and hospitality of a successful early trader, which attracte... More

Shaft House Pueblito, Cuervo Canyon, Dulce, Rio Arriba County, NM

Shaft House Pueblito, Cuervo Canyon, Dulce, Rio Arriba County, NM

Significance: The Pueblo Revolt of 1680 and subsequent Spanish reconquest of 1692 forced many Pueblo tribes to flee westward and seek temporary refuge with the Navajo. Shaft House Pueblito was one such refugee... More

Navajo woman weaving blanket - Detroit publishing company. Public domain.

Navajo woman weaving blanket - Detroit publishing company. Public doma...

"Detroit Publishing Co." Copyright deposit no. J148240. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 015273. Copyright deposit. State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Aboriginal life among the Navajo Indians, Cañon de Chelle, New Mexico.

Aboriginal life among the Navajo Indians, Cañon de Chelle, New Mexico.

Public domain scan of the back of stereograph card, stereoscopic view, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Aboriginal life among the Navajo Indians, Cañon de Chelle, New Mexico.

Aboriginal life among the Navajo Indians, Cañon de Chelle, New Mexico.

New Mexico stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who a... More

Blind daughter of the great Navajo Chief Manuelito, 1901 (CHS-3235)

Blind daughter of the great Navajo Chief Manuelito, 1901 (CHS-3235)

Blind daughter of the great Navajo Chief Manuelito, 1901 Photograph of the blind daughter of the great Navajo Chief Manuelito, 1901. She sits on something outside in front of an adobe brick wall. A striped bla... More

Musha, a Navajo Captain, on his burro, 1898 (CHS-4620)

Musha, a Navajo Captain, on his burro, 1898 (CHS-4620)

Musha, a Navajo Captain, on his burro, 1898 Photograph of Musha, a Navajo Captain, on his burro, 1898. He wears a bandana tied around his head, a long-sleeved shirt, dark-colored trousers, and a large coat. He... More

Navajo Indian chieftain standing with a case at his feet, ca.1900 (CHS-3237)

Navajo Indian chieftain standing with a case at his feet, ca.1900 (CHS...

Navajo Indian chieftain standing with a case at his feet, ca.1900 Photograph of a Navajo Indian chieftain standing with a case at his feet, ca.1900. He stands in front of an adobe brick wall. A striped blanket... More

Navajo Indian horseman on his horse, ca.1900 (CHS-3263)

Navajo Indian horseman on his horse, ca.1900 (CHS-3263)

Navajo Indian horseman on his horse, ca.1900 Photograph of Navajo Indian horseman on his horse, ca.1900. They standing in profile facing the left. The man is wearing a wide-brimmed hat, dark shirt, trousers, a... More

Navajo Indian woman blanket maker with blankets and loom, ca.1901-1903 (CHS-2336)

Navajo Indian woman blanket maker with blankets and loom, ca.1901-1903...

Navajo Indian woman blanket maker with blankets and loom, ca.1901-1903 Photograph of a Navajo Indian woman blanket maker with blankets and loom, ca.1901-1903. She kneels to the right of the partially completed... More

J. L. Hubbell Trading Post, House, State Route 3 (Navajo Indian Reservation), Ganado, Apache County, AZ

J. L. Hubbell Trading Post, House, State Route 3 (Navajo Indian Reserv...

Significance: Built in 1900 by John "Don" Lorenzo Hubbell, a half-Spanish native of Pajarito, New Mexico. This structure illustrates the way of life and hospitality of a successful early trader, which attracte... More

A point of interest.. Native Americans, Navajo people
Group of Navajoe Indians Indians of North America. Sterescope Card.

Group of Navajoe Indians Indians of North America. Sterescope Card.

Public domain scan of the back of stereograph card, stereoscopic view, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Navajo Indian home on the desert

Navajo Indian home on the desert

Picryl description: Public domain image of a stereoscopic card from Boston Public Library, free to use, no copyright restrictions photograph.

The vanishing race. Photographs of native americans by Edward Curtis

The vanishing race. Photographs of native americans by Edward Curtis

Public domain photograph related to Native Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Modern Navajo Indian blanket, manufactured for the tourist trade, ca.1900 (CHS-3946)

Modern Navajo Indian blanket, manufactured for the tourist trade, ca.1...

Modern Navajo Indian blanket, manufactured for the tourist trade, ca.1900 Photograph of a modern Navajo Indian blanket, manufactured for the tourist trade, ca.1900. Designs in the blanket depict trains, people... More

Navajo chieftain standing outside in front of an adobe wall, Tohatchi, New Mexico, ca.1900 (CHS-3267)

Navajo chieftain standing outside in front of an adobe wall, Tohatchi,...

Navajo chieftain standing outside in front of an adobe wall, Tohatchi, New Mexico, ca.1900 Photograph of a Navajo chieftain standing outside in front of an adobe wall, Tohatchi, New Mexico, ca.1900. The man sh... More

Navajo Indian man wearing large silver earrings, and wampum necklace, ca.1900 (CHS-3672)

Navajo Indian man wearing large silver earrings, and wampum necklace, ...

Navajo Indian man wearing large silver earrings, and wampum necklace, ca.1900 Photograph of a Navajo Indian man wearing large silver earrings, and wampum necklace, ca.1900. He is standing outside leaning on hi... More

Navajo Indian woman blanket maker weaving a blanket at a loom, ca.1901 (CHS-3262)

Navajo Indian woman blanket maker weaving a blanket at a loom, ca.1901...

Navajo Indian woman blanket maker weaving a blanket at a loom, ca.1901 Photograph of a Navajo Indian woman blanket maker weaving a blanket at a loom, ca.1901. She kneels to the right of the partially completed... More

Aboriginal life among the Navajoe Indians. Near old Fort Defiance, N.M. / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Aboriginal life among the Navajoe Indians. Near old Fort Defiance, N.M...

Photograph showing a group of Navajo Indians engaged in various activities including weaving.

J. L. Hubbell Trading Post, House, State Route 3 (Navajo Indian Reservation), Ganado, Apache County, AZ

J. L. Hubbell Trading Post, House, State Route 3 (Navajo Indian Reserv...

Significance: Built in 1900 by John "Don" Lorenzo Hubbell, a half-Spanish native of Pajarito, New Mexico. This structure illustrates the way of life and hospitality of a successful early trader, which attracte... More

Shaft House Pueblito, Cuervo Canyon, Dulce, Rio Arriba County, NM

Shaft House Pueblito, Cuervo Canyon, Dulce, Rio Arriba County, NM

Significance: The Pueblo Revolt of 1680 and subsequent Spanish reconquest of 1692 forced many Pueblo tribes to flee westward and seek temporary refuge with the Navajo. Shaft House Pueblito was one such refugee... More

Shaft House Pueblito, Cuervo Canyon, Dulce, Rio Arriba County, NM

Shaft House Pueblito, Cuervo Canyon, Dulce, Rio Arriba County, NM

Significance: The Pueblo Revolt of 1680 and subsequent Spanish reconquest of 1692 forced many Pueblo tribes to flee westward and seek temporary refuge with the Navajo. Shaft House Pueblito was one such refugee... More

Frances Canyon Pueblito, Frances Canyon Rincon, Dulce, Rio Arriba County, NM

Frances Canyon Pueblito, Frances Canyon Rincon, Dulce, Rio Arriba Coun...

Significance: Frances Canyon Pueblito, one of the largest and best preserved Navajo pueblitos, was occupied after the Pueblo Revolt in 1680. This revolt broke the Spanish hold on Pueblo villages along the Nort... More

Under the cottonwoods. Native American portrait photograph by Edward S. Curtis

Under the cottonwoods. Native American portrait photograph by Edward S...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The vanishing race. Native American portrait photograph by Edward S. Curtis

The vanishing race. Native American portrait photograph by Edward S. C...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a rural landscape, horses, horse riding, farm animals, farmers, livestock, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Navajo Indian home on the desert

Navajo Indian home on the desert

reverse side of stereoscopic card A page from a newspaper showing the text of a native home on the desert. A postcard with the text of the indian home on the desert. Public domain postcard scan.

At breakfast--a typical desert home of the Navajo Indians, Navajo reservation, Arizona.

At breakfast--a typical desert home of the Navajo Indians, Navajo rese...

Picryl description: Public domain image from Robert Dennis collection of stereoscopic prints, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Aboriginal life among the Navajo Indians, Cañon de Chelle, New Mexico.

Aboriginal life among the Navajo Indians, Cañon de Chelle, New Mexico.

Public domain scan of the back of stereograph card, stereoscopic view, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Erosions on the Painted Desert on the road from Gallup to the Tohatchie Indian School, New Mexico, ca.1900 (CHS-3122)

Erosions on the Painted Desert on the road from Gallup to the Tohatchi...

Erosions on the Painted Desert on the road from Gallup to the Tohatchie Indian School, New Mexico, ca.1900 Photograph of erosions and massive rock formations on the Painted Desert on the road from Gallup to th... More

Navajo Indian dying in Medicine Man's hogan, ca.1898 (CHS-4726)

Navajo Indian dying in Medicine Man's hogan, ca.1898 (CHS-4726)

Navajo Indian dying in Medicine Man's hogan, ca.1898 Photograph of a Navajo Indian dying in Medicine Man's hogan, ca.1898. The dying man lies on a mat on the dirt floor under a blanket. Near the man, a large c... More

Navajo Indian woman blanket maker with blankets and loom, ca.1901-1903 (CHS-3261)

Navajo Indian woman blanket maker with blankets and loom, ca.1901-1903...

Navajo Indian woman blanket maker with blankets and loom, ca.1901-1903 Photograph of a Navajo Indian woman blanket maker with blankets and loom, ca.1901-1903. She kneels to the right of the partially completed... More

Peshliki, a Navajo Indian silversmith, and a friend outside his shop (and hogan) on the Tohatchi Indian Reservation near Gallup, New Mexico, ca.1901 (CHS-3217)

Peshliki, a Navajo Indian silversmith, and a friend outside his shop (...

Peshliki, a Navajo Indian silversmith, and a friend outside his shop (and hogan) on the Tohatchi Indian Reservation near Gallup, New Mexico, ca.1901 Photograph of Peshliki, a Navajo Indian silversmith, and an ... More

Portrait of Navajo Indian man wearing warrior's headdress, silver earrings, and wampum necklace, ca.1900 (CHS-3676)

Portrait of Navajo Indian man wearing warrior's headdress, silver earr...

Portrait of Navajo Indian man wearing warrior's headdress, silver earrings, and wampum necklace, ca.1900 Photograph of a portrait of Navajo Indian man wearing warrior's headdress, silver earrings, and wampum n... More

Aboriginal life among the Navajoe Indians. Near old Fort Defiance, N.M. / T. H. O'Sullivan, phot.

Aboriginal life among the Navajoe Indians. Near old Fort Defiance, N.M...

Photograph showing a group of Navajo Indians engaged in various activities including weaving.

J. L. Hubbell Trading Post, HB-1, State Route 3 (Navajo Indian Reservation), Ganado, Apache County, AZ

J. L. Hubbell Trading Post, HB-1, State Route 3 (Navajo Indian Reserva...

Significance: This building dates from about 1890 replacing the original trading post in operation since 1876. It is the oldest continually operated trading post on the Navajo Reservation and an institution th... More

J. L. Hubbell Trading Post, House, State Route 3 (Navajo Indian Reservation), Ganado, Apache County, AZ

J. L. Hubbell Trading Post, House, State Route 3 (Navajo Indian Reserv...

Significance: Built in 1900 by John "Don" Lorenzo Hubbell, a half-Spanish native of Pajarito, New Mexico. This structure illustrates the way of life and hospitality of a successful early trader, which attracte... More

Frances Canyon Pueblito, Frances Canyon Rincon, Dulce, Rio Arriba County, NM

Frances Canyon Pueblito, Frances Canyon Rincon, Dulce, Rio Arriba Coun...

Significance: Frances Canyon Pueblito, one of the largest and best preserved Navajo pueblitos, was occupied after the Pueblo Revolt in 1680. This revolt broke the Spanish hold on Pueblo villages along the Nort... More

Hooded Fireplace Pueblito, On a northern point of Superior Mesa about 700 meters west of Largo Canyon Wash, Dulce, Rio Arriba County, NM

Hooded Fireplace Pueblito, On a northern point of Superior Mesa about ...

Significance: The Pueblo Revolt of 1680 and subsequent Spanish reconquest of 1692 forced many pueblo tribes to flee northwestward and seek temporary refuge in the traditional homeland of the Navajo, Dinetah. Ho... More

Edward S. Curtis - An oasis, Native Americans

Edward S. Curtis - An oasis, Native Americans

Six Navajo on horseback, water in foreground. LC no. 16. Copyright by Edward S. Curtis. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress).

Aboriginal life among the Navajo Indians, Canon de Chelle, New Mexico. Squaw weaving blankets. The native loom...

Aboriginal life among the Navajo Indians, Canon de Chelle, New Mexico....

Public domain photograph - landscape, 19th-century albumen print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Edward S. Curtis - [Zahadolzha--Navaho], Head and Shoulders Portrait

Edward S. Curtis - [Zahadolzha--Navaho], Head and Shoulders Portrait

Indian, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, wearing leather mask with basket cap, fur ruff, nude torso painted with white lines. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. X1069-04. Published in: The North ... More

Edward S. Curtis - Lynx cap, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Edward S. Curtis - Lynx cap, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Navajo man wearing headpiece from Lynx head. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 1045-04.

Edward S. Curtis - Yebichai sweat--Navaho

Edward S. Curtis - Yebichai sweat--Navaho

Three Navajo men, seated, watching over a man covered with a blanket(?) anchored by sticks with feathers attached. H55514 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 1080-04. On verso: Yebichai sweat bath. Forms part of... More

Public domain photograph of weaving textile - Picryl description

Public domain photograph of weaving textile - Picryl description

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of weaving textile, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Interior of a Navajo chief's hogan with Navajo chiefs inside, ca.1892 (CHS-4730)

Interior of a Navajo chief's hogan with Navajo chiefs inside, ca.1892 ...

Interior of a Navajo chief's hogan with Navajo chiefs inside, ca.1892 Photograph of the interior of a Navajo chief's hogan with Navajo chiefs inside, ca.1892. Three men sit in the dwelling formed of rough-hewn... More

Navajo Indian horseman on his horse at the races, ca.1900 (CHS-3266)

Navajo Indian horseman on his horse at the races, ca.1900 (CHS-3266)

Navajo Indian horseman on his horse at the races, ca.1900 Photograph of Navajo Indian horseman on his horse at the races, ca.1900. He is wearing a bandana tied about his forehead and dark hair, a striped blank... More

Navajo Indian man wearing large silver earrings, and wampum necklace, ca.1901 (CHS-2335)

Navajo Indian man wearing large silver earrings, and wampum necklace, ...

Navajo Indian man wearing large silver earrings, and wampum necklace, ca.1901 Photograph of a Navajo Indian man wearing large silver earrings, and wampum necklace, ca.1901. His long dark hair is parted in the ... More

Navajo Indian mother and two children sitting in front of an adobe dwelling, ca.1900 (CHS-3256)

Navajo Indian mother and two children sitting in front of an adobe dwe...

Navajo Indian mother and two children sitting in front of an adobe dwelling, ca.1900 Photograph of a Navajo Indian mother and two children sitting in front of an adobe dwelling, ca.1900. The mother sits on a s... More

Navajo man building a corral, ca.1900 (CHS-3211)

Navajo man building a corral, ca.1900 (CHS-3211)

Navajo man building a corral, ca.1900 Photograph of a Navajo man building a corral, ca.1900. He is placing thick branches, denuded of foliage, vertically in a shallow trench to form the fence of a corral. An a... More

Wife of the great Navajo Chief Manuelito, the last Navajo chief, ca.1900 (CHS-3228)

Wife of the great Navajo Chief Manuelito, the last Navajo chief, ca.19...

Wife of the great Navajo Chief Manuelito, the last Navajo chief, ca.1900 Photograph of a portrait of the wife of the great Navajo Chief Manuelito, the last Navajo chief, ca.1900. She sits on something covered ... More

Gould Pass Pueblito, Carrizo Canyon, Dulce, Rio Arriba County, NM

Gould Pass Pueblito, Carrizo Canyon, Dulce, Rio Arriba County, NM

Significance: The Pueblitos are small multi-roomed masonry dwellings found in the Navajo homeland, or Dinetah region of northwest New Mexico. Dating from the early 17th century, the pueblitos are significant i... More

Gomez Canyon Pueblito, Gomez Canyon, Dulce, Rio Arriba County, NM

Gomez Canyon Pueblito, Gomez Canyon, Dulce, Rio Arriba County, NM

Significance: The pueblitos are small multi roomed masonry dwellings found in the Navajo homeland, or Dinetah region of northwest New Mexico. Dating from the early 17th century, the pueblitos are significant i... More

Aboriginal life among the Navajo Indians, Cañon de Chelle, New Mexico.

Aboriginal life among the Navajo Indians, Cañon de Chelle, New Mexico.

Original negative number: 68. Caption number on back of stereo: No. 26. Part of series: U.S. War Dept., Corps of Engineers; Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of 100th Meridian, Expedition of 1871; Lie... More

J. L. Hubbell Trading Post, HB-1, State Route 3 (Navajo Indian Reservation), Ganado, Apache County, AZ

J. L. Hubbell Trading Post, HB-1, State Route 3 (Navajo Indian Reserva...

Significance: This building dates from about 1890 replacing the original trading post in operation since 1876. It is the oldest continually operated trading post on the Navajo Reservation and an institution th... More

Edward S. Curtis - Band of mounted Navahos passing through Cañon

Edward S. Curtis - Band of mounted Navahos passing through Cañon

LC no. 95. Copyright by Edward S. Curtis. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress).

View of Navajos in front of their dwelling.

View of Navajos in front of their dwelling.

Public domain scan of the back of stereograph card, stereoscopic view, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

[A Navajo man, head-and-shoulders portrait, wearing blanket and headband, facing front]

[A Navajo man, head-and-shoulders portrait, wearing blanket and headba...

LC no. 74. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress).

Edward S. Curtis - Haschogan (House God) - The Yebichai Hunchback

Edward S. Curtis - Haschogan (House God) - The Yebichai Hunchback

Photograph shows a Navajo man, half-length, seated, facing front, wearing a ceremonial mask with feathers and with fir or spruce branches forming a wreath around the shoulders. Curtis no. x1064-04. Forms part ... More

Daughter of the last Navajo chief, Chief Manuelito, ca.1901 (CHS-3231)

Daughter of the last Navajo chief, Chief Manuelito, ca.1901 (CHS-3231)

Daughter of the last Navajo chief, Chief Manuelito, ca.1901 Photograph of the daughter of the last Navajo chief, Chief Manuelito, ca.1901. She sits on something in front of an adobe brick wall outside. A blank... More

Navajo family in their hogan on the Painted Desert preparing a meal, showing view from front, ca.1901 (CHS-1009)

Navajo family in their hogan on the Painted Desert preparing a meal, s...

Navajo family in their hogan on the Painted Desert preparing a meal, showing view from front, ca.1901 Photograph of a Navajo family in their hogan on the Painted Desert preparing a meal, showing view from fron... More

Navajo Indian boy standing in front of an adobe dwelling, ca.1901 (CHS-3253)

Navajo Indian boy standing in front of an adobe dwelling, ca.1901 (CHS...

Navajo Indian boy standing in front of an adobe dwelling, ca.1901 Photograph of a Navajo Indian boy standing in front of an adobe dwelling, ca.1901. A bandana is tied around his forehead and dark hair. He is w... More

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