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Collection Photo, Print, Drawing Series of photographic views and portraits of Arizona and Arizona Indian tribes / photographed by Charles Gentile and published by William H. Mardock & Co., No. 15 Amity St., New York.

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Title

  • Series of photographic views and portraits of Arizona and Arizona Indian tribes / photographed by Charles Gentile and published by William H. Mardock & Co., No. 15 Amity St., New York.

Summary

  • Images of Mohave, Yuma, Maricopa, Yavapai, Pima, and Apache people in Arizona and one image of California Native Americans. Includes portraits of Pretty Bird (Toa-Jack-ah-how), a Mohave "captain" ; two Tonto Apache girls; Apache and Yavapai prisoners in shackles at Camp Verde; Juana, a Pima woman with baskets and pottery; an Apache warrior with a Mexican captive; Juan Chivaria, a Maricopa leader and his family; and others. Also includes images of the "first Indian school in Arizona" with students and White couple in front of building; San Xavier del Bac Mission; Tumacacori Mission; the commanding officers' quarters at Camp Colorado; Camp Apache in the White Mountains; Hohokam ruins at Casa Grande; Maricopa Wells; a posed image of American soldiers "repulsing" an attack of Apaches; and bearded man, possibly Gentile, posed in rocks with wagon.

Names

  • Gentile, Carlo, 1835-1893, photographer

Created / Published

  • [New York] : [photographed by Charles Gentile and published by William H. Mardock & Co., No. 15 Amity St.,], [between 1870 and 1872]

Headings

  • -  Mission San Xavier del Bac (Tucson, Ariz.)--1870-1880
  • -  Mexicans--Arizona--1870-1880
  • -  Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--California--1870-1880
  • -  Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Arizona--1870-1880
  • -  Indians of North America--Capture & imprisonment--Arizona--1870-1880
  • -  Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--Arizona--1870-1880
  • -  Indians of North America--Children--Arizona--1870-1880
  • -  Indians of North America--Education--Arizona--1870-1880
  • -  Indians of North America--Women--Arizona--1870-1880
  • -  Pima Indians--1870-1880
  • -  Yavapai Indians--1870-1880
  • -  Mohave Indians--1870-1880
  • -  Apache Indians--1870-1880
  • -  Yuma Indians--1870-1880
  • -  Maricopa Indians--1870-1880
  • -  Missions--Arizona--1870-1880
  • -  Tribal chiefs--United States--1870-1880
  • -  Prisoners--Arizona--1870-1880
  • -  Officers' quarters--Arizona--1870-1880
  • -  Indian reservations--Arizona--1870-1880
  • -  Military facilities--Arizona--1870-1880
  • -  Schools--Arizona--1870-1880
  • -  Ruins--Arizona--1870-1880
  • -  Tumacacori National Monument (Ariz.)--1870-1880
  • -  Maricopa Wells (Ariz.)--1870-1880

Headings

  • Albumen prints--1870-1880.
  • Group portraits--1870-1880.
  • Photograph albums--1870-1880.
  • Portrait photographs--1870-1880.

Genre

  • Portrait photographs--1870-1880
  • Group portraits--1870-1880
  • Photograph albums--1870-1880
  • Albumen prints--1870-1880

Notes

  • -  Captions and photo numbers written under each image by photographer, Charles Gentile. Gentile's handwriting identified by Dr. Cesare Marino, Smithsonian Institution. Some captions identify sitters.
  • -  Title from cover of album. Written on front cover before title: "No. 1." Written on front cover after title: "photographed by Charles Gentile and published by William H. Mardock & Co., No. 15 Amity St., New York. This series to be copyrighted."
  • -  Copyright office label on inside cover states that no copyright information was found in 1906 before album was transferred to the Division of Prints. No copyright information was found in the Library of Congress Copyright Office, General Index, 1870-1897.
  • -  Additional information about the album is available in the Collections File, Prints & Photographs Division, Library of Congress. Caption list located with album.
  • -  Transfer, Copyright Office, 1906 July 14.

Medium

  • 41 photographs in 1 album : albumen prints : album 26 x 21 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • LOT 13024 (H) [P&P]

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 92510420

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Gentile, Carlo, photographer. Series of photographic views and portraits of Arizona and Arizona Indian tribes / photographed by Charles Gentile and published by William H. Mardock & Co., No. 15 Amity St., New York. Maricopa Wells California Arizona United States Tumacacori National Monument, None. [New york: photographed by charles gentile and published by william h. mardock & co., no. 15 amity st.,, between 1870 and 1872] Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/92510420/.

APA citation style:

Gentile, C., photographer. Series of photographic views and portraits of Arizona and Arizona Indian tribes / photographed by Charles Gentile and published by William H. Mardock & Co., No. 15 Amity St., New York. Maricopa Wells California Arizona United States Tumacacori National Monument, None. [New york: photographed by charles gentile and published by william h. mardock & co., no. 15 amity st.,, between 1870 and 1872] [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/92510420/.

MLA citation style:

Gentile, Carlo, photographer. Series of photographic views and portraits of Arizona and Arizona Indian tribes / photographed by Charles Gentile and published by William H. Mardock & Co., No. 15 Amity St., New York. [New york: photographed by charles gentile and published by william h. mardock & co., no. 15 amity st.,, between 1870 and 1872] Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/92510420/>.