Acoma Indians in front of the outdoor altar at the Fiesta de San Esteban, Acoma Pueblo, 1886 (CHS-4531)

Acoma Indians in front of the outdoor altar at the Fiesta de San Esteban, Acoma Pueblo, 1886
Photograph of a group about 20 Acoma Indians standing in front of the outdoor altar at the Fiesta de San Esteban (Saint Stephen), Acoma Pueblo, 1886. The crowd faces the altar which is barely visible above their heads. Large bushes or small trees stand behind the altar. Most of the men wear cloths around their heads, while some of the women wear shawls or blankets over their heads and backs. One of the adobe buildings of the Pueblo is visible in the background. At least three people are on the roof.
Call number: CHS-4531
Legacy record ID: chs-m16866; USC-1-1-1-13461
Photographer: James, George Wharton
Filename: CHS-4531
Coverage date: 1886
Part of collection: California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Type: images
Geographic subject (city or populated place): Acoma Pueblo
Repository name: USC Libraries Special Collections
Accession number: 4531
Microfiche number: 1-160-33
Archival file: chs_Volume96/CHS-4531.tiff
Part of subcollection: Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
Repository address: Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Geographic subject (country): USA
Format (aacr2): 2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 17 x 22 cm.
Rights: Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California
Subject (adlf): tribal areas
Project: USC
Repository email: [email protected]
Identifying number: unidentified no: James-888
Contributing entity: California Historical Society
Date created: 1886
Publisher (of the digital version): University of Southern California. Libraries
Format (aat): photographic prints; photographs
Geographic subject (state): New Mexico
Format: glass plate negatives
Access conditions: Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.
Subject (file heading): Indians -- Acoma
Subject (lcsh): Indians of North America; Acoma Indians
Subject: Acoma Indians