New Mexico - Indians (2)
Association
Estella Mae Wheeler
Dateca. 1961
MediumPaper and Ink
Dimensions5 × 8 in. (12.7 × 20.3 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Caroline Bowdish
Object numberPA2021.049.200
Description4. The Church of San Geronimo at Taos! These missoin churches are, for many people, one of the most interesting features of the pueblos.5. This is the Ancient Cemetery & Mission Ruins at Taos.
6. there are two general classification of Indians in N.M.: the Pueblos, who live in villages; and the Nomadic Tribes, one of whose Encampments - the Navajos - is pictured here. There are more Navajo Indians in N.M. than any other tribe. (39,000 in 1968)
7. Horses are vitally important to the Navajos as transportation, beasts of burden, and as symbols of their wealth and position.
On View
Not on view
ca. 1945
