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Bell Trading Post
Bell Trading Post
Bell Trading Post

Bell Trading Post

PhotographerPhotographed by Alabama P. Milner 1880 Oneonta, Alabama - 1959 Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dateca. 1940
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions7 1/2 × 9 9/16 in. (19.1 × 24.3 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, museum purchase
Object numberPA1992.005.109
DescriptionBell Trading Post at 403 West Copper Avenue in Albuquerque, New Mexico. A row of employees stands along the back of the building where a mural of weaving and pottery is painted on the stucco wall. Above the mural are the words "Bell Trading Post Hand Made Navajo Indian Jewelry". The twelve men are all standing in a row and facing the camera. They are wearing dark pants and button-down shirts. They all are wearing silverwork concha belts and one man (fifth from the left) wears a Plains-style headdress.
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