Distant view of the Hopi Indian village of Oraibi on top of a mesa, ca.1900-1901

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Title	Distant view of the Hopi Indian village of Oraibi on top of a mesa, ca.1900-1901
Description	Photograph of a distant view of the Hopi Indian village of Oraibi on top of a rocky mesa, ca.1900-1901. Layered rocks form the base of the village at center. At the top stands the rock structures that house the Hopi Indian village of Oraibi.; "Village traced back to 1370. -- Washington, March 30 (AP) -- The oldest continuously inhabited community in the United States is Oraibi, an Indian village north of Winslow, Arizona -- The National Geographic Society said today that Oraibi was in existence in 1370 more than a century before the Spaniards reached the mainland of North America, and long before Columbus discovered the new world. The statement is based upon explorations made for the society by Dr. A.E. Douglas and Neil M. Judd." -- newspaper clipping
Subject (adlf)	tribal areas
Subject (file heading)	Indians -- Hopi -- General
Subject (lcsh)	Indians of North America Hopi Indians Rocks Dwellings
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	Oraibi
Geographic subject (county)	Navajo
Geographic subject (state)	Arizona
Geographic subject (country)	USA
Coverage date	circa 1900/1901
Photographer	Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946; James, George Wharton
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	circa 1900/1901
Type	images
Format	glass plate negatives
Format (aacr2)	2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprints, b&w ; 17 x 22 cm., 16 x 21 cm.
Format (aat)	photographic prints photographs
Accession number	1060
Call number	CHS-1060
Microfiche number	1-168-
Legacy record ID	chs-m14828; USC-1-1-1-13519
Part of collection	California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Part of subcollection	Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
Project	USC
Rights	California Historical Society
Access conditions	Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.
Repository name	USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository address	Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Repository email	specol@usc.edu
Filename	CHS-1060
Full text	s^'^^BC
Archival file	chs_Volume90/CHS-1060.tiff

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