California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Title Insurance and Trust and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection 1860-1960

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

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

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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

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

Subject Dwellings (lcsh), Hopi Indians (lcsh), Indians -- Hopi -- General (file heading), Indians of North America (lcsh), Rocks (lcsh), tribal areas (adlf)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place Arizona (states), Navajo (counties), Oraibi (city or populated place), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1900/1901

Type images

Format 2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprints, b&w ; 17 x 22 cm., 16 x 21 cm. (aacr2), glass plate negatives (format), photographic prints (aat), photographs (aat)

Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection), Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960 (subcollection)

Date Created 1900/1901

Creator James, George Wharton (photographer), Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946 (photographer)

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Repository Email specol@lib.usc.edu

Repository Name USC Libraries Special Collections

Repository Location Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189

Rights Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Copyright Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

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Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m14828

Identifier 1060 (accession number), CHS-1060 (call number), CHS-1060 (filename), chs-m265 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-15462 (legacy record id), chs-m14828 (legacy record id), USC-1-1-1-13519 (legacy record id), 1-168- (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 15462

Unique identifier UC142866

Legacy Identifier CHS-1060.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 16.9 in × 13.1 in at 300dpi
43.0 cm × 33.3 cm at 300dpi

Inherited Values

Title Title Insurance and Trust and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection 1860-1960

Date Created 1860/1960

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