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Call Number	P-1294
Title	Camp in Monument Valley Park Amy Kent in dark shawl and her mother
Creator(s)	Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)
Summary	Native American (Ute) women and children pose outside a tepee at Monument Valley Park, El Paso County, Colorado. They are identified as, back row, left to right: Ruby (Stone) Kent and Amy (Kent) Snow. Front row, left to right: Amy Snow's daughters Kate (Snow) Knight and her unidentified infant daughter. Ruby Kent wears a plaid dress, has a blanket wrapped around her shoulders, and wears a silver and bead necklace. Amy Snow, her daughter, wears her hair in braids, silver hoop earrings, a buckskin dress, a wool scarf, and a patterned silk shawl. Kate, the young girl, wears a white cotton dress with puff sleeves and lace trim, a silver and bead necklace, earrings and beaded moccasins. The baby is in a laced, buckskin cradleboard.
Date	August 29, 1912
Notes	Title written on back of print.; Vintage photographic print.; Written on back of print: "Ind- Utes Camps- Monument Valley Park-1912".; Identification from email from Mary Etzkorn sent 5/11/2011. "Becky (Rebecca) Hammond, our Beading Workshop scholar, got back to me about the identities of her family members in Photo P-1294 (two Ute women standing behind a little girl and baby [in cradleboard]). For each person, she has provided both maiden and married names. Maiden names are given in parentheses: Back row, left to right: Ruby (Stone) Kent, Amy (Kent) Snow. Front row, left to right: Kate (Snow) Knight, baby girl, name unknown, Amy Kent Snow's daughter and Kate's sister (died young). Kate, Amy, and Ruby are, respectively, Becky's maternal grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother. Becky knew both Kate and Amy; Kate taught Becky how to bead."; " Written on nitrate negative: "116."; R7001712943
Physical Description	1 photonegative : nitrate ; 10 x 9 cm. (4 x 3 1/2 in.); 1 photoprint ; 9 x 8 cm. (3 1/2 x 3 in.)
Is Part Of	C Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.
Subject	Indians of North America--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920. Ute Indians--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920. Monument Valley Park (Colo.)--1910-1920. Children--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920. Cradleboards--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920. Tipis--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920. Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920. Kent, Amy Snow.
Source	Source: J. A. Jeancon.
Rights	Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase	Yes (digital reproduction)
Type of Material	Nitrate negatives.; Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
Format-Medium	Photograph
Filename	00171294.tif

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