Native American (Ute) woman reaches down to place pegs into the ground in order to stretch the canvas of an erected tepee at Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado. The woman wears a dress and a blanket tied around her waist. A group of bushes stands in the distance. She is probably in Colorado Springs for the Shan Kive (Colorado Springs Carnival).
Date
1913 September 1
Notes
Condition: nitrate negative scratched in corner.; Title written on back of print.; Vintage photographic print.; Written on back of print: "Camp in Garden of the gods. Pegging the canvas after it is stretched out by poles" "Ind- Utes Abodes- Construction".; Written on nitrate negative: "46".; R7001713232
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--Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Tipis--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.
Source
Source: Jeancon.
Rights Statement
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
