View of Fort Defiance, Arizona. An orchard is near the middle of the town. Fort Defiance, a boarding school for Navajo children, was formerly a fort built to suppress Native American Navajos.
Date
1900
Notes
Formerly F20157.; Photographer's and copyright information stamped on back of print.; Title and "Established 1849. Abandoned 1861. Now used as a school for Navajo children. It was Col. Kit Carson' headquarters while making good Indians of the Navajos." from label in print.; R7100334604
Physical Description
1 copy negative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 9 x 17 cm. (3 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)
Subject
Boarding schools--Arizona--Fort Defiance--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Government relations--Arizona--Fort Defiance--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Government relations--Arizona--Fort Defiance--1900-1910.; Fort Defiance (Ariz.)--1900-1910.
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
Film negatives.; Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
