Photograph of four students from McKinley Elementary School in Denver, Colorado during a Native American class project. Three girls, Violet Turner, Dorothy Wings and Alice Jean McKinies are seen at a vertical weaving loom. Two of the girls are standing, one has a papoose doll on her back. One girl sits at the loom weaving with a straw basket with cobs of maize behind her. All three girls wears traditional Indian play clothes. In the front of the picture is Jesus Carrer. He sits at attention with his arms folded with a paper headdress.
Date
circa 1925
Notes
Located in Photo Box 2 File Folder 60. Number assigned on back of image is: 828. Caption on back reads: "Violet turner, Dorothy Wings and Alice jean McKinies at the loom, Chief Jesus Carrers watches the squaws at work."
Physical Description
1 photographic print: b&w
Is Part Of
Denver Public Schools records, 1892-2005
Subject
Indian baskets.; Indians of North America.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts.; McKinley School (Denver, Colo.); Platt Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
Rights
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
