Chemehuevi Indian woman carrying a child on her back, ca.1900

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/c04479c83d313c6a0f876b86e2a7c98e

Title

Chemehuevi Indian woman carrying a child on her back, ca.1900

Creator

Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946

Date

1899

Description

Photograph of a Chemehuevi Indian woman carrying a child on her back, ca.1900. Portrait from the waist up. The baby, whose head is peeking around the woman's right arm, is wearing a knitted cap. The woman is wearing a polka dot and striped dress under a plaid blanket wrapped around her torso and fixed with a safety pin in front, and a print kerchief around her head and knotted under her chin. She is standing outside, facing the right with her head turned to her right toward the camera. She has a grin on her face.

Subject

Chemehuevi Indians
Tribal areas
Indians--Chemehuevi
Indians of North America
Women
Children

Source

University of Southern California Libraries

Relation

http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/getthumbnail/collection/p15799coll65/id/16046

Type

image

References

http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll65/id/16046

Citation

Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946, “Chemehuevi Indian woman carrying a child on her back, ca.1900,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed August 17, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/7778.

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