A Street Scene in Oraibi. Shi-Ni-Mos. Indians of the Colorado Valley, No. 81
Washington DC: U.S. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountains, [1873]. Albumen stereoview [11 cm x 15.5 cm] on a yellow mount [11.5 cm x 17.5 cm] with a printed paper label on the reverse. Corners of the mount are rubbed and the image is gently faded. Item #4362
View of an empty street on Third Mesa's Oraibi. This Hopi Village is one the oldest continuously inhabited communities in North America.
Jack Hillers (1840-1882) was working as a teamster in Salt Lake City when he met John Wesley Powell, the following year (1871) he was hired by Powell as a boatman for his second expedition down the Colorado River and through the Grand Canyon. He slowly replaced Clements Powell (John's cousin) as the assistant to the photographer (first E.O. Beaman then James Fennemore). Hillers worked hard and was likable and he picked up the art of photography quickly, soon he was the main photographer on Powell's trips and would go on to work for the B.A.E. for years.
Price: $75.00