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Physical Description: 293 photographs in 17 boxes

Note

Titles transcribed from Moon's handwritten titles on photograph mounts. Go to digital image for further information about each photograph.
Box  1

Photographs 1-20

(1)

Edge of the Mesa. Hopi. Second Mesa.

(2)

Ancient Hopi Dwelling.

(3)

Tewa Trail. Hopi. First Mesa.

(4)

Hopi Wall stairs. First Mesa.

(5)

Snake Priest. Hopi. First Mesa.

(6)

Hopi Snake Priests. Ascending the Mesa.

(7)

Hopi Basket maker.

(8)

Ancient Building in Walpi. Hopi.

(9)

Trail to Hopi Burying Place. First Mesa.

(10)

Hopi Maiden. Village of Oraibi.

(11)

Snake Priest.

(12)

Hopi Mother. Village of Sipaulovi.

(13)

Cha-za of Walpi. Hopi.

(14)

Oraibi Mother and Child. Hopi.

(15)

Sichomovi Street Scene. Hopi.

(16)

Walpi Street Scene. Note weaver's loom on roof.

(17)

Hopi Women. Second Mesa.

(18)

Hopi Mother and Baby.

(19)

Edge of the Mesa. Painted Desert at left. Hopi.

(20)

Hopi Snake Dance.

Box  2

Photographs 21-40

(21)

The Path-finder. Arizona. Bad Lands.

(22)

Hopi Stairway. Village of Walpi.

(23)

Pool in the Desert.

(24)

Street Scene. Tewa. Hopi Village of Tewa.

(25)

Erosion Rock. Walpi. Showing Snake Kiva.

(26)

End of Snake Ceremony. Snake Priest drinking emetic after dance.

(27)

Snake Priest of Walpi. Hopi.

(28)

Walpi Home and Kiva. Hopi.

(29)

Oraibi Children. Hopi.

(30)

Plaza of Sipaulovi. Hopi.

(31)

Walpi Architecture. Hopi Girl on Ladder.

(32)

Hopi Mother and Child. Walpi.

(33)

Sipaulovi from housetops of Mishongnovi. Sipaulovi in the distance. Hopi.

(34)

Hopi Mirror. Pool near Walpi.

(35)

Hopi Maiden. Note mosaic ear ornament. Oraibi.

(36)

Snake Kiva of Walpi. Hopi.

(37)

Walpi. Hopi.

(38)

Nem-peyo [Nampeyo]. Famous Hopi Pottery Maker.

(39)

Chief men of the Snake Clan. First Mesa.

(40)

Walpi Snake Priests. Hopi.

Box  3

Photographs 41-60

(41)

Snake Dance at Sipaulovi. Hopi.

(42)

Snake Priest. Second Mesa.

(43)

Hopi Snake Priests. Prior to the Dance.

(44)

Snake Dance. Sipaulovi. Second Mesa. Hopi.

(45)
(46)

Last of His People.

(47)

Sipaulovi Street Scene.

(48)

Snake Dance. Sipaulovi. Second Mesa. Hopi.

(49)

Hopi Weaver. Men do all the weaving among the Hopis.

(50)

Hopi Architecture.

(51)

Walpi Tunnel. Hopi.

(52)

The Mesa Trail. Hopi. First Mesa.

(53)

Edge of the Desert. Hopi Land.

(54)

Coy-yah'-wamah. Hopi Snake Priest.

(55)

Coy-yah'-wamah. Hopi Snake Priest.

(56)

Antelope Kiva. Hopi.

(57)

Grinding Corn. Hopi.

(58)

Navaho Brigand.

(59)

Mountain Chant. Navajo boy singing ceremonial song.

(60)

Bi-yazh'. Navajo.

Box  4

Photographs 61-80

(61)

Hostin Nnāez or Nez. Navajo.

(62)

Going to the Dance. Navajo.

(63)

Chief Vicente. For many years Chief of Navajos.

(64)

Elle. Navajo.

(65)

Hos-tin Cli. Medicine Man. Navajo.

(66)

Navajo Mother and Baby.

(67)

Navajo Land.

(68)

Navajo Maid.

(69)

Navajo Patriarch.

(70)

Tso-ha'-che. Navajo.

(71)

Old Navajo Medicine-man. Sho-mai-ee.

(72)

Tom of Ganado. Navajo Man.

(73)

Nah-dez-pah. Navajo.

(74)

Shina'-li. Navajo.

(75)

Yaz'-yah. Navajo.

(76)

The Call. Naez. Navajo.

(77)

Haz-pah. Navajo.

(78)

Navajo Woman.

(79)

Navajo Boy. Che-bah-nah.

(80)

Hostin Naez. Navajo.

Box  5

Photographs 81-100

(81)

Tom of Ganado. Navajo.

(82)

Sah'-ne. Navajo.

(83)

Be'so-thlanie. Navaho Medicine-Man.

(84)

Meguelito. Navaho.

(85)

Navajo Maid.

(86)

Navaho Maid. Haz'-pah.

(87)

Navajo Shepherd Boy.

(88)

The Wolf. Ma'-itso. Navajo.

(89)

Tom of Ganado. Navajo.

(90)

Navajo Papoose.

(91)

Navajo Patriarch.

(92)

Navaho Weaver. Canyon de Chelly.

(93)

Evening. Navajo Land. At the edge of the Painted Desert.

(94)

Tso-ha'-chē. Navajo.

(95)

Navajo Silversmith.

(96)

Meguelito. Navajo.

(97)

Taos River.

(98)

Young Warrior of Taos.

(99)

Trysting Place. Note buckskin wedding dress.

(100)

The Warriors Return.

Box  6

Photographs 101-120

(101)

Cho-bah Aye'. Navajo.

(102)

Cho-bah Aye'. Navajo.

(103)

The Black Jar.

(104)

Taos Man. Antonio.

(105)
(106)

Taos Valley.

(107)

Taos Man. In Dance Costume.

(108)

Home from the Hunt. Taos.

(109)

Juan Marabal. Taos.

(110)

Clou'-toodle. Taos.

(111)

Canyon Lucero. Near Taos.

(112)

Venturo of Taos.

(113)

Cloutoodle. Taos.

(114)

American Arab. Clou-toodle of Taos.

(115)

Baking Bread. Taos.

(116)

Voice of the Stream. Taos.

(117)

The Scout. Taos Mountains.

(118)

Crucita. Taos.

(119)

War Captain of Taos.

(120)

Indian Hunter.

Box  7

Photographs 121-140

(121)

Light and Shadow. Taos Valley.

(122)

Indian Runner.

(123)
(124)

The Out-rider.

(125)

Taos Valley.

(126)

Taos Boy. Ben Lucero.

(127)

Jose Concho. Taos.

(128)

At the Ford. Taos.

(129)

Their First-born.

(130)

Jose Concho. Taos.

(131)

Jose Mandragoon. Taos.

(132)

Sage Country. Taos Valley.

(133)

The Peace-pipe.

(134)

Medicine man. Taos.

(135)

Primitive Art. Picture writing. Taos.

(136)

Their Rendezvous. Taos.

(137)

Awaiting the Signal. Taos Pueblo.

(138)

Maria of Taos. Note straight white boots.

(139)

Jose Marabel. Taos.

(140)

Beside the Trail.

Box  8

Photographs 141-160

(141)

The Story-teller. Taos.

(142)

Taos Youth.

(143)

Gray Hawk. Taos.

(144)

Indian Bride. Taos.

(145)
(146)

Ruin of first Mission at Taos.

(147)

North Pueblo of Taos.

(148)

Governor of Taos.

(149)

Lucretia Gomez.

(150)

Lucretia Gomez. Taos.

(151)

Taos Boy. Ben Lucero.

(152)

Cristiano. Taos.

(153)

The Flute Song. Taos.

(154)

The Medicine Drum.

(155)

The Corn Song. During corn festival at Taos.

(156)
(157)

Wild Flowers. Taos Girl.

(158)

The Love Song.

(159)

Indian Farmer. Taos Valley.

(160)

The Meeting Place. Border of New Mexico near Colorado line.

Box  9

Photographs 161-175

(161)

Gray Hawk. Taos.

(162)

Pueblo of Taos. Taos was formerly a walled town.

(163)

War Captain of Taos.

(164)

The Arrow-maker.

(165)

A Tale of the Tribe. Taos Story Teller.

(166)

The Hunter. Taos.

(167)

Indian Music. Taos.

(168)

On the way to the Spring.

(169)

Mending the Belt.

(170)

A Dancing Lesson. Taos.

(171)

Osage Woman. Osage.

(172)

Bro'-ga-hee-ge. Osage.

(173)

Little Wing. Osage.

(174)

Little Wing. Osage.

(175)

The Tribal Historian. Osage.

Box  10

Photographs 176-190

(176)

The Lookout. Taos.

(177)

Bro'-ga-hee-ge. Osage.

(178)

Son of Chief Lookout. Osage.

(179)

Left hand. Osage.

(180)

Wind cloud. Cheyenne.

(181)

Chief White-spoon. Arapaho.

(182)

Osage Patriarch.

(183)

Mu-she'-tamoie. Osage.

(184)

Chief Big horse. Cheyenne.

(185)

Mo-shē'-ta-moie. Osage.

(186)

Osage Maiden.

(187)

Bear legs. Osage.

(188)

Tah'-coomo-la. Havasupai.

(189)

Bear-legs. Osage.

(190)

Mrs. Big-heart. Osage.

Box  11

Photographs 191-205

(191)

Big Feather. Taos.

(192)

Big Feather. Taos.

(193)

Land of no Fences. Taos Mountains.

(194)

The Dreamer.

(195)

Zuni Water-carrier. Note footless stockings.

(196)

Up the Acoma Trail. Acoma.

(197)

Kee-yah'-ta-di. Laguna.

(198)

Sun Priest of Zuni.

(199)

Santo Domingo Corn Dance.

(200)

Santo Domingo Corn Dance.

(201)

Delight makers or Clowns. Santo Domingo Corn Dance.

(202)

San Juan Pottery-maker.

(203)

Village Drummer. Tesuque.

(204)

Isleta Woman. Juana Marie.

(205)

San Felipe Auto.

Box  12

Photographs 206-220

(206)

Pueblo of Laguna. Showing freshly plastered walls.

(207)

Corn Dance. Santo Domingo.

(208)

Pueblo of Santa Clara. Rio Grande in distance.

(209)

Santo Domingo Corn Dance. Showing Chanter, Drummer and Clown.

(210)

Estufa of Santo Domingo. Entrance at top where ladder is seen.

(211)

Beginning Corn Dance. Santo Domingo Plaza.

(212)

Santo Domingo Corn Dance.

(213)

Bah-chin-ili. San Felipe.

(214)

The Water-carrier. Early art subject.

(215)

Repairing the House walls. Note crude Indian scaffolding. San Juan.

(216)

San Juan at sunset.

(217)

Baking Bread at Isleta.

(218)

Santa Clara Mother.

(219)

Spirit of the Corn.

(220)

Santa Clara Woman.

Box  13

Photographs 221-235

(221)

San Juan Maiden.

(222)

Isleta Woman.

(223)

Pecheco. San Felipe.

(224)

Indian Bridge. Santa Clara.

(225)

The Chieftain's Daughter. Laguna.

(226)

Jose Naranjo. Santa Clara.

(227)

San Ildefonso Maiden.

(228)

Corner in San Ildefonso.

(229)

Cay-ēti. Santa Clara.

(230)

Indian Courtship. Santa Clara.

(231)
(232)

Lolita. Laguna.

(233)

Harvest dance at Acoma.

(234)

Terraced Houses. Acoma. Enchanted Mesa in distance.

(235)

Coma-ci'-ta. Laguna.

Box  14

Photographs 236-250

(236)

Two Hills. Governor of Santa Clara.

(237)

Laguna. Old end of the pueblo.

(238)

Chu-pa-ca. Santo Domingo.

(239)

Chu'-pa-ca. Santo Domingo.

(240)

San Ildefonso. Ancient section of village.

(241)

Last of their Tribe. Two last full bloods of Nambe.

(242)

House tops of Santa Clara.

(243)

Two Maids of San Juan.

(244)

Burning Pottery. Santa Clara.

(245)

Acoma Houses.

(246)

The Ladle of Acoma.

(247)

San Felipe Turquoise driller. From pueblo of San Felipe.

(248)

Enchanted Mesa. Near Pueblo of Acoma.

(249)

Pool at Santa Clara.

(250)

After the Storm, near Zuni. Mesa at left contains Zuni shrines and sacred altars.

Box  15

Photographs 251-266

(251)

Santa Clara Valley. Santa Clara woman with water jar.

(252)

Isleta Pottery Painter.

(253)

Pueblo of Laguna.

(254)

A Water Hole. Hopi women of First Mesa.

(255)

White-house Ruin. Canyon de Chelly.

(256)

Havasupai Sweat-house.

(257)

Havasupai Canyon. Near Havasupai village.

(258)

Havasupai Man.

(259)

Havasupai Girl.

(260)

Canyon de Chelly.

(261)

Rock. Havasupai.

(262)

Cliff Ruins. Canyon de Chelly.

(263)

Cliff Ruin. Canyon de Chelly.

(264)

Finishing the Basket. Taos.

(265)

Nara-kee'-ge-etsu. Jicarilla Apache.

(266)

Nara-kee'-ge-etsu. Jicarilla Apache. Scout under Kit Carson.

Box  16

Photographs 267-280

(267)

Apache Mother and Children.

(268)

Nearing the End of the Trail. White Mountain Apache.

(269)

Apache Man. White Mountain Apache.

(270)

The Half-breed. Apache and Mexican.

(271)

Apache Youth. White Mountain Apache.

(272)

Tile'-goot. Old Apache Scout.

(273)

Ulla-tiz'-neh. White Mountain Apache.

(274)

Apache Woman. White Mountain Apache.

(275)

Apache Mother and Baby.

(276)

Apache Maidens. White Mountain Reservation.

(277)

Apache Women. San Carlos.

(278)

Al-che-say'. Chief of the White Mountain Apaches.

(279)

Children of the Desert. Near Oraibi. Hopi.

(280)

San Juan Dooryard.

Box  17

Photographs 281-293

(281)

The Harvesters. Bringing in the corn, melons, and beans. Walpi.

(282)

South Pueblo of Taos. Showing part of ancient wall.

(283)

Ti-koya. Hopi of First Mesa.

(284)

Hopi Family Homeward bound. Bringing in the harvest.

(285)

Navajo Chicken pull. Naho'qai qaltqe.

(286)

Naho'-qai alĕ' or Navajo Chicken pull.

(287)

Chindi-tqa. (Place of the Dead.) Navajo.

(288)

Navajo Travelers.

(289)

Shi-dez'-hĕ. Navajo.

(290)

Cochiti Basket Dance. Beginning.

(291)

Cochiti Basket Dance. Middle of dance.

(292)

Cochiti Basket Dance. End of dance.

(293)

White-buffalo Dance. Cochiti Indians.

Box 18

Other Materials in Collection

Physical Description: 1 box Typescript introduction and index to the photographs titled "A Brief Account of the Making of this Collection of Indian Pictures," by Carl Moon, 1924; newspaper clippings related to Moon, 1904-1936 (bulk 1911-1923); 1916 exhibition brochure for artist Thomas Moran, mentioning "Karl Moon."