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William Wrather films of the Southwestern United States

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Creator:
Wrather, William Embry, 1883-1963  Search this
Extent:
3 Film reels (47 minutes, black-and-white color silent; 1261 feet, 16mm)
Culture:
DinĂ© (Navajo)  Search this
Apache  Search this
Hopi-Tewa  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Film reels
Silent films
Place:
North America
Arizona
New Mexico
Date:
circa 1926-1941
Scope and Contents:
William Wrather's amateur footage of the "Indian Fair" at Gallup, New Mexico and other footage of New Mexio and Arizona from the 20s through the early 1940s. Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or Anthropology Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Provenance:
Received from Catherine Wrather in 1991.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.
Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Genre/Form:
silent films
Citation:
William Wrather films of the Southwest, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
HSFA.1991.14
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William Wrather films of the Southwestern United States
Archival Repository:
Human Studies Film Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pc9b9bd98a9-3af6-435b-86b5-45823d299c4b
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-hsfa-1991-14