on back: No. 1243. A June Snow Storm in the San Juan Mountains [with a description of the San Juan mountains in Colorado]
General:
Historic Image #: 1243
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original images by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for
appointment in writing. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American
Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens.
This collection contains 54 albumen prints and 3 black-and-white negatives taken circa 1890-1900. Only two of the images can be definitively attributed to Richard Wetherill; the majority are attributed to "one of the Wetherill Brothers," either Richard or his brother John. The images depict views of various locations in Colorado, including Johnson Canyon, Mancos Canyon, the La Plata Mountains (San Juan Mountains), Mesa Verde (Balcony House, Cliff Palace, Navajo Canyon, Cliff Canyon, Ruin Canyon), and the Wetherill ranch known as Alamo House. Also present are images of a Zia Pueblo woman and a burial site at Grant Gulch, Colorado.
Arrangement note:
Prints:organzied in folders,arranged by image number.
Negatives: organized in individual sleeves,arranged by image number.
Restrictions:
Access is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment.
Rights:
Copyright: National Museum of the American Indian. Some images are restricted due to cultural sensitivity. Consult the archivist for further information.
Topic:
Indians of North America -- Funeral customs and rites Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Black-and-white negatives
Albumen prints
Citation:
Richard Wetherill prints and negatives, National Museum of the American Indian Archives, Smithsonian Institution (negative, slide or catalog number).
Report of the exploring expedition from Santa Fé, New Mexico, to the junction of the Grand and Green Rivers of the great Colorado of the West, in 1859 : under the command of Capt. J.N. Macomb, Corps of topographical engineers ... / with geological report by Prof. J.S. Newberry ..
Author:
Newberry, J. S (John Strong) 1822-1892 Search this
Macomb, J. N (John N.) 1810 or 11-1889 Search this
Meek, F. B (Fielding Bradford) 1817-1876 Search this
