Stone Family

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See more items in: Helga Teiwes photograph collection; Helga Teiwes photograph collection / Series 1: Akimel O'odham (Pima)

Extent: 148 Negatives (photographic) (black and white, 6x6cm); 96 Slides (photographs); 6 Photographic prints

Type: Archival materials; Negatives (photographic); Slides (photographs); Photographic prints

Collection Citation: Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Helga Teiwes Photograph Collection, Box and Item Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.

Collection Rights: Please contact the NMAI Archive Center (NMAIArchives@si.edu) regarding the use of this collection, donor restrictions apply.

Scope and Contents: The Stone family photographs (Subseries 1.2) reflect the daily life of Patricia Stone (1933-2013), referred to by Teiwes as "Pat," and her family primarily in 1974. Pat was married to Leonard Stone (1928-2013) and they lived and worked in the Gila River community. In addition to working as a farmer, Leonard played the violin and helped form the Gila River Old Time Fiddlers. Almost all of the Stone children, William, Robert, Roger, Edward, Donald, Colleen, Phyllis, Carol, Louise, Rebecca, Lila and Leah were photographed by Teiwes. The majority of the photographs in this subseries were taken in 1974, though Teiwes first visited in 1965. A note by Teiwes indicates that the photographs were taken for an educational filmstrip to be used in schools. These photographs show the family at home preparing dinner, out in the fields collecting greens, the Stone family home as well as the children in town enjoying popsicles. Of all the children, Rebecca was photographed the most, particularly with siblings Edward, Leah and Lila. The majority of the photographs are black and white 6x6 cm negatives and color slides.

Restrictions: The Stone family was contacted and gave permission to have their photographs viewable online.

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Helga Teiwes photograph collection

Photographer

Teiwes, Helga

Summary

The Helga Teiwes photograph collection contains over 7,000 negatives, slides and prints made by Teiwes between 1965 and 2002. For over thirty years Teiwes worked as a staff photographer for the Arizona State Museum, photographing and documenting Native American communities across the American Southwest. During this time, Teiwes also privately took photographs and built personal relationships among...