Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Elmer E. Higley collection, NMAI.AC.228; National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center, Smithsonian Institution.
Rights
Some photographs in this series are restricted due to cultural sensitivity.
Scope and Contents
This subseries contains 212 glass lantern slides from the Southwest region. Approximately 100 of these images are of the "Cliff Dwelling" structures at Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado, photographed by Elmer E. Higley between 1914 and 1919. Other images depict Diné (Navajo) peoples, buildings, and a number of Pueblo communities.
Collection Restrictions
Access to NMAI Archives Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).