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Indians of North America -- Southwest, New

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Drawing of carved pipe from beyond Rocky Mountains

 Collection — Huntington box 41 - folder 1
Identifier: 9098
Scope and content

Paintings signed Broncho Charlie and dated 1942. This could be Broncho Charlie Miller, sometimes spelled Bronco, who was the youngest rider for the Pony Express and showman for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Two of the paintings are titled "Wild Horses", and "Hunting Buffalo 1878 Kansas"; the third is untitled. The untitled painting depicts Indians fighting and being killed with guns, and also has riders on horseback. A southwestern mesa landscape is in the background.

Dates: 1942.

Handwritten notes on Indian names

 Collection — Huntington box 9 - folder 1
Identifier: 9255
Scope and content

Manuscript sent to Frederick Webb Hodge. Includes handwritten copies of manuscripts in the British Museum. Various notes on culture, relations, activities, as well as language and place names.

Dates: 1911.

Painting of Indian chief on wood

 Item — Huntington box 41 - folder 1
Identifier: 9097
Scope and content

Color painting of an unknown chief by an unknown artist. The artist has signed the work, but the name is indecipherable. Probably from one of the western or southwestern United States tribes.

Dates: undated.