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Photograph of a Southern Paiute family, Goodsprings (Nev.), 1912
Date
1912
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from photograph, "Southern Paiute - 10. A 1912 Southern Paiute family in Goodsprings, Nevada. From left to right: Bahoon, Daisy Mike, woman on right - unknown. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of Peabody Museum, Harvard University."
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Photograph of Captain Pete, early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1920
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from photo: "Washo - 1. Captain Pete was one of the early spokesmen for the Washo in their dealings with whites. He was often called upon to defend Lake Tahoe and the pine nut hills. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of Nevada Historical Society."
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Photograph of Washoe basketmakers, early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1920
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from photograph, "Washo - 2. Two Washo basketmakers. Washo baskets were highly prized for their excellence. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of Stella Nevers."
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Photograph of a Washoe couple, early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1920
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from photograph, "Washo - 3. Washo couple showing one of the large trout which were once plentiful at Lake Tahoe. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of Winona James."
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Photograph of a Washoe family, Carson City (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1920
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from photograph, "Washo - 4. Dat-So-La-Lee with her husband, Charley Keiser, outside their home in Carson City, Nevada. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of Nevada Historical Society."
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Photograph of Captain Jim, a Washoe Spokesman, early 1900s
Date
1892
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from photograph, "Washo - 5. Captain Jim, A Washo spokesman. In 1892, he traveled to Washington, D.C. to plead with the U.S. Government to stop destroying the pine nut trees and the hunting and fishing rights of his people. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of Nevada Historical Society."
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Photograph of a Washoe family, Lake Tahoe, early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1920
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from photograph, "Washo - 6. The Washo lived around Lake Tahoe each summer fishing and gathering foods until well into the 1900's. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of Stella Nevers."
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Photograph of a Carson Indian School, Stewart (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1920
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from photograph, "Washo - 7. Many Washo children attended the Carson Indian School at Stewart, Nevada. This school, originally established for the Washo, was later attended by the other Nevada tribes. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada."
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Photograph of Cave Rock, Lake Tahoe, early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1920
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from photograph, "Washo- 8. Cave Rock, overlooking Lake Tahoe, was an important sacred place of the Washo doctors. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of Nevada Historical Society."
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Photograph of a woman carrying a baby in a cradleboard, early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1920
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from photograph, "Washo - 9. The cradleboard of the Washo people was made from willows and the baby was kept secure with strips of buckskin. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of Nevada Historical Society."
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