Amon Carter print details

Navajo Horsemen in Canyon de Chelly, Arizona

Object Details

  • Date

    ca. 1940

  • Object Type

    Photographs

  • Medium

    Halftone print

  • Contributors

    Published by Fred Harvey Trading Co.

  • Object Format

    Postcard

  • Dimensions

    3 1/2 x 5 7/16 in.

  • Inscriptions

    Recto:

    l.l. to l.c. printed: H-3120 -- NAVAJO HORSEMEN IN CANYON DE CHELLY, ARIZONA

    Verso:

    u.l. ptinted: HOTELS - SHOPS \ Fred Harvey \ RESTAUTANTS

    u.c. [stamp]: PHOENIX \ JUN 14 \ 130 AM \ 1942 \ ARIZ

    u.r. [stamp]: BUT \ DEFENSE SAVINGS \ BONDS AND STAMPS

    u.l. printed: On the Navajo reservation in north- \ eastern Arizona are many canyona curi- \ ously carves out of the desert table lands. \ The most notable is a series of some \ twenty miles long, called Canyon de \ Chelly whose sheer narrow walls rise \ nearly a thousand feet.

    c.l. to l.l. in ink: Dear Neighbor: We had a delightful \ trip. We are staying \ at Arizona Hotel. air conditioned \ Enjoying every minute. \ Willaim met us and \ oh so happy. He looks fine \ We had dinner with my \ cousins last p.m. \ F & William plan on being \ married tomorrow (Sun) \ at the Episcopal Church. William \ had met the minister and liked him.

    c.r. in ink: Mrs Gertrude Schaffer \ 4507 E 26 ave \ Denver \ Colo

  • Collection Name

    Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection

  • Credit Line

    Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas

  • Accession Number

    P1976.48.328

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Additional details

Location: Off view
Part of: Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection

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