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Nov 20, 2012
(Documentary Artifact): One b/w photographic print of Don Carlos braiding a reata (or lasso) which is attached by one end to a timber post. Two men and two children sit in the shade in the background.
Notes on verso of print:
OP 14961-1082/ 88:17050-1082/ SANTA CRUZ/ SONORA/ PAI-PAI INDIANS/ 1926/ Don Carols +/ from/ Santa Cruz 1926/ braiding reata
Nov 20, 2012
(Documentary Artifact): Three b/w photographic prints of Anna May Davis, Joe Carter, and Took standing around a campfire and holding dishes. A tent and trees are in the background.
Notes on verso of prints:
Image 1: OP 14961-1083/ 88:17050-1083/ ALAMO – SONORA – COCOPAH/ 1923/ Our camp at Alamo/ Sonora – A.M., Joe Carter + Took/ Jan 7 1923
Image 2: OP 14961-1083/ 88:17050-1083/ ALAMO/ SONORA/ COCOPAH/ 1923/ DAVIS’ CAMP AT ALAMO, SONORA. NEAR/ MEXICALI, COCOPAH INDIAN AREA. LEFT, ANNA/ MAY DAVIS, JOE CARTER & TOOK, READY/ FOR BREAKFAST./ 917
Image 3: [Same as Image 2]
Nov 20, 2012
(Documentary Artifact): One b/w photographic print of two Mexican men cleaning out gold/mercury amalgam left behind in a stone-lined ore mill used to process gold. The center post of the mill lays on the ground on the left.
Notes on verso of print:
OP 14961-1084/ 88:17050-1084/ SAN ANTONIO/ SONORA/ 1920/ Mexicans cleaning out the/ amalgam from the arastra at/ the old village of San Antonio./ Sonora/ Aug 6 1920/ ARASTRA – ORE MILL/ GOLD ORE WAS PROCESSED HERE SO GOLD WAS/ PROCESSED WITH MERCURY TO FORM AMALGUM [amalgam]/ SAN ANTONIO APPROX. 20 MI. SO. SONOITA
Nov 20, 2012
(Documentary Artifact): One b/w photographic print of a man using a shallow metal pan to separate the mercury/gold amalgam from the tailings. Two other men sit nearby.
Notes on verso of print:
OP 14961-1085/ 88:17050-1085/ SAN ANTONIO/ SONORA/ 1920/ Separating, washing out the/ amalgam from the tailings./ Old village of San Antonio/ Aug 6 1920/ SONORA/ B4
Nov 20, 2012
(Documentary Artifact): One b/w photographic print of a young woman, girl, and boy identified as Amy, Crystal and Fital. They are the family of Manuel Ortega. Amy and Crystal wear shawls over their heads and long, cloth dresses. Fital wears a shirt and overalls.
Notes on verso of print:
OP 14961-1086/ 88:17050-1086/ QUITO VACA/ SONORA/ 1920/ Fital, Amy +/ Crystal -/ family of Manuel/ Ortega – Aug 6 1920/ QUITO VACA, SONORA B4/ LEFT TO RIGHT/ AMY, FITAL & CRYSTAL/ Spectators/ A2
