Ben Wittick Photographs of Hopi Villages 1880-1903

Summary

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Overview

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Abstract

Consists of a large bound volume of nine black-and-white photographs by American West photographer Ben Wittick, probably taken between 1880 and 1903.

Description

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Description

The collection consists of a large bound volume of nine black-and-white photographs by Wittick, probably taken between 1880 and 1903. The photographs are of different views of various Hopi Indian villages in northern Arizona with some of their inhabitants.

Collection Creator Biography

Born in Pennsylvania, Ben Wittick headed west in 1878 with his camera. Initially, he worked for the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, but he later established a studio in Gallup, New Mexico, and then Fort Wingate. He was tireless in his exploration of the Southwest, the railroad, and the natives peoples. His images, photographs, and paintings, provide a fascinating window into the end of American westward expansion. Among his subjects were Apache, Navajo, and Zuni figures and genre and landscapes of Canyon de Chelly and other Navajo Reservation and Pueblo scenes. He died from a rattlesnake bite in 1903.

Collection History

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Processing Information

Folder inventory added by Nicholas Williams '2015 in 2012.

Access and Use

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Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested from the Associate University Librarian for Rare Books and Special Collections. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.

Preferred Citation

Ben Wittick Photographs of Hopi Villages; circa 1880-1903, Manuscripts Division, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

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Topics

• Native American history
• Photography
• Western Americana

Subject Terms

• Arizona
• Dwellings
• Hopi Indians
• Indians of North America
• Photographers
• Pueblos

Genre Terms

• Photographs

Contents and Arrangement

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	Title	Date	Container
	Photograph Album of Hopi Villages	circa 1880-1903	Box 1, Folder 1