photCL 39 (1-80): Alaska ca. 1884-1885.
Views along the Kuskowim River, Bethel, Nushagak, Togiak, Ounalaska and Bethel. Photographs of eskimos, traders, trading posts, churches and buildings of these areas. Some very interesting "Before and After" shots of eskimos with regard to the "civilizing" influence of Christianity. Portraits of Edith Kilbuck, one of the missionaries, and her children.
photCL 39 (81-160): Morongo Reservation ca. 1890-1920.
Schools.
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Moravian Church.
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Cemeteries.
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Dwellings & Topographical views.
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Activities & Scenes on the Reservation.
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Captain John Morongo and family.
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Various members of the Morongo Reservation.
Unidentified people and views.
photCL 39 (161-262).
Reservations in southern California.
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Schools in southern California.
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Portraits of U.S. Government officials and Native Americans.
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"Ramona."
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Unidentified reservations in southern California.
Arizona reservations.
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Northwest and Plains Indians; Unidentified and Miscellaneous tribes.
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Miscellaneous and Unidentified views.
photCL 39 263-349): Scenes from Riverside and San Diego Counties, ca. 1915.
Contact prints from original glass plate negatives which concentrate on the town of Banning, California and the surrounding countryside. Topographical and bird's eye views of the town (263-276); Street scenes and views of Banning's buildings, including the high school (277-297); Processing almonds and apricots (298-314); Scenes of wreckage from a train explosion and an earthquake (315-324); Palm Canyon and vicinity (325-336); Views from San Diego County (337-347).
photCL 39 (350-525): Weinland Family photographs.
Portraits of the Weinland and Yost families, the children and grandchildren; Friends of the Weinlands; Photographs of various residences, schools, and universities (including Caltech and Stanford), trips taken and places visited.
photCL 39 Volume 1: Weinland Family Photograph Album, ca. 1910s and 1920s.
Many personal snapshots of William and Caroline Weinland, their children, and grandchildren. Additionally, a majority of the views focus on Morongo and the surrounding reservations with images of Indians, missionaries, and various activities. An item-level finding guide to this volume was typewritten by Clarence Weinland (the youngest son of the Weinland and donor of the collection) and is in the collection file.
photCL 39 Volumes 2 and 3: Morongo Reservation, "The Portrero," ca. 1880s-1901.
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photCL 39 Volume 2: Photograph album of Mr. & Mrs. French Gilman, 1901.
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[New government schoolhouse at the Potrero. Exterior views at two different angles.]
[Nine school children pose with Sarah Morris & unidentified Indian woman next to schoolhouse.]
[New government schoolhouse at the Potrero. Exterior views at two different angles.]
[Nine school children pose with Sarah Morris & unidentified Indian woman next to schoolhouse.]
[New gov't schoolhouse at the Potrero. Sarah Morris stands on porch.]
Old Diabla. [Elderly woman sits on bottom step of schoolhouse with basket in her hands.]
Juan Lugo's wife (Polineria). [Woman seated next to large basket & holding two baskets in her lap.]
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[Views of roosters, one by the name of "Jumbo" and another by the name of "Los Angeles" being fed by a woman. Morongo Reservation?]
New school house (sic) at the Potrero. [Group of children posing on the porch with Sarah Morris standing at right.]
[Group of school children standing in front of old schoolhouse [?] with Sarah Morris standing at right. The names "Polinaria Sisco, Nancy Morongo, Louisa Jose, and Modesta Sisco written in ink above image.]
Jim Morongo, Maria Ventura, Chas. Ventura, Willie Pablo, Manuelito Chino. [Group photo of six children.]
Santiago and family. [Man and two women with two children on wagon.]
[Unidentified gathering of Indian men and women. See Album 39(152) for some of same people, possibly same gathering.]
S.E. Gilman's baskets.
Mrs. Burr's baskets. [Collection of baskets on porch. On verso says "Pima baskets at my sister-in-law's.]
Mrs. Burr's China cabinet.
[Interior view of room with piano in one corner, Indian basket on the floor. Statement on verso: "My parlor in Pomona. April 1901.]
[Cyanotype of wood-burning stove. Unidentified location.]
[Snapshots of "Mrs. Burr," "Jula," and local vegetation.]
26. Washington Monument. [View of monument between trees.]
Just a lake. [View of unidentified lake with two ships.]
[Unidentified man standing with arms folded next to native plant.]
Mrs. Burr's baskets. [Indian baskets & blankets piled atop a bed.]
[Views of the Potrero countryside and a small cottage identified as "Our cottage now Mrs. Ellis's" with Sarah Morris and French Gilman(?) standing in front.]
[Views of various locales in New York State - Lake George; Lake Mohonk.]
Capt. John's house as it was when I taught and lived in it. [View of John Morongo's house with two children standing in doorway.]
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Ruins of Capt. John's house at Potrero in which I lived and taught for a time. [Ruins of John Morongo's house.]
Capt. John's old house. [View of ruins.]
Old school house at Potrero. [Exterior view of dilapidated building.]
[Views of the toddler, Ida Miguel, in the yard, holding an apple, and standing in a basket.]
Grandfather. [Elderly man bent over in the act of chopping wood.]
Cat-claw. [View of brush with mountains in the distance.]
Victoria Miguel and children. [V. Miguel & her three children seated on porch steps and riding in an open carriage.]
A specimen of Banning civilization. [A woman is seated on the ground in front of a brush dwelling and surrounded by baskets.]
[Unidentified group of women and children.]
Tomas Sisco, Polinaria's father. [Postcard of an elderly man sitting astride a horse. The caption reads: "A Native Son. Banning, Cal."] 5.5x3.5 in. 53. [Unidentified group of young Indian men.]
[Polineria Sisco and baby posing outdoors next to unident. dwelling.]
Sweat house.
[Views of clouds over San Jacinto peak and an eagle's nest.]
Ramolda, Victoria Gabazon, [?]iona Ventura, Annie Morongo. [Portrait of four young girls posing outdoors.]
[New gov't schoolhouse at the Potrero with children posing in front.]
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Capt. John's house when used as a school building. [Portrait of school children lined up in front of building with Sarah Morris standing in doorway at rear & Rose and John Morongo standing at right. Damaged print.]
Carmel Lugo, Ella Morongo, Marinianna Sabachio. [Three small girls pose outdoors.]
Old school house at the Potrero. [Group of children posing in front of building with Sarah Morris standing at right.]
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[Views of tree trunk.]
Alexander Arguella, Lomas Arguella, Francisco Esfroma. [Three adolescent boys pose outdoors.]
photCL 39 Volume 3: "Potrero Photographs"
[Two unidentified children in granary basket.]
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[Government Indian Day school at the Potrero. New building with children posing in front.]
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Catholic cemetery at Potrero. [View of circle of rocks in foreground, crosses marking graves in the background. Badly faded print.]
Moravian cemetery, Potrero. [Close-up view of markers w. stones covering graves. Badly faded print.]
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[Captain John Morongo's house at the Potrero. Badly faded print.]
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Rose, Annie, Ella and Sarah. [Rose Morongo seated in wicker chair and surrounded by her three daughters.]
Bartesol Rice and children. [B. Rice in front of dwelling with four small children.]
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Four generations. Old Maria and her mother, her son Juan & his children. [Five people stand in front of thatched dwelling.]
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Three generations. Pablo, his mother & Will [Two older people seated with baskets, the older woman working on a basket, and the two younger people stand to the side.]
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Will Pablo's daughter. [Small girl poses in basket.]
Sweat house. [View of entrance to sweat house.]
Grandmother. [Old woman seated on steps and wrapped in a blanket.]
Annie, Ella and Sarah. [Daughters of John & Rose Morongo posing outdoors. Badly faded print.]
Annie, Ella, Sarah and myself. [Daughters of John & Rose Morongo & Sarah Morris seated in a wicker chair at center.]
[Elderly woman with bundle tied around her head - "Old Maria." Badly faded print.]
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Old Maria. [Woman seated on ground with hand covering her face. Women working in the background.]
Old Maria. [Woman with her back turned to the camera working on a basket.]
Potrero school. [Group view of school children with Sarah Morris, the teacher, standing in background at left. Faded print.]
Basket maker. [Over-exposed view of woman in front of dwelling making a basket.]
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Council house. [View of council house with elderly woman seated in front.]
Potrero. Moravian church and parsonage. [Bird's eye view over the Potrero.]
Victoria and children. [Victoria Lugo and three small children in front of house.]
New council house.
[Sarah Morris and some of her pupils.]
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Poleneria. [Woman holding basket & standing next to small boy.]
[Grouping of baskets with three circled in ink and numbered. Possibly made by Poleneria pictured in #26 above this photograph.]
[Bird's eye view of the Potrero/Morongo Reservation.]
Two groups of the Potrero Day School. [Views of school children pasted side-by-side in album.]
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Ramona. [Woman shown washing clothes and facing camera.]
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Victoria and children at [statement ends.]
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Capt. John. [Portrait view of Capt. John Morongo. Oval print.]
[Unidentified group of men and women standing in front of palm tree.]
Potrero school building. [New government school building w. Sarah Morris standing on steps.]
[Topographical view of field with buildings in distance. Vicinity of Morongo?]
[Group of school children at Morongo.] Small, circular snapshot.
[Elderly woman with bundle of reeds on her back, her hand on her forehead.]
[Unidentified dwelling made of brush, boards and other materials.]
[Unidentified gathering of men in front of old school house?]