Francisco Vigil--Govr. Pueblo San Ildefonso – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Francisco Vigil--Govr. Pueblo San Ildefonso comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Francisco Vigil--Govr. Pueblo San Ildefonso
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Francisco Vigil, listed in the record as governor of San Ildefonso Pueblo, is the subject of this portrait, made around 1900 by Adam Clark Vroman, a Pasadena photographer who recorded Pueblo people across the Southwest. San Ildefonso is a Tewa-speaking community on the Rio Grande north of Santa Fe. Its governor was an elected leader who dealt with outside authorities while the pueblo kept its own councils and ceremonies. Portraits from this period were often made for collectors and curious visitors, so they reflect both the sitter's dignity and the photographer's choices about how Pueblo leaders would be seen.
| Created / published | c1900. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Portrait photographs 1900.Photographic prints 1900. |
| Notes | D19808 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Adam Clark Vroman, Pasadena, California. No. 831. |
| Subjects | Vigil, Francisco. Indians of North America--New Mexico--San Ildefonso Pueblo--1900. Tewa Indians--1900. Governors--1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,269 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-179047 |
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