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Che-na-wah-Weitch-ah-wah – Historic Reproduction

Che-na-wah-Weitch-ah-wah, c1916. — historic photograph
Che-na-wah-Weitch-ah-wah, c1916.. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Che-na-wah-Weitch-ah-wah. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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The 1916 portrait is titled Che-na-wah-Weitch-ah-wah and was made by Lucy Thompson of Eureka, California, who registered it for copyright that year. Thompson, born in 1856, had close ties to the Yurok people of the Klamath River region, and she photographed Native women in traditional dress at a time when federal policy and missionary pressure were pushing many Native customs out of everyday life. Because the emphasis falls on clothing and adornment, the image works as a record of regalia as well as a portrait, and the ornaments and garment details are worth a close look.

Created / publishedc1916.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePortrait photographs 1910-1920.Photographic prints 1910-1920.
NotesJ217601 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Mrs. Lucy Thompson, Eureka, California. No. 700-C.
SubjectsThompson, Lucy,--b. 1856. Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1910-1920. Indians of North America--Women--1910-1920. Yurok Indians--Clothing & dress--1910-1920. Yurok Indians--Women--1910-1920.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,303 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-202390

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