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A Wappo matron – Historic Reproduction

A Wappo matron, c1924. — historic photograph
A Wappo matron, c1924.. 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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Titled "A Wappo Matron," this c1924 portrait shows an older Wappo woman, a member of a people whose homeland lies in the Napa and Sonoma valleys of northern California. Edward S.

Created / publishedc1924.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePortrait photographs 1920-1930.Photographic prints 1920-1930.
NotesJ268422 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Curtis no. 4008. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30, v. 14, p. 16.
SubjectsIndians of North America--Women--1920-1930. Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1920-1930. Wappo Indians--Women--1920-1930.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,273 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-194950

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