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Photograph of secretaries Elma Schwarz, Polly Hunter, Claire Wilhelm, and Lillian Wilhelm Smith in a Navajo hogan

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Identifier: MSS8277_S1_SS3_I42_B1_F6
Image of Photograph of secretaries Elma Schwarz, Polly Hunter, Claire Wilhelm, and Lillian Wilhelm Smith in a Navajo hogan
Image of Photograph of secretaries Elma Schwarz, Polly Hunter, Claire Wilhelm, and Lillian Wilhelm Smith in a Navajo hogan

Dates

  • Creation: 1914

Extent

1 photograph : black and white ; 9 x 14 cm

Additional Description

General Note

Secretaries of Zane Grey were in a Navajo hogan while staying with Louisa Wetherill in Kayenta, Arizona, while Zane Grey and Al Doyle explored the area.

General Note

Young women who traveled with Zane Grey were often lumped under the term "secretaries."

General Note

Note on verso: Interior of our Indian hogan. Built of mud and woven logs and door facing East. Setting Sun- strange beliefs of Indians. Navaho blankets serving as wall and buck-rum covering the alcove part. Opening at top covered with canvas. Elena, Polly, Myself, and Lillian.

General Note

Note on the back is written by Claire Wilhelm.

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