Native American Photographs

"Proud of their grandson."

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Title

"Proud of their grandson."

Description

Photographed by Jack Hillers for the US Topographical and Geological Survey of the Colorado Valley, 1874. Image of a young Kai-Vav-It boy and his grandparents outside of a thatched dwelling. The woman hands the boy a small feathered headpiece.
"Indians of the Colorado Valley. No. 26. Kai-vav-its. A tribe of Pai Utes, living on the Kai-bab Plateau, near the Grand Canon of the Colorado, in northern Arizona. Proud of their grandson. Photographed by Hillers."
Copyright 1874 by J.W. Powell, Washington, D.C.
"U.S. Topographical and Geological Survey of the Colorado River of the West. By J.W. Powell and A.H. Thompson."
Gift of R.C. Waterson, 1875.

Creator

Hillers, John K., 1843-1925, photographer

Source

Graphic Arts Photos Native American
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Date

1874

Citation

Hillers, John K., 1843-1925, photographer, “"Proud of their grandson.",” Native American Photographs, accessed June 3, 2023, https://www.americanantiquarian.org/nativeamericanphotographs/items/show/269.