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Canyon de Chelly

 Subject
Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Scope Note: Hierarchy of North and Central America (continent) .... North and Central America (continent) (P) Hierarchy of United States (nation) ........ United States (nation) (P) Hierarchy of Arizona (state) ............ Arizona (state) (P) Hierarchy of Apache (county) ................ Apache (county) (P) Hierarchy of Chelly, Canyon de (valley) .................... Chelly, Canyon de (valley) (P)

Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:

Cliff walls near Antelope ruins in Canyon, late 19th century - early 20th century

 Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 255.Unknown]
Identifier: TU2009.39.258.32
Description

Cliff walls in canyon. Photo attached to black album page with TU2009.39.258.31a on reverse. Handwritten below image, "Looking up Canyon from Antelope ruins."



Inscription(s)

Inscribed, “Looking up Canyon from Antelope ruins" in lower center on recto

Dates: late 19th century - early 20th century
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / ZZ.018, Charles M. Russell Research Collection (Britzman) / Empty photo album

Descriptive lists of the 33 photographs of paintings from the envelope, early 20th century

 Item — Folder 500: [Barcode: 127.500]
Identifier: 5327.525.1a-.2a
Description Folder 500 Transcript (DCI) [page 1] [typed document] STUDIES by W. R. LEIGH Address: 1680 Broadway, New York 19, N. Y. Telephone: Columbus 5-20771. White Hopi burro with native saddle. The Hopi Indians use a great many donkeys because they are more docile than horses. They got these animals originally from the Spaniards.2. Black Hopi burro with native saddle.3. Gray and white pinto Hopi...
Dates: early 20th century
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / MC.1963.125, Manuscript Collection: William R. Leigh

Envelope containing "33 photographs of W.R. Leigh studies on exhibit thru Mr. A. Bement", early 20th century

 Item — Folder 500: [Barcode: 127.500]
Identifier: 5327.525
Description

Folder 500

Dates: early 20th century
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / MC.1963.125, Manuscript Collection: William R. Leigh

Four people walking near cliffs in canyon, late 19th century - early 20th century

 Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 255.Unknown]
Identifier: TU2009.39.258.35
Description

Four people walking near cliffs in canyon. Photo attached to black album page with TU2009.39.258.36 on reverse. Handwritten below image, "Charlie chasing Venus".



Inscription(s)

Inscribed, "Charlie chasing Venus" in lower center on recto

Dates: late 19th century - early 20th century
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / ZZ.018, Charles M. Russell Research Collection (Britzman) / Empty photo album

Group of horses near cliff walls in Canyon de Chelly, late 19th century - early 20th century

 Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 255.Unknown]
Identifier: TU2009.39.258.34a-b
Description

Group of horses near cliff walls in canyon. Three people along cliffside walking towards ruins. Photo "a" attached to black album page with TU2009.39.258.33 on reverse. Handwritten below image "a", "Chelly".



Inscription(s)

Inscribed, "Chelly" in lower center on recto

Dates: late 19th century - early 20th century
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / ZZ.018, Charles M. Russell Research Collection (Britzman) / Empty photo album

Group of people seated or standing in canyon, late 19th century - early 20th century

 Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 255.Unknown]
Identifier: TU2009.39.258.39
Description Group of people seated or standing in canyon. Photo attached to black album page with TU2009.39.258.40 on reverse. Handwritten below image are names of some people in the group: to the left, "Sweet Heart"; center, under the one person standing, "Foxy"; and right, under man lying down, "Rim rock Leo". Inscription(s) Inscribed, "Sweet Heart" in lower left on recto; Inscribed, "Foxy" in lower center on recto; Inscribed, "Rim rock Leo" in lower...
Dates: late 19th century - early 20th century
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / ZZ.018, Charles M. Russell Research Collection (Britzman) / Empty photo album

Horse-drawn wagon sitting in front of small adobe structure in a Canyon de Chelly, late 19th century - early 20th century

 Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 255.Unknown]
Identifier: TU2009.39.258.33
Description

Horse-drawn wagon sitting in front of small adobe structure in a canyon. Near cliff wall. Photo attached to black album page with TU2009.39.258.34a on reverse. Handwritten below image, "Indian House Canyon de Chelly".



Inscription(s)

Inscribed, "Indian House Canyon de Chelly" in lower center on recto

Dates: late 19th century - early 20th century
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / ZZ.018, Charles M. Russell Research Collection (Britzman) / Empty photo album

Large group of people near set of ruins in canyon wall, late 19th century - early 20th century

 Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 255.Unknown]
Identifier: TU2009.39.258.36
Description

Large group of people near set of ruins in canyon wall. Photo attached to black album page with TU2009.39.258.35 on reverse. Handwritten below image, "Grandma chasing wife."



Inscription(s)

Inscribed, "Grandma chasing wife" in lower center on recto

Dates: late 19th century - early 20th century
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / ZZ.018, Charles M. Russell Research Collection (Britzman) / Empty photo album

Large group of people posing on or near ruins in canyon, late 19th century - early 20th century

 Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 255.Unknown]
Identifier: TU2009.39.258.37a-b
Description

Large group of people posing on or near ruins in canyon. Photo "a" attached to black album page with TU2009.39.258.38a on reverse. Handwritten below image on "a", "Antelope ruins (Canyon de Chelly)".



Inscription(s)

Inscribed, “Antelope ruins (Canyon de Chelly)" in lower center on recto

Dates: late 19th century - early 20th century
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / ZZ.018, Charles M. Russell Research Collection (Britzman) / Empty photo album

List of Leigh's paintings organized by the types of sky compiled by Mrs. A. Connett, early 20th century

 Item — Folder 499: [Barcode: 127.499]
Identifier: 5327.526.1-.9
Description Folder 499 Transcript (DCI) [at top right of page in pencil it is noted “This list compiled by Mrs. A. Connett, Sec’y to WRL.”CUMULUS CLOUDS1. Coming Shower — Arizona2. Rain Cloud — Arizona3. Desert Shower — Arizona4. Clouds Over The Rockies — Wyoming5. Polacca, Arizona — First Mesa6. El Capitain — Kayenta, Arizona7. Distant Showers — Ganado,...
Dates: early 20th century
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / MC.1963.125, Manuscript Collection: William R. Leigh

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