Center of Southwest Studies

Collection  P 003:
Theodore Hetzel photographs:
Group B.5.g: Tohono O'odham Indians

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Interior view of store at Covered Wells Trading Post (Pima County, Ariz.)
Date/circa:  1955
Photographer: Hetzel, Theodore B. (Kennett Square, Pa.)
Subjects: Covered Wells Trading Post (Pima County, Ariz.); ; Tohono O'Odham Indians|vPictorial works; Covered Wells (Pima County, Ariz.)
Notes: Photo of the Covered Wells Trading Post, Babe Robinette, proprietor. The date is probably 1955. Several men looking at items in a store. Various goods can be seen stacked on shelves and the floor. Items are also hanging from a beam near the ceiling. Covered Wells is a translation from the Tohono O'Odham name 'Kia Hoa Toak' meaning 'carrying basket mountain'.
Call number:  SW P003B5gFol1Item12

Links to other digitized images in the Theodore Hetzel photographs collection:

Group A:  Photos of topics pertaining to Indians Group B:  Photos of Indians Group C:  Photos pertaining to the Indian Rights Association and related organizations

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