Center of Southwest Studies

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

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Tohono O'Odham woman standing near baby in a hammock
Date/circa:  1955
Photographer: Hetzel, Theodore B. (Kennett Square, Pa.)
Subjects: Tohono O'Odham Indians|vPictorial works; Pima County (Ariz.)
Notes: Photo of a woman standing near a small hammock hanging from a beam of a wood beam and log summer shelter. A baby is sleeping in the hammock. The woman is wearing a dress with vertical stripes and a dog is standing near her. Another woman stands in the background leaning against a post. Household items like a wash basin, a large vase, metal cups, pans, and tables are also pictured under the shelter. Dr. Hetzel described this photo: "Drinking water is rainwater from an open pond, and is stored in old oil drums (far right background), cooled in the porous pottery 'olla' (foreground), and drunk from the common dipper. Consequently dysentery is prevalent and the Papago baby has a life expectancy of 19 years (U.S. average over 60)."
Call number:  SW P003B5gFol2Item08

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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