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| Title: | Native American man demonstrating turquoise processing techniques |
| Date/circa: | 1939/1949 | |
| Photographer: | Ellison, Eddie Boyden (Santa Fe, N.M.) | |
| Subjects: | Mineral industries--New Mexico--Pictorial works; | |
| Notes: | Image of a Native American man seated on the ground using a hand drill with a stone hammer and woven basket in front of him. The man may be demonstrating ancient processing techniques after mining turquoise. There are rock samples located in the basket. This negative was in Drawer 1 labeled "Indians." | |
| Negative#: | 12413 |
This photo is part of the Ellison family collection, donated to the Center by Gary Ellison, son of Betty D. and Edward H. "Rocky" Ellison and grandson of Eddie Boyden Ellison.
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