Ute Indian sun and bear dances photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P0325
Scope and Contents
The provenance of this collection of 24 black-and-white prints is best explained by the writer of the captions in the photograph album they were originally contained in:
"The accompanying pictures were taken at the Sun and Bear Dances of the Ute Indian tribe at Whiterocks, Uintah Indian Reservation, Utah, about 1900 by Mr. Merriman, operator of the Whiterocks Trading Post. The prints were made by Dean E.A. Hoebel from negatives now (1953) in the possession of Mr. Bob Merriman, son of the aforementioned Mr. Merriman, who is the present operator of Whiterocks Trading Post." The writer of this and the photograph captions is unknown. The photographs were removed from the album and the existing captions were all copied and placed in the folders with them.
"The accompanying pictures were taken at the Sun and Bear Dances of the Ute Indian tribe at Whiterocks, Uintah Indian Reservation, Utah, about 1900 by Mr. Merriman, operator of the Whiterocks Trading Post. The prints were made by Dean E.A. Hoebel from negatives now (1953) in the possession of Mr. Bob Merriman, son of the aforementioned Mr. Merriman, who is the present operator of Whiterocks Trading Post." The writer of this and the photograph captions is unknown. The photographs were removed from the album and the existing captions were all copied and placed in the folders with them.
Dates
- circa 1900
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Conditions Governing Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Extent
24 Photographic Prints
Abstract
The Ute Indian sun and bear dances photograph collection contains photographs, originally in an album, of Sun and Bear dances performed by Ute Indians at Whiterocks, Utah.
- Title
- Guide to the Ute Indian sun and bear dances photograph collection, circa 1900
- Author
- Finding aid created by Multimedia Division staff.
- Date
- 2004 (last modified: 2018)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu