Detail View: Image Archives: Summer Homes

File Name: 
80-003.jpg
catalog number: 
IV.80-003.P
collection: 
Image Archives
title: 
Summer Homes
creator: 
Gertrude Van Roekel
creator type: 
photographer
creator: 
Clayton Powers
creator type: 
creator of digital collection
description: 
According to Gertrude Van Roekel the tipi was erected mainly for festivals but this family used them for a summer home because they were cooler. The large tipi to the right is made from 50 yards of canvas for tight fitting. The smaller tipi is more makeshift being made from strips of canvas.
date: 
1950
date type: 
date of photograph
location: 
USA, New Mexico, Jicarilla Apache Reservation, Dulce
modified: 
no
format: 
image/jpg
file size: 
4.53MB
source: 
5x7 black and white photographic print scanned with Epson Expression 10000XL at 500dpi, 16-bit grayscale.
rights: 
use with permission Denver Museum of Nature and Science