Howard J. Hawthorne films of the American Southwest and Mexico
name: label: Creator
content: Hawthorne, Howard J.
place: label: Place
content: North America
label: Place
content: Arizona
label: Place
content: Gallup (N.M.)
label: Place
content: Mexico City (Mexico)
topic: label: Topic
content: Rodeos
label: Topic
content: Ranching
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated by Barbara Overby, Verna Mae Wilson and E. E. "Skip" Benson, in honor of Howard J. Hawthorne, in 1999.
creator: label: Creator
content: Hawthorne, Howard J.
culture: label: Culture
content: Diné (Navajo)
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Film reels (color silent; 300 feet, 8mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1940-1953
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: HSFA.1999.04
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Film reels
label: Type
content: Silent films
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: silent films
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Footage taken Howard J. Hawthorne, a Navajo, of various North American southwest and Mexican scenes including Gallup Ceremonials (1941, 1942, 1952, 1953); Navajo Fair and rodeo (1952); sheep herding, skinning and slaughtering (1941); Canyon de Chelly (1946); Lee Ferry Country and Grand Canyon (1950); bodies of two dead indians possibly in Mexico (1941); Mexico City (1941); and Painted Desert and Hard Rock Mountain (ca. 1953). Footage possibly includes Bert Pausma (uncertain spelling), a self-appointed evangelist, lecturing a group of Navajo.

Legacy keywords: Parade ; Dance ; Rodeos ; Ceremonies North America ; Animal husbandry Navajo United States ; Landscapes ; Canyons Arizona

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