Postcard of Hopi Indian Snake Dance
ID: SIA2013-07717 (front) and SIA2013-07718 (back)
Creator: Unknown
Form/Genre: Postcard
Date: c. 1930-1949
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Collection T90126, Box 1, Folder: 3
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"Real photo" postcard of an exhibit at the United States National Museum, now the National Museum of Natural History, with the caption "Hopi Indian Snake Dance, National Museum, Smithsonian Institution." The Native Americans are in ceremonial dress and three appear to be performing the dance. The front of the postcard has a white border. The postcard is unused. However, there is a penciled note on the message side: "Recd. 3/29/49 228.80 Expe. Chg.- 4.98."
Subject
- United States National Museum
- National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
Category
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes
- The National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) first opened to the public on March 17, 1910 as the new United States National Museum. The National Museum was first housed in what is now the Arts and Industries Building.
- "Real photo" postcards were first produced using the Kodak "postcard camera." The postcard camera could take a picture and then print a postcard-size negative of the picture, complete with a divided back and place for postage.
Contained within
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Collection T90126, Box 1, Folder: 3
Contact information
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Date
c. 1930-1949
Restrictions & Rights
No restrictions
Topic
- Postcard
- Rites and ceremonies
- Mannequins (figures)
- Historians
- Models (representations)
- Clothing and dress
- Dance
- Exhibitions
- Hopi Indians
- Indian dance
- Indians of North America
- Models
Place
North America
Form/Genre
- Postcard
- Photographic print
ID Number
SIA2013-07717 (front) and SIA2013-07718 (back)
Physical description
Number of Images: 2; Color: Black and White; Size: 5.5w x 3.4h; Type of Image: Postcard; Medium: Photographic print