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Caption
Hopi Indian Pueblo. Oraibi, Arizona. Hopi land is in north western Arizona-and Oraibi is one of the principle villages containing a population of about 1200 Indians. The houses are built on the style of many other pueblos consisting of community terraced houses made into hundreds of rooms. The houses are sometimes six and seven stories, each terrace being built well back of the one below. The roof of the rooms below answering for the front yard of the one immediately above. They form a picturesque sight resembling a giant stairway.
Physical Description
One color postcard with a divided back. The postcard was published by Curt Teich Company in Chicago, Illinois.
Condition
Used
Postmark Date
1934-05-24
Sender
M.M.B. [Arizona]
Recipient
Miss Clarke [St. Joseph, Missouri]
Language of Message
English
Language of Postcard
English
Location
United States–Arizona– Navajo County–Kykotsmovi Village
Publisher
Curt Teich Company
Publisher Series
A-33476
Date Issued
1898-1978
Object Type
Postcard
Object Size
14 X 09 cm
Original Collection
San Diego College for Women Postcard Collection
Digital Collection
American Postcard Collection
Digital Publisher
Copley Library. University of San Diego
Collection Number
Arizona-38
Date Digitized
2016-04-16
Image Format
362 KB
Repository
Special Collections. Copley Library, University of San Diego
Image File Location
P:\SDCW Postcard Collection\UnitedStates\Arizona-38A
Image File Size
Image/JPEG
Copyright
Copyright not Evaluated
Keywords
Oraibi (Ariz.), Ancestral Pueblo culture, Historic sites