Joseph Howard McGibbeny photograph collection

Joseph Howard McGibbeny photograph collection, 1937-1964

Overview of the Collection

Photographer

McGibbeny, Joseph Howard

Title

Joseph Howard McGibbeny photograph collection

Dates

1937-1964 (inclusive)

Quantity

5 boxes

Collection Number

P0092

Summary

The Joseph Howard McGibbeny photograph collection consists of negatives and photographs of Native Americans in the Southwest.

Repository

University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu

Access Restrictions

Boxes 4 and 5 are located in cold storage and require twenty-four hour advanced notice.

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.

Languages

English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Joseph Howard McGibbeny was born in approximately 1891 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to John and Jenny Fisher McGibbeny. After spending his early years in the east, McGibbeny attended the University of Arizona. He was a veteran of World War I, serving in both the Army and Navy. He was the bandmaster on the U.S.S. Mississippi and the editor of an Army newspaper. He married Grace Evans in 1931 in Salt Lake City and established himself as a photographer and writer on Native Americans of the Southwest. McGibbeny also worked for the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce and was a music critic. Joseph Howard McGibbeny died on 18 April 1970.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Joseph Howard McGibbeny photograph collection consists of negatives and photographs of Native Americans in the Southwest.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on 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.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Collection is arranged topically

Acquisition Information

Donated by heirs of Joseph H. McGibbeny in 1971.

Separated Materials

See also the Joseph H. McGibbeny papers (Ms 259) located in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description
Box	Folder
1	1	Portraits of Hopi People 1-2: Portrait of Hopi boy 3: Hopi girl holding a basket 4: Portrait of a Hopi woman wearing jewelry designed by Hopi artist, Fred Kabotie, inspired by patterns found on pottery fragments from ancient ruins 5: Hopi woman wearing native jewelry and costume 6-12: Hopi woman with hair in butterfly whorls (squash-blossom) showing she is of marriageable age
1	2	Portraits of Hopi People 13-16: Unidentified woman 17-18: Two unidentified women 19-20: Hopi bride carrying traditional reed doll, wearing handwoven wedding robe, and buckskin leggings and moccasins. Bride is Anna May, daughter of Chief of Old Oraibi 21: Stella Fredericks, at Hubbell's in Oraibi
1	3	Portraits of Hopi People 22-24: Young Hopi girl 25-26: Unidentified woman 27-28: Woman wearing Hopi jewelry. Necklace is pierced silver with mosaic inlaid turquoise. Medallion and matching bracelet are of Hopi sun symbol design 29: Hopi woman wearing Hopi jewelry. Bracelet on left arm is a ring of silver inlaid with copper. This type of jelwelry is called 'overlay' 30: Unidentified woman
1	4	Hopi Grinding Corn and Weaving 31-32: Hopi bride grinding corn on old-fashioned grinding stones 33-35: Woman weaving coil thunderbird basket 36: Woman of Hoteville weaving a wicker basket 37-38: Man weaving
1	5	Hopi Craft 39: Silversmith sawing a design in a silver strip 40: Silversmith soldering the cut design to the blank underplate 41: Jewelry maker creating a mold 42: Jewelry maker pouring mold 43: Woman forming a pot 44-45: Woman shaping pottery 46: Woman applying design 47: Woman shaping pottery 48-49: Woman applying design
1	6	Groups of Hopi People 50-53: Group of girls from 8th grade graduating class, 1947, dressed for school dance 54: Young daughter and son of Emerson Horace 55: Large group of unidentified people 56-57: Large group of unidentified people in costume 58: Hopi woman and two young girls 59-60: Children wearing costumes from a play
1	7	Snake and Butterfly Dances 61-63: Flood after Snake Dance. Pulling Dodge Powerwagon out of a wash 64-66: Group at Butterfly Dance 67-70: Butterfly dancers at lower Oraibi 71-73: Butterfly Dance at New Oraibi, August 23, 1947 74: Butterfly dancers
1	8	Hopi Kachina Dolls 75: Hopi Bean Dance kachina. Principal figure in winter ceremonial dance called the Bean Planting Dance 76: Hopi rabbit kachina 77: Hopi corn kachina 78: Hopi cow, squirrel, and corn kachina 79: One medium and two small Hopi kachinas 80-85:: Hopi kachina doll
1	9	Hopi Kachina Dolls 86-95: Hopi kachina doll
1	10	Hopi Jewelry 96: Hopi jewelry trade-mark and clan symbols 97-98: Sandcasting stone mold for jewelry 99-100: Hopi earrings 101-105: Hopi necklaces
1	11	Hopi Jewelry 106-110: Hopi bracelets 111-112: Six Hopi bracelets. Four overlaid and two stamped 113-114: Three jewelry boxes, two medallion pins, and one gato 115-116: Three jewelry boxes and two gatos
1	12	Hopi Jewelry 117: Hopi silver concha belt 118-119: Two carved Hopi belts with overlaid silver buckles 120-121: Three concha belts- two copper, one silver 122: Six overlaid buckles and four Hopi belts- two carved and two concha 123: Eight Hopi rings 124-125: Three hopi rings 126: Seven medallion pins
1	13	Hopi Baskets 127: Eight Hopi baskets 128: Six Hopi baskets 129-131: Thunderbird basket
1	14	Portraits - Navajo Babies 132: Baby in cradleboard 133: Evelyn Tsinijinnie in her cradleboard 134: Baby in her cradleboard 135: Baby with a lollipop 136-138: Unidentified baby 139: Unidentified child 140: Girl from Kayenta 141: Unidentified child 142: Unidentfied baby girl
1	15	Portraits - Navajo Girls 143-145: Young girl 146-147: Young girl, Judy Jim 148: Tsinijinni Tsosie's young daughter 149: Unidentified girl 150-151: Young girl in traditional costume 152-153: Navajo girl
1	16	Portraits - Navajo Girls 154: Unidentified girl 155: At`ed Ni-zo-nih 156-161: Unidentified girl 162: Mary James Benally 163: Helen Thomas. She received this name from a census enumerator who could not learn her real name because of the language barrier
1	17	Portraits - Navajo Women 164: Helen Thomas. She received this name from a census enumerator who could not learn her real name because of the language barrier 165-167: Young woman 168-169: Young bride 170-173: Unidentified woman 174-175: Young wife
1	18	Portraits - Navajo Women 176-177: Woman at Squaw Dance 178-179: Unidentified woman 180: Jennie Yazzi 181: Unidentified woman 182-183: Navajo squaw 184-185: Unidentified woman 186: Mary Todechire 187: Sam Honie's wife
1	19	Portraits - Navajo Women 188: Nellie Brown 189-190: Navajo wife, Awe-As-Dzanth Ya'a-Teh 191-194: Elderly woman, approximately 90 years old, Red Beard's widow. July, 1945 195: Elderly woman, Mrs. Jones 196: Navajo grandmother, Si-Mah Has-tih 197-198: Elderly woman
2	1	Portraits - Navajo Boys 199: Unidentified boy 200: Clink Black 201-202: Unidentified boy with his first hat 203: Alonzo Tauneka
2	2	Portraits - Navajo Men 204-205: Fred Yazzi on his horse at Goulding's, July, 1945 206-208: Boyd Little, July, 1945 209: Unidentified man 210: Hosteen Akain. Front cover of Arizona Highways, 1946 211: Navajo Medicine Man, Joe Lee 212-213: Elderly Navajo man, White Horse 214: Elderly Navajo Medicine Man 215: Elderly man
2	3	Navajo Families 216: Dan Phillips, wife, and two children 217: Dan Phillips' two children 218: Navajo man and wife 219-220: Navajo mother and daughter 221-224: Young girl
2	4	Navajo Families 226-227: Mother and baby 228: Woman and child- Ruth Yazzi and Janice. This photograph was published in Arizona Highways in August, 1946 229-230: Woman and child- Ruth Yazzi and Janice 231: Mother and daughter 232: Mother and child- Lois Stanley and Marie Stanley 233: Mother and daughter
2	5	Navajo Weaving 234-235: Navajo Yei-bet-chai blanket 236-237: Detail of Navajo Yei-bet-chai blanket 238: Two Gray Hills blanket 239-241: Woman weaving 242-243: Woman and child in front of rug on loom
2	6	Navajo Weaving 244-245: Woman weaving 246-247: Leon Bradley's wife, weaving 248: Navajo boy and goat in hogan in front of rug on loom 249: Woman weaving 250: Child in front of partley woven rug 251-253: Woman weaving a rug 254: Basket made by members of Ute tribe and secured through trade by the Navajo. This basket is used in weddings and other ceremonies
2	7	Navajo Sandpainting and Ceremonies 255: Medicine man painting the head of the Rainbow Yei 256: Medicine man painting first Yei 257: Medicine man, John Wilson, painting 258: Small Navajo sandpainting 259: Assistant finishes fourth Yei as Medicine Man instructs 260: Medicine man painting Horned Toad Yei 261: Medicine man painting black bear 262: Medicine man completing white bear of small sandpainting 263: Medicine man painting 264-265: Sandpainting ceremony for Navajo woman 266-267: Navajo woman and baby eating a ceremonial meal after destruction of sandpainting. July, 1945
2	8	Navajo Sandpainting and Ceremonies 268: Medicine man creating a sandpainting 269: Medicine man painting the body of a female patient 270-272: Medicine man prepares to feed ceremonial meal to female patient 273-274: Medicine man creating a sandpainting 275: Medicine man prepares base for sandpainting with red desert sand 276: Medicine man and assistant working on a sandpainting 277: Medicine man completes Red Ants hogan in a sandpainting 278-279: Female patient and baby take position in hogan for body painting
2	9	Navajo Sandpainting and Ceremonies 280: Daughter and son-in-law of a patient, buying food from a trader 281: Medicine man and assistant painting two Yeis 282: Medicine man prepares an evergreen wreath to be worn by a patient, while his assistant grinds turquoise for body paint 283: Navajo sandpainting. Watch bug completed for close-up 284: Medicine man and two assistants creating large painting 285: Medicine man destroys painting at conclusion of ceremony 286: Medicine man and sandpainting 287-288: Medicine man creating a sandpainting 289: Navajo sandpainting 290: Husband of a patient grinds rock to fine powder
2	10	Navajo Sandpainting and Ceremonies 292-295: Man creating a sandpainting 296: Navajo sandpainting 297: Man with large sandpainting 298-299: Medicine man in costume and another man in the medicine hogan with large sand painting 300: Medicine man in costume and another man in medicine hogan for Yei-bet-chai ritual 301: Man in medicine hogan with large sand painting
2	11	Navajo Silversmith and Jewelry 302-303: Silversmith Frank Cadman 304: Silversmith Frank Cadman working on die-stamped conchas 305: Female silversmith making Zuni type inlaid butterfly 306: Female silversmith fits twisted wire to case of Zuni inlaid butterfly 307-309: Silversmith die-stamping dress and moccasin buttons 310: Woman working on Zuni type inlaid butterfly 311: Femalesilversmith solders case for Zuni type inlaid butterfly 312: Navajo modern sandcast silver bracelet set with turquoise 313: Square bracelet purchased at Canyon de Chelly
2	12	Navajo Squaw Dance 314-315: Women on wagon at squaw dance near Cow Springs 316: Women and children on horseback at squaw dance near Cow Springs 317: Squaw dance 318: Men in a group at squaw dance near Cow Springs 319-320: Group at squaw dance 321: Group of men at the squaw dance 322: Two Navajo medicine men prepare for the squaw dance
2	13	Navajo Squaw Dance 323: Two medicine men preparing for the squaw dance 324: Men and women at squaw dance 325: Group at squaw dance 326: Man and woman at the squaw dance 327-331: Group at the squaw dance
2	14	4th of July and Christmas Parties 332-333: Addiki and Yazzi families after dinner at the 4th of July celebration at Goulding's Trading Post, 1944 334: Hugh Black and family feasting at the 4th of July celebration 335-336: Elderly woman making fry bread at the 4th of July celebration 337: Women cooking at the 4th of July celebration 338-344: Christmas party
2	15	Christmas Party 345-352: Christmas party 353: Men and women near stew kettle at a Christmas party at Heflin's. December 21, 1946 354: Women line up to receive gifts of clothing at Christmas party at Heflin's. December 21, 1946 355: Women in wagon at Christmas party at Heflin's. December 21, 1946 356: Navajo women inside trading post. Reuben Heflin trading Navajo rug at Christmas party. December 21, 1946 357: Women line up to receive gifts of clothing at Christmas party at Heflin's. December 21, 1946
2	16	Children's Clinic 358-367: Children receiving health services at a clinic on Navajo reservation
2	17	Navajo People - Monument Valley 368: Man on horse in Monument Valley 369: Two women in the desert 370: Two women on their horses in Monument Valley 371: Women herding sheep in Monument Valley 372: Woman on horse in Monument Valley 373: Women herding sheep in Monument Valley
2	18	Miscellaneous Photos of Navajo People 374: Woman and husband with a rug for trade 375: Man and wife buying supplies from a trader's wife 376: Trader measuring fabric in exchange for Navajo couple's rug 377: Woman and baby inside trading post 378: Woman buying food inside trading post 379: Women trading a rug inside the trading post 380: Group inside trading post 381: Family in a wagon 382: Group of unidentified people 383: Unidentified people at a party 384: Unidentified group 385: Unidentified people at a party
2	19	Miscellaneous Photos of Navajo People 386: Unidentified people at a party 387: Unidentified group 388-389: Group at a party 390: Group of unidentified men 391-397: Unidentified people at a party
2	20	Miscellaneous Photos of Navajo People 398: Unidentified people on range land 399: Unidentified men on horseback at the airport 400: Navajo ceremonial Mud Dance 401-403: Well drilling at Goulding's 404-411: Navajo vanadium mine
2	21	Miscellaneous Photos of Navajo People 412: Woman on a horse 413: Woman and two children on a horse 414-415: Woman and child 416: Men gambling at Goulding's 417: Great granddaughter of Haskinini Begay 418: Child and playhouse 419-420: Leon Bradley's children and Harry Goulding 421: Bride and groom
2	22	Miscellaneous Photos of Navajo People 422-424: Bride and groom 425-426: Man and squaw listening to the juke box 427: Two children 428: Men and women on horseback 429: Man and woman shearing sheep 430-431: Woman shearing sheep 432: Navajo kachina doll
2	23	Pueblo Girls 433-434: Santa Clara Pueblo girl dressed in embroidered Mexican shawl 435-436: Santa Clara Pueblo girl, Melinda May Chavarria 437-441: Pueblo girl
2	24	Pueblo Man 442-443: Tony Whitecloud, performing Pueblo Eagle Dance 444: Tony Whitecloud, performing Hoop Dance 445: Juan Chavarria, former governor of Santa Clara Pueblo
2	25	Pueblo Silversmith 446: Pueblo Zuni woman silversmith 447-449: Pueblo Zuni woman silversmith setting turquoise in inlaid bracelet 450: Pueblo Zuni woman silversmith files case for inlaid bracelet 451: Pueblo Zuni woman silversmith sets turquoise in inlaid bracelet 452: Pueblo Zuni woman silversmith grinds turquoise for cluster bracelet
2	26	Pueblo Crafts 453: Pueblo Zuni cluster bracelet 454: Pueblo raindrop bracelet 455: Pueblo pottery- Tesuque- water god 456: Pueblo pottery- Rain God- Tesuque 457: Pueblo carved pottery- Santa Clara 458: Pueblo pottery collection 459-461: Pueblo carved pottery- San Juan
2	27	Pueblo Crafts 462: Pueblo pottery- Santa Clara group 463: Pueblo pottery- San Ildefonso- black 464-470: Pueblo pottery- Santa Clara polychrome wedding jar
3	1	Miscellaneous Unidentified Native Americans 471: Apache basket 472: Woman spins 70 foot rope at a ceremony in Gallup 473: Man and wife performing a rope trick at a ceremony in Gallup 474-475: Kiowas performing Stomp Dance in Gallup 476-477: Young woman 478-479: Young girl 480-481: Young woman 482: Young girl
3	2	Portraits of Unidentified Native Americans 483: Young girl 484-486: Young woman 487: Woman and baby 488: Two young girls 489-491: Family of eight 492-494: Young boy
3	3	Portraits of Unidentified Native Americans 495-496: Young boy 497-504: Adult man 505-506: Young girl
3	4	Portraits of Unidentified Native Americans 507-517: Young children 518-519: Elderly woman
3	5	Portraits of Unidentified Native Americans 520-530: Unidentified women
3	6	Portraits of Unidentified Native Americans 531-542: Unidentified women
3	7	Portraits of Unidentified Native Americans 543-547: Unidentified women 548-554: Unidentified girls
3	8	Portraits of Unidentified Native Americans 555-560: Unidentified girls 561: Unidentified boy 562-566: Unidentified girls
3	9	Portraits of Unidentified Native Americans 567: Unidentified woman 568: Unidentified boy 569: Unidentified child 570-574: Girls 575-578: Unidentified women
3	10	Portraits of Unidentified Native Americans 579-590: Unidentified women of various ages
3	11	Portraits of Unidentified Native Americans 591-592: Women 593: Child 594-595: Boys 596-602: Unidentified men of various ages
3	12	Portraits of Unidentified Native Americans 603-611: Unidentified men 612-613: Unidentified women
3	13	Portraits of Unidentified Native Americans 614-623: Unidentified women
3	14	Unidentified Native Americans and Artifacts 624: Unidentified baby 625-626: Turquoise ring 627: Turquoise butterfly bracelet 628: Blanket 629: Unidentified woman 630-633: Two unidentified children 634: Woman and child
3	15	Unidentified Native Americans 635-641: Unidentified women and children 642: Two elderly people 643: Elderly man 644: Unidentified man
3	16	Unidentified Native Americans 645-646: Man, woman, and two children 647: Man and woman 648: Woman and child 649-650: Man on a horse 651: Medicine man and large sand painting 652: Person wearing a mask 653: Woman and child
3	17	Groups of Unidentified Native Americans 654-657: Trading post interior 658-664: Unidentified people inside of trading post
3	18	Groups of Unidentified Native Americans 665-670: Unidentified people inside trading post 671: Group of people walking, on horseback, and in wagon 672: Unidentified group at a gathering 673: Unidentified group of people outside at night 674: Group of women walking outdoors
3	19	Miscellaneous Photos 675: Gallup ceremony. Apache crown on Devil Dancers 676: Gallup ceremony. Kiowa Dancers from Oklahoma 677: Man making jewelry 678-679: Three men making jewelry 680-681: Man making a mold 682: Man with kachina dolls
3	20	Unidentified Native Americans Weaving 683-684: Woman and girl weaving 685-686: Two women setting up a weaving frame 687: Two women and one man setting up a weaving frame 688-690: Woman weaving 691-692: Woman and child weaving
3	21	Scenery 693: The Setting Hen, Monument Valley 694: Monument Valley sandstone monoliths 695: Monument Valley 696: Monument Valley. Castle Butte and Na-ta-nih 697-699: Monument Valley 700-701: Mummy Cave 702: Grand Canyon from Lipan Point 703: Grand Canyon, late afternoon 704: Grand Canyon
3	22	Scenery 705-706: Canyon del Muerto. Standing Cow ruin. Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona 707: Canyon del Muerto. Pictographs. Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona 708-709: Mexican Hat landmark 710-712: Goosenecks of the San Juan 713: Mt. Timpanogos, Utah
3	23	Scenery 714-715: La Sal Mountains. Geiser Pass 716: La Sal Mountains 717: La Sal Mountains. Blue Lake 718: Bluff, Utah. Navajo Twins 719-720: Rainbow Bridge 721: Arches National Monument north window 722: Bryce Canyon National Park from Sunset Point 723: Zion National Park, Angel's Landing
3	24	Scenery 724-727: Spanish Fork Canyon, Utah in autumn 728: Circle Cliffs Country, southern Utah 729: Kaibab Plateau aspens 730: Unidentified rock formations 731: Unidentified rock arch 732: Unidentified adobe buildings

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Hopi Indians--Jewelry--Photographs
Hopi Indians--Photographs
Hopi Indians--Portraits
Hopi Indians--Rites and ceremonies--Photographs
Hopi baskets--Photographs
Hopi pottery--Photographs
Hopi silverwork--Photographs
Kachina dolls--Photographs
Navajo Indians--Jewelry--Photographs
Navajo Indians--Photographs
Navajo Indians--Portraits
Navajo Indians--Rites and ceremonies--Photographs
Navajo silverwork--Photographs
Navajo weavers--Photographs
Pueblo Indians--Photographs
Pueblo Indians--Portraits
Pueblo pottery--Photographs
Pueblo silverwork--Photographs
Snake dance--Photographs

Personal Names

McGibbeny, Joseph Howard--Photographs--Negatives

Geographical Names

Monument Valley (Ariz. and Utah)--Photographs
Utah--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

Negatives (Photographs)
Photographs
Portraits

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