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Apache woman, Alberta Begay

Natural History Museum

Object Details

Scope and Contents

Standing, outdoors; in buckskin dress and Navaho silver necklaces and bracelets.
sova.naa.photolot.176_ref6458

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw31969857f-f58d-4884-a34c-fc90c8464dc6

Local Numbers

OPPS NEG.44767 F

Local Note

Black and white copy negative

Culture

Apache
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New

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Biographical / Historical

"Alberta Begay, only living one of the six children of Massai (Bronco Apache). He escaped from the train enroute from Holbrook to Florida, somewhere in Missouri. He traveled by night to the Mescalero Reservation, stole Alberta's mother and took her to Meteor Mountain. She was the only woman whom Massai stole." --E. Ball.

Extent

1 Photograph (5x7 in)

Date

ca 1950-55

Archival Repository

National Anthropological Archives

Type

Archival materials
Photographs

Genre/Form

Photographs
NAA.PhotoLot.176_ref6458
Large EAD
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NAA

Record ID

ebl-1628267668517-1628267670571-0

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