Publication: The Journal of California Anthropology - Summer 1975 - page 38-59
Article Title: Andrew A. Forbes - Photographs of the Owens Valley Paiute
Author: Jon Bosak, Photography Editor
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Synopsis: This article presents 16 previously unpublished photographs of the Owens Valley Paiute taken some time between 1903 and 1916 (the years that A. A. Forbes "Forbes Studio" was in business in Bishop, Calif.). In the copy of this publication that we have, the images are of poor quality, but in the original print run, I'm sure they are much higher quality. The images are annotated with substantial comments indicating various features that give high historical value to the photos.
Included in the article is a brief but thorough biography of Forbes. Anthropologists consider Forbes photos of Paiutes to be relatively unstaged for that era, and thus represent a primary source of study for these people. It is not clear what the sources are for both the photos and the facts presented in this article.
William Marvin Mason: Mr. Mason was the curator of History at the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History. He was also a contributing editor to The Journal of California Anthropology. He collected this representative assortment of photographs by A. A. Forbes of Owens Valley Paiutes that are found in this article.
Let's look at a few random pages of the publication (click any of the images below to enlarge):
Above: Page 58
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