Types of Mojave Indians. This tribe inhabits the region of the lower Colorado, or western Arizona.Physically, they are the finest specimens in all the West, many of the males attaining to the height of 6 feet, No. 5 from the series "Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian"
Medium
Albumen print, stereo
Dimensions
Each image: 9.4 × 7.5 cm (3 3/4 × 3 in.); Card: 10 × 17.7 cm (3 15/16 × 7 in.)
Classification
stereograph (albumen)
Department
Photography and Media
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
210767
Art Historical Context
Captured in 1871 by pioneering photographer Timothy H. O'Sullivan, *Types of Mojave Indians*No. 5 from the series *Geographical Explorations and West of the 100th Meridian*) offers a poignant glimpse into the lives of the Mojave people, who inhabited the arid regions along the lower Colorado River in western Arizona. O'Sullivan, renowned for his work with U.S. government expeditions like the Wheeler Survey, documented the American West's landscapes and inhabitants during a era of rapid expansion and exploration following the Civil War. Thisen print stereograph—two nearly identical images mount...
About the Artist
Timothy O'Sullivan · 1840–1882
Timothy H. O'Sullivan (c. 1840–1882) emerged as one of America's pioneering photographers during a transformative era. His early life remains sparsely documented, with records suggesting he was born either in New York City or Ireland before immigrating young, possibly growing up on Staten Island. As a teenager, he apprenticed under Mathew Brady at his Fulton Street gallery in New York, mastering w...