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Mrs. N. B. Miller. A Centenarian and Still Going Strong: Mrs. Miller, of Tonawanda Indian Reservation, N. Y. Mrs. Nancy Black Squirrel Miller, of the Tonawanda Reservation, New York State, whose age is estimated to be between 112 and 116 years. During a recent ceremony in Rochester, N. Y., in which members of her reservation took part, she sat in the doorway of her tent placidly smoking her corncob pipe and weaving a basket.

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Title:
Mrs. N. B. Miller. A Centenarian and Still Going Strong: Mrs. Miller, of Tonawanda Indian Reservation, N. Y. Mrs. Nancy Black Squirrel Miller, of the Tonawanda Reservation, New York State, whose age is estimated to be between 112 and 116 years. During a recent ceremony in Rochester, N. Y., in which members of her reservation took part, she sat in the doorway of her tent placidly smoking her corncob pipe and weaving a basket.
Description:
[Information from item housing] Indians: Misc.
Photographer:
Underwood & Underwood
Name on Item:
Underwood & Underwood
Date:
[ca. October 1927]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue
Subjects:
Indigenous peoples
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; sheet 217 x 168 mm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/gx41qm296
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title(s) from item.
[Additional information from item] Indian squaws
Preferred Citation:
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue, Boston Public Library
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Boston University, College of Communication, 1977/1978.
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Identifier:
22_10_001291_0014
Barcode:
39999088103351