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Mr [[strikethrough]]Spencer Penrose [[/strikethrough]]
Colorado Springs 
Colorado

As this is the peak of my season it was impossible to have photographs made of my entire Indian collection.

This collection is composed of very old specimens and photographs do not do justice to the materials and technique.  The millions color, which fringes the baskets as a result of age, does not reproduce on a negative [[strikethrough]]show on a film photograph [[/strikethrough]]
The enclosed list will give you an idea of the scope of the collection.  It is the "cream" of years of my personal work.  Needless to say these specimens could never be assembled again.
Among the Pimas, I found a man & woman