Day Family collection, 1900-1930

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Day Family collection, 1900-1930

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The Days were a well-known family of traders that owned and operated trading posts across the southwest. This collection consists of family portraits, family snapshot postcards, business cards, pamphlets, and other ephemera. Some images were produced by Simeon Schwemberger and Ben Wittick.

461 photographic images (446 prints, 7 safety negatives, 5 glass plate negatives, 3 tintypes), 1.25 cm textual material

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The Museum of Northern Arizona

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SNAC Resource ID: 6633148

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Wittick, Ben, 1845-1903

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Ben Wittick was a photographer in the Southwest during the latter part of the 19th century. From the description of Ben Wittick photo ledger. (Museum of New Mexico Library). WorldCat record id: 37992687 ...

Day Family

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The Day Family became known in the Colorado Plateau region for their activities as traders on the Navajo Reservation. In addition to business activities, they also served as agents on the Reservation, and maintained close ties with the people there. Samuel Day, Sr. (1845-1925) was born in Canton, Ohio. He studied at a university in Newark, New Jersey, enlisted in the military for a brief period of time, and lived in various cities throughout the United States. He lived b...

St. Michael's Mission to the Navajo (Saint Michaels, Ariz.)

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Schwemberger, Simeon

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Simeon Schwemberger was born George Charles Schwemberger in Cincinnati, Ohio on August 16, 1867. He attended a seminary for high school age youth and became a candidate for the Order of the Friars Minor (Franciscans) in the summer of 1887. Schwemberger was accepted as a brother and took his solemn vows in 1896. The Franciscan brothers were responsible for the everyday operation of the mission homes. Schwemberger showed talent for gardening and mechanical tasks, but proved reluctant ...