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Caption: "Indian Hut Made from Adobe and Bush Branches, Sacaton Indian Reservation - Sacaton, Arizona," c. 1935. View of a small adobe building with a porch area across the length of the façade. The porch is sheltered by a low roof supported by tree trunks or thick tree branches and thatched with grass or sticks. Located south of Phoenix and including the town of Sacaton, the Gila River Indian Reservation is home to members of the Akimel O’odham (Pima) and the Pee-Posh (Maricopa) tribes. The reservation was established in 1859. Eighty years later, in 1939, Congress provided for the self-governance of the reservation via the Gila River Indian Community.
Date: 1935
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Caption: "Louisiana Negro Bungalows, June 14, 34." An unidentified African-American family sits on the front porch of a small home sided with wood planks. A row of similar structures can be seen to the right.
Date: 6/14/1934