Six Nation Museum--At Onchiota, New York

Name/Title

Six Nation Museum--At Onchiota, New York

Entry/Object ID

2024.35.29

Description

Black-and-White photograph postcard showing two young men in Native American ceremonial dress. They are leaning against a stone memorial tablet honoring the Six Nations. Printed caption on front reads, "Six Nation [sic] Museum--At Onchiota, New York." No photographer's mark. Used, divided back, white border, postmarked Saranac Lake, August 14, 1963. Handwritten note on back reads, "We went to an Indian museum. And to 1000 animals game farm. We fed bears and deer. We watched 2 monkeys do tricks. And we fun at the 1000 Animals. From Billy Arras." Mailed to Michael Nartou, 46 Damson Lane, Naugatuck, CT.

Subject Place

Business

Six Nations Iroquois Cultural Center

Street

County Route 60

Hamlet

Onchiota

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Museums, Memorials, Indigenous peoples

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

Photograph (1900-Present)

Dimensions

Height

5-1/2 in

Width

3-1/2 in