Name/Title
Letter from Benham Indian Trading Company and A. Brizard to Harry GeorgeEntry/Object ID
Q1430.634.25BDescription
Vol I pg. 25B
The first page of a letter from Benham Indian Trading Company and A. Brizard to Harry George describing baskets and their prices. The letterhead indicates it is from a company dealing in Navajo blankets, Indian baskets, Mexican drawn work, and prehistoric relics, with headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona. The second page is missing.
Dear Sir,-
Yours of the 9th inst. just received. We have a number of good photos. of baskets but most of them have been sold recently and we are handing you herewith several that we took this morning. They are not very good but will give you an idea of what we have to offer. The writer is president of the Benham Indian Trading Co. Los Angeles and Mr. Benham is a director in our company. We will give just as close prices as you can get in Los Angeles or elsewhere,
Not knowing what you are looking for we are giving you prices on a variety of baskets. Wish you could include Phoenix on your trip as believe we could show you many articles that would interest you.
The following are prices on baskets as per photographs herewith;
Photo. No. 1, Shasta, Butterfly figures $15.00
Jicarrila Apache, horses 10.00
" " 2. Aleut Alaska 12.50
" " 3. Apache Bowl #1 8.00
" Olla #2 35.00
" " #3 22.50
" Bowl #4 11.00
" #5 8.00
" 4 Tulare Bowl #1 20.00Subject
Benham Indian Trading Company
A. Brizard
Phoenix, Arizona
Baskets
Los Angeles, California
Shasta
Apache -- Jicarilla
Aleut
Alaska
Apache
Olla
TulareSubject Person/Organization
Harry L. George Collection