MEDIA INFORMATION

 
 
 
COLLECTION NAME:
Native Americans on the Central Coast
Record
Title:
Juan Estevan Pico (1841-1901) with the tools of his profession, carpentry ; Pico took an interest in preserving a record of his native Ventureño Chumash language and developed his own linguistically accurate orthography that surpassed that used by contemporary scholars.
Creator:
Unknown
Date:
1870s-1880s
Description:
Portrait of Juan Estevan Pico who holds carpentry tools behind balustrade railing and pedestal. "Pico took an interest in preserving a record of his native Ventureno Chumash language and developed his own linguistically accurate orthography that surpassed that used by contemporary scholars."
Type:
image
Format:
1 photographic print : b&w ; 21 X 26 cm.
Contributor:
Black Gold Cooperative Library System
Subject:
Pico, Juan Estevan
Subject:
Ventura County (Calif.)
Subject:
Chumash Indians -- California -- Ventura County
Subject:
Carpenters -- California -- Ventura County
Language:
eng
Copyright Statement:
Material in the public domain. No restrictions on use.
Note:
Part of "Historical Photos of Four Ethnicities on California's Central Coast" Collection
Note:
Originally published as part of Native Americans on the Central Coast: a photo essay
Identifier:
ark:/13030/c8mc8xtv
Filename:
CVTB_160.jpg
BG Identifier:
NA007

Juan Estevan Pico (1841-1901) with the tools of his profession, carpentry ; Pico took an i...

Juan Estevan Pico (1841-1901) with the tools of his profession, carpentry ; Pico took an interest in preserving a record of his native Ventureño Chumash language and developed his own linguistically accurate orthography that surpassed that used by contemporary scholars.