Navaho Silversmith, Gallup, New Mexico

This image shows a Native American from the Navajo nation working at his anvil on silver jewelry.
There is no description on the back of this card.
–Of interest in this picture is the anvil in use, which is a small section of rail from a railroad somewhere, which is in turn nailed to a circular piece of wood as it’s base.
This image likely dates from the 1940s.

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