Simeon Schwemberger
(1867 - 1931)
Cowboys with Father Anselem Weber, 1906
albumen print
marked in negative lower right: COPYRIGHT 1906 BY / SIMEON SCHWEMBERGER

Father Anselm Weber (1862 - 1921) was an American Franciscan priest and missionary to the Navajo people. He was one of the first friars to arrive at St. Michael's Mission in Navajo territory and acted as the longest-serving Father Superior of the mission from 1900 until his death in 1921.
4 5/8 x 6 5/8 in. (11.75 x 16.83 cm.), Mount: 7 1/8 x 9 in. (18.10 x 22.86 cm.)
Private Collection, New Mexico

The photograph is in overall good condition. Mounted to board. Some scattered surface abrasion. Please note the work is not framed.

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