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May 31st in Gennett History, 1930: J. Walter Fewkes Passed Away

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Charlie Dahan

May 31st in Gennett History, 1930: J. Walter Fewkes, the Chief of the Bureau of Ethnology at the Smithsonian Institute passed away. Fewkes supervised Gennett’s field recordings of the Hopi Indians at the El Tovar Hotel near the Grand Canyon. … Continue reading →

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Happy 165th Birthday, Jesse Walter Fewkes! (11/14/1850)

Posted on November 14, 2015 by Charlie Dahan

Happy 165th Birthday, Jesse Walter Fewkes! Fewkes was born on Nov. 14, 1850 and became a leading archeologist of the American Southwest. Fewkes was also a renowned field recordist with the Smithsonian. He supervised the recording of the Hopi Indians … Continue reading →

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Happy 164th Birthday, Jesse Walter Fewkes! 11/14/1850

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Charlie Dahan

Happy 164th Birthday, Jesse Walter Fewkes! Fewkes was born on Nov. 14, 1850 and became a leading archeologist of the American Southwest. Fewkes was also a renowned field recordist with the Smithsonian. He supervised the recording of the Hopi Indians … Continue reading →

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