Large-format mounted photograph of Santa Clara Pueblo Indians, taken by Charles A. Nast of Denver, Colorado, circa late 19th century. The image measures 6¼" x 8½" on a 11" x 14" cream-colored studio mount, boldly titled in red: "SANTA CLARA INDIANS." The portrait features a multi-generational group of Pueblo men, women, and children posed in a studio setting with traditional regalia, feathered headdresses, shields, and drums, offering a rare and dignified full-length visual record of Southwestern Native dress and identity from this period.

Though posed for commercial purposes, the group is presented with strong compositional balance and attention to ceremonial detail. The photograph offers insight into transitional dress—featuring both traditional Pueblo garments and Anglo-influenced accessories—and captures expressions of cultural pride and endurance in the face of encroaching assimilation policies.

The reverse bears the faded commercial backstamp of H.W. Wyman, Colorado Springs, a dealer in Indian curios, Navajo blankets, Mexican pottery, and ethnographic goods. Such crossover marketing highlights the dual function of these photographs—as documentation and as tourist-oriented collectibles during the height of the American West’s commercial exploitation.

Images of Santa Clara Pueblo members from this era, especially in such a complete and large-scale studio format, are scarce. An important photograph for collectors of early Southwestern Native American portraiture, ethnographic photography, and the visual legacy of the Pueblo peoples.