Home from the hunt, Taos. 
Pedro Begay, Navajo.
So Hache, Navajo.
Pesothlanny, medicine chief, Navaho. All of these photos and a few more are from the New York Public Library, NYPL Digital Gallery. The photographer was Carl Moon (1878 - 1948) and the photos are gelatin silver prints. They were originally copyrighted by Fred Harvey.
Quoting from a Website by Tom Driebe:
Carl Moon was born in Wilmington, Ohio, he became a photographer, painter, and illustrator who moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico as a young man where he operated a photography studio.
In 1907, he moved into the Grand Canyon headquarters of Fred Harvey to manage Harvey's art business. He studied landscape painting with visiting artists Louis Akin, Thomas Moran, and Frank Sauerwein, and he also took many photographs and films of Pueblo Indians. In 1911, he married artist Grace Purdie and settled in Pasadena. He focused on landscape painting and illustrating children's stories co-authored with his wife. He was a member of The Cartoonist Club and the Pasadena Art Association. Photographing Native Americans in their natural state was the principal aim of Carl E. Moon. He tried to show the Indian as he lived before civilization hampered his freedom, warped his views of life and changed his picturesque customs and mode of dress.
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