Tamien Dwellings Located Near the Mission Community

Title

Tamien Dwellings Located Near the Mission Community

Creator

Mrs. Alice Iola Hare

Description

Photo by painter and photographer Mrs. Alice Iola Hare (1857-1926). According to Father Arthur Spearman this Indian "choza" or hut was part of Mission Santa Clara's third site (1784-1818). The Indian home was built of "adobe, ladrillo (brick) support under beam ends, sapling stringers, tules, mud, raw-hide bound and tejidos (cloth)".

Photo by painter and photographer Mrs. Alice Iola Hare (1857-1926). According to Father Arthur Spearman this Indian home was part of Mission Santa Clara's third site (1784-1818) and was later occupied by "Yankee squatters" (around 1850).

Date

1784-1818

Source

https://content.scu.edu/digital/collection/msc/id/102
https://content.scu.edu/digital/collection/msc/id/98

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Citation

Mrs. Alice Iola Hare , “Tamien Dwellings Located Near the Mission Community,” Santa Clara University Digital Exhibits, accessed May 5, 2026, https://dh.scu.edu/exhibits/items/show/3497.

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