Fonds consists of 71 black and white photographs of the Hopi, the Zuni, and Inscription Rock. The fonds is divided into threes series: Donation Letter (1977), Hopi Images [189-?], and Zuni and Inscription Rock Images [189-?].
Series consists of a letter written by May Ashurrtt to Museum Director Michael Ames on October 31, 1977. The letter provides details of the donated photographs and the life of Frederich H. Maude, the photographer.
Photograph depicts terrace houses at Oraibi, a Hopi village in Arizona. The photograph shows a corner along with the entrance to the estufa, or underground room.
Photograph depicts a Hogan in Arizona made out of branches and logs with a group of people in front. The hogan is the sacred home structure of the Navajo.
Photograph depicts a group of three men, in what appears to be a hogan made out of branches and trunks. The hogan is the sacred home structure of the Navajo.
Photograph depicts two donkeys, which Maude describes as patient burros, taken somewhere in the American Southwest, likely in Arizona. Maude has playfully captioned the image.