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Title: Temescal (Sweat house): early Orange County Indian
Creator: Lehmann, Walter., creator
Contributor: Lehmann, Walter., creator
Publication Information: Santa Ana Public Library
Contributing Institution: Santa Ana Public Library
Collection: Santa Ana History Room photograph collection
Rights Information: Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Santa Ana Public Library.
Description: 11459051
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Santa Ana Public Library.
W. P. A. Architecture vol.
Temescal (Sweat house): early Orange County Indian. The structure has a large opening and looks like a large mound made out of dirt, grass and tree branches. Small temescals were used as bath or medicine rooms while larger ones were used as club houses for the men.
Type: image
Format: Photoprint
1 Print B&W 5x7 in.
Form/Genre: picture
Identifier: http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt6f59p6s3
P3341
Language: English
Subject: Indians of North America--California--Orange County--Antiquities
Indians of North America--Orange County (Calif.)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works
Orange County (Calif.)--Antiquities--Pictorial works
Place: Indians of North America
California
Orange County
Antiquities
Orange County (Calif.)
Social life and customs
Pictorial works

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