Chief of the "Friendly" Yuma Indians, John Townsend, and the interpreter, Poncho Lachero, ca.1900

Photograph of the Chief of the "Friendly" Yuma Indians, John Townsend, and the interpreter, Poncho Lachero, ca.1900. They stand facing one another in front of the wall of a stick and mud dwelling with a thatched roof. The interpreter, with short hair, on the left, stands with his hands clasped behind his back. He is wearing a vest over a white shirt, with tie and trousers. The chief, with long hair, at right, stands with his hands thrust in the front pockets of his trousers. He also wears a jacket over a shirt with a bandana about his neck.