YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK 1930s RPPC Postcard MAGGIE HOWARD TA-BU-CE TABUCE No. 2

Description: YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK 1930s RPPC Real Photo Postcard MAGGIE HOWARD TA-BU-CE TABUCE No. 2 Shows Maggie in her hand-made Sunday dress. Back has detailed notes taken by the visitor on the scene on front. Condition of this original vintage postcard is Excellent, NO creases. One of three Ta-Bu-Ce cards offered this week on ebay, see my auctions for the others. Paraphrased from the NPS website: In the 1930s, the National Park Service (NPS) hired a handful of Native Americans to demonstrate their crafts, cooking methods, and other traditional skills for visitors. The first cultural demonstrator at Yosemite National Park was Ta-bu-ce, a Paiute woman also known as Maggie Howard. US census records from 1920 and 1930 record that she was born near Bridgeport, California, in 1870. Ta-bu-ce was five years old when she was orphaned. She went to live in the Indian Village at the mouth of Indian Canyon, presumably with family. Yosemite historian Shirley Sargent reports that Ta-bu-ce started working as a cook and housekeeper for the Sentinel Hotel in 1877. All three of her husbands were Native American. The 1920 census documents that Daniel, Willie Mike, and Simon worked as laborers at Yosemite National Park. It was as Maggie Howard, working with the Yosemite Museum, that Ta-bu-ce began to build a reputation with park visitors. The July 1930 Oakland Tribune reported that she was hired to “grind acorns, prepare acorn mush, and other such delicacies.” The 1930 Superintendent’s Annual Report described the program using language that reflects how the NPS saw early cultural demonstration work: "A very popular innovation was our so-called 'live Indian exhibit' featuring Maggie Howard, a life-long Indian resident of Yosemite Valley, who demonstrated behind the museum such Indian activities as basket weaving, cooking, songs, games, Indian art, and Indian lore." Ta-bu-ce shared some of her traditional skills, including basket weaving, cooking, grinding acorn meal, and baking bread. Most of her livelihood was gained from doing demonstrations in the park’s Indian Village, selling her baskets, and from tips from visitors who took her photograph. Her English was good, but speaking a rude, broken dialect to keep up an authentic atmosphere for tourists became almost habitual with her.” Clearly, she was savvy enough to give visitors the “Indian” they expected. Although she wasn’t hired under an official NPS appointment after 1935, most sources say that she continued to work as a cultural demonstrator until 1942. World War II interrupted the park’s cultural demonstration program. Many of the Native Americans who participated in the programs—including Ta-bu-ce—left. In 1942 she retired and moved closer to her sons in Mono Lake. Ta-bu-ce died in Bishop, California, on January 25, 1947. 241031 / 9014 R11/2/2024 AUS _____________________________ The large scans below offer the best description of the condition of the postcards offered. I will try to describe any defects that might not be apparent on the large scans I provide. Right-click the photos below in your computer browser to select "view image" in order to see a full-size image, and then bid with confidence. A quick guide to the postcard grading standard we use: MINT: A perfect card just as it comes from the printing press. No marks, bends, or creases. No writing or postmarks. NEAR MINT (NM): Like mint but very light aging of very slight discoloration from being in an album for many years. Not as sharp or crisp. EXCELLENT (EX): Like mint in appearance with no bends or creases, or rounded or blunt corners. May be postally used or unused and with writing and postmark only on the address side. A clean, fresh card on the picture side. VERY GOOD (VG): Corners may be just a bit blunt or rounded. Almost undetectable crease or bend that does not detract from overall appearance of the picture side. May have writing or postally used on the address side. A very collectible card. GOOD (G): Corners may be noticeably blunt or rounded with noticeable slight bends or creases. May be postally used or have writing on address side. FAIR: Card is intact. Excess soil, stains, creases, writing, or cancellation may affect picture. POOR: Self-explanatory, sold as-is. Orders over $10 will require package service with delivery confirmation. Additional purchases will be combined if bought same day, for one low shipping rate, if you follow the directions. Sales Tax may apply. Please read and accept my terms of sale below before you bid. 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