In the 1860s and 1870s, the photographer Timothy O'Sullivan joined a number of government expeditions to help document the new frontiers in the American West.

A young Native American (Paiute) woman, Wonsívu, stands on rocks on the Kaibab Plateau in northern Arizona. - Hillers - 1874

To animate view the image at original resolution (click all sizes) or simply scroll down. Edit: an improved image was prepared and is shown below the first attempt. The second image is scaled to 41% of the original gif; for the larger version click on the image. The purpose here is not to duplicate the original image, from the Library of Congress website, but to generate a downloadable animated gif to assist viewing and presentation. The library of congress offers a multitude of historical images online, many needing no license to redistribute. The original John K. Hillers image, titled Ku-ra'-tu and Mu-Pates, dates to 1874. The text on the reverse indicates "A tribe of the Pai-Utes, living on the Kai-bab Plateau, Near the Grand Cañon of the Colorado, in Northern Arizona." The European name derives from 'Payuchi', a designation by early Spanish explorers, and refers to two linguistically distinct groups. All Paiutes call themselves "the people", which is Numa (or Numu) in the northern dialect and Nuwuvi in the southern dialect. There are no known restrictions on publication. Library of Congress reproduction number: LC-DIG-stereo-1s00830 Edit: since the original post the Library of Congress has changed the way images are accessed. A web page for the original stereograph may be found here. Image rotations, resizing, alignment, and animated gif generation done with StereoPhotoMaker, a freeware program by Masuji Suto & David Sykes.