Historical Photos To Blow Your Mind: New Release!

Smoke Signals

This is the genius Albert Einstein, visiting with a group of Hopi Indians in 1922. The photo was taken when Einstein took a trip to the California Institute of Technology while they were courting him to join their staff. On his return trip by train, this photo was taken.

The headdress on Einstein’s head is from Plains Indian culture, but he’s being photographed with Hopi Indians living in nearby pueblos. The location of the photograph is Hopi House, part of the Fred Harvey concession at the Grand Canyon. The Fred Harvey Company may have hired them to make crafts and art.