Edward S. Curtis's North American Indian

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1. Detail of Replastering a Paguate house (The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis; v. 16), 1 photogravure: brown ink; 45 x 34 cm. Original photogravure produced in Norwood, Mass. by Plimpton Press, c1925. Original source: The Tiwa. The Keres. [portfolio]; plate no. 576. Northwestern University Library, Evanston, Ill., 1999.

2. Detail of "Edward S. Curtis, 1899," from The North American Indian: the Complete Portfolio. Adam, Hans Christian (ed.). Koln; New York : Taschen, 1997. By courtesy of Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries.

3. Detail of Saguaro harvest - Pima (The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis; v. 2), 1 photogravure: brown ink; 46 x 34 cm. Original photogravure produced in Boston by John Andrew & Son, c1907. Original source: The Pima. The Papago. The Qahatika. The Mohave. The Yuma. The Maricopa. The Walapai. The Havasupai. The Apache-Mohave, or Yavapai [portfolio]; plate no. 40. Seattle: E.S. Curtis, 1908. Northwestern University Library, Evanston, Ill., 1999.

4. Detail of Painted lodges - Piegan (The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis ; v. 6), 1 photogravure: brown ink; 36 x 44 cm. Original photogravure produced in Boston by John Andrew & Son, c1900.Original source: The Piegan. The Cheyenne. The Arapaho [portfolio]; plate no. 186. Seattle: E.S. Curtis, 1911. Northwestern University Library, Evanston, Ill., 1999.


Edward S. Curtis's North American Indian