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H118317 U.S. Copyright Office.

Edward S. Curtis Collection.

Curtis no. 2945-08.

Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30, suppl. v. 5, pl. 174.

These portraits are valuable records that document Native American dress and customs at the end of the nineteenth century during an active period of Indian removal and hostilities against Native Americans.Library of Congress holds one of the most important collections of Native American photographic portraits.

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Date

01/01/1908
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Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952, photographer
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Indians of North America

Portraits representing the numerous Native American nations that have lived on the Continent.
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Library of Congress
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Public Domain

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red whip indians of north america clothing and dress atsina indians photographic prints portrait photographs atsina indian whip portrait half length portrait feather buckskin shirt buckskin shirt pipe hand native american american indians race relations american indian men sports lot 12322 curtis edward s collection edward s curtis photo print atsina indian ultra high resolution high resolution united states history man library of congress facing front portrait