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Indians of North America

Portraits representing the numerous Native American nations that have lived on the Continent.Created by: LOC's Public Domain ArchiveDated: 1895
Red Cloud and Indians. Standing - Red Bear (Sons Are?), Young Man Afraid of his Horse, Good Voice, Ring Thunder, Iron Crow, White Tail, Young Spotted Tail. Seated - Yellow Bear, Jack Red Cloud, Big Road, Little Wound, Black Crow
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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[Calvin Coolidge, half-length portrait, standing, facing left, tipping his hat]

[Calvin Coolidge, half-length portrait, standing, facing left, tipping...

National Photo Company Collection. No. 32764. LC-F8-32764 (b&w glass plate neg. - slightly stained)

[Native American chiefs Frank Seelatse and Chief Jimmy Noah Saluskin of the Yakama tribe posed, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, with the U.S. Capitol behind them]

[Native American chiefs Frank Seelatse and Chief Jimmy Noah Saluskin o...

National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). In album: v. 1, p. 9, no. 40873. Another copy in LOT 12337-1.

Edward S. Curtis - Que Que Tas, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Edward S. Curtis - Que Que Tas, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Native man. Curtis no. 272-05. LC no. 64. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress).

Edward S. Curtis - Weasel Tail--Piegan

Edward S. Curtis - Weasel Tail--Piegan

Weasel Tail, half-length portrait, facing front, holding tomahawk. Curtis no. 62. LC no. 25. Copyright by Curtis. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: The North Americ... More

Group portrait of unidentified Native Americans.

Group portrait of unidentified Native Americans.

original size: 6x8 Public domain photograph of native Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Wah-be-git - Ute man, half-length portrait, facing right, wearing earring in right ear, with two braids]

[Wah-be-git - Ute man, half-length portrait, facing right, wearing ear...

64924 U.S. Copyright Office. Photograph by Rose and Hopkins, Denver, Colorado.

[Eddie Plenty Holes, a Sioux Indian, half-length portrait, facing front, holding tomahawk]

[Eddie Plenty Holes, a Sioux Indian, half-length portrait, facing fron...

Picryl description: Public domain image of Native Americans, Indians of North America, indigenous tribes, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Sego--Shoshone Indian, half-length portrait, facing left]

[Sego--Shoshone Indian, half-length portrait, facing left]

Picryl description: Public domain image of Native Americans, Indians of North America, indigenous tribes, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Flying Hawk, American Indian] - Public domain portrait print

[Flying Hawk, American Indian] - Public domain portrait print

Flying Hawk, probably a member of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, half-length portrait, turned right, facing front. LOT 10136 (location of corresponding print made by the Library of Congress Photoduplication Ser... More

Lee Moorhouse - [Edna Kash-kash, Yakima or Umatilla Indian, from Oregon, full-length portrait, seated in front of tepee, facing front]

Lee Moorhouse - [Edna Kash-kash, Yakima or Umatilla Indian, from Orego...

D8102 U.S. Copyright Office. WSUNA Public domain photograph of native Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[White War Bonnet, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]

[White War Bonnet, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]

D12957 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 629. Public domain photograph of native Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[O Che Che, Mohave Indian woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

[O Che Che, Mohave Indian woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing f...

H36603 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 981.

Edward S. Curtis - [Head-and-shoulders portrait of Navajo woman, facing front]

Edward S. Curtis - [Head-and-shoulders portrait of Navajo woman, facin...

Navajo woman wearing silver squash blossom necklace, concho belt, blanket draped over shoulders. H52460 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 1019.

[Standing Bear, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

[Standing Bear, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

H55963 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Gerhard sisters. No. 1. Public domain photograph of native Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Maricopa girl, half-length portrait, standing, facing slightly right, wrapped in blanket, with basket tray on head]

[Maricopa girl, half-length portrait, standing, facing slightly right,...

Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Curtis no. 2189-07.

[Red Elk Woman, a Sioux girl, full-length portrait, seated, facing right]

[Red Elk Woman, a Sioux girl, full-length portrait, seated, facing rig...

H184398 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 2587-07. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30, suppl., v. 3, pl. 97.

Edward S. Curtis - Wisham (i.e. Wishran) girl, profile

Edward S. Curtis - Wisham (i.e. Wishran) girl, profile

J150310 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 3067-10. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Cur... More

[Hleastunuh--Skokomish, Indian women, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]

[Hleastunuh--Skokomish, Indian women, head-and-shoulders portrait, fac...

J182573 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 3468-12. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30 suppl., v. 9, pl. 298.

[Manuelito, North American Indian, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing front, holding bow and arrows]

[Manuelito, North American Indian, three-quarter length portrait, seat...

Public domain reproduction of portrait art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

"Little," the instigator of Indian Revolt at Pine Ridge, 1890

"Little," the instigator of Indian Revolt at Pine Ridge, 1890

Photo shows Little, Oglala band leader, three-quarter length studio portrait, seated, wearing a turkey feather headdress and holding various weapons. Copyright deposit. Forms part of: John C. H. Grabill Collec... More

Edward S. Curtis - Little Daylight, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Edward S. Curtis - Little Daylight, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Little Daylight, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front. Curtis no. 275-05. LC no. 66. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress).

Edward S. Curtis - Two Whistles [A]--Apsaroke, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Edward S. Curtis - Two Whistles [A]--Apsaroke, Head and Shoulders Port...

Photograph shows Two Whistles, an Apsaroke man, head-and-shoulders portrait, right profile, face painted, wearing medicine hawk headdress, buckskin shirt, and shell necklaces. Curtis no. 2686-08. Forms part of... More

"Little," the instigator of Indian Revolt at Pine Ridge, 1890

"Little," the instigator of Indian Revolt at Pine Ridge, 1890

Little, Oglala band leader, full-length studio portrait, seated, facing left, wearing horn headdress and holding rifle. Copyright deposit. Title transcribed from item. Forms part of the John C. H. Grabill Collection.

[James Lone Elk, Dakota Indian, half-length portrait, facing left with arms folded; wearing bone breast plate and feathers in hair]

[James Lone Elk, Dakota Indian, half-length portrait, facing left with...

Picryl description: Public domain image of Native Americans, Indians of North America, indigenous tribes, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Pee-a-rat and baby - Utes. Profile of woman, half-length portrait, standing, facing left, in plaid blanket, with baby in cradleboard on her back]

[Pee-a-rat and baby - Utes. Profile of woman, half-length portrait, st...

64926 U.S. Copyright Office. Photograph by Rose and Hopkins, Denver, Colorado. No. 151.

[Eagle Bear, full-length portrait, seated, facing front]

[Eagle Bear, full-length portrait, seated, facing front]

D12907 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 658. Public domain photograph of native Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Chief Red Fox, Sioux(?) Indian, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing right, holding tomahawk]

[Chief Red Fox, Sioux(?) Indian, three-quarter length portrait, standi...

D10823 U.S. Copyright Office. Rinehart photo no. 65. Public domain photograph of native Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Samuel Lone Bear, three-quarter length portrait, facing right, holding tomahawk]

[Samuel Lone Bear, three-quarter length portrait, facing right, holdin...

Photographed by Heyn & Matzen. No. 1363. Public domain photograph of native Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Tioagla, full-length portrait, facing right, on horseback]

[Tioagla, full-length portrait, facing right, on horseback]

D12806 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 1054. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Eliza Big Claw, full-length portrait, standing, facing left]

[Eliza Big Claw, full-length portrait, standing, facing left]

D12935 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 660. Public domain photograph of native Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Chief Iron Tail, a Sioux Indian from Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show]

[Chief Iron Tail, a Sioux Indian from Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show]

Chief Iron Tail, half-length portrait, facing front, wearing breastplate. LOT 10136 (location of corresponding print made by the Library of Congress Photoduplication Service in 1964). Gift, Mina Turner, Käsebie... More

[Kills Close to the Lodge, a Sioux Indian from Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show]

[Kills Close to the Lodge, a Sioux Indian from Buffalo Bill's Wild Wes...

Kills Close to the Lodge, half-length portrait, turned right, facing front, wearing breastplate and headdress. LOT 10136 (location of corresponding print made by the Library of Congress Photoduplication Service... More

[Jicarilla man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right, with fur wrapped braids, neckerchief, dark cotton shirt, and blanket over right shoulder]

[Jicarilla man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right, wi...

Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 1245-04. Public domain photograph of native Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Ellie Ganado, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right]

[Ellie Ganado, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right]

H73703 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Fred Harvey. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Bear's Belly, Arikara Indian half-length portrait, facing front, wearing bearskin]

[Bear's Belly, Arikara Indian half-length portrait, facing front, wear...

H118594 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 2896-08. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Cur... More

Edward S. Curtis - One Blue Bead, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Edward S. Curtis - One Blue Bead, Head and Shoulders Portrait

One Blue Bead, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front. H112978 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 2650-08. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress).

Edward S. Curtis - Bull Chief--Apsaroke, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Edward S. Curtis - Bull Chief--Apsaroke, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Bull Chief, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, wearing headdress with horns. H113013 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 2685-08. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Publishe... More

[Black Thunder, Sioux Indian, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left]

[Black Thunder, Sioux Indian, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slig...

H116207 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by John A. Johnson, W. Somerville, Massachusetts. No. 3.

[Iron Shell, Lakota, Sioux tribe, half-length portrait, facing front in traditional clothing]

[Iron Shell, Lakota, Sioux tribe, half-length portrait, facing front i...

H117218 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by F.W. Glasier. No. 2. Public domain photograph of native Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Charles DeFate as Indian Chief - Public domain portrait painting

Charles DeFate as Indian Chief - Public domain portrait painting

Full length, standing, facing slightly left; holding bottle of Montana Indian Remedies. J238461 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: BI; Ind... More

Edward S. Curtis - A Hopi woman

Edward S. Curtis - A Hopi woman

Half-length portrait of Hopi woman, facing front. Curtis no. 189-04. LC no. 78. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Sea... More

"Little," instigator of Indian revolt at Pine Ridge, 1890

"Little," instigator of Indian revolt at Pine Ridge, 1890

Little, Oglala band leader, three-quarter length studio portrait, seated, facing front, wearing turkey feather headdress, pants and shirt, holding rifle across lap. Copyright deposit. Title transcribed from ite... More

[Group of Native Americans, three standing, one seated on the ground, possibly Colville or Kutenai, at the winter quarters of the British Northwest Boundary Commission Survey in Colville, Washington]

[Group of Native Americans, three standing, one seated on the ground, ...

In: Photographs of British Northwest Boundary Survey, 1858-1861. Public domain photograph of native Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Unidentified Native American man] / Schreiber & Sons, photographers, 818 Arch St., Philad.

[Unidentified Native American man] / Schreiber & Sons, photographers, ...

The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, which creates a glossy surface to h... More

[Composite of photographs: full-length portrait of Chief Seattle, half-length portrait of Angeline, and views of Mt. Rainier and Seattle, Wash.] / Boyd and Braas photo.

[Composite of photographs: full-length portrait of Chief Seattle, half...

35785v2 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Young Man Afraid of His Horses, half-length portrait, seated, facing slightly left, holding hat] / J.N. Choate, Carlisle, Pennsylvania

[Young Man Afraid of His Horses, half-length portrait, seated, facing ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of Native Americans, Indians of North America, indigenous tribes, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Joseph Bird Head, Lakota or Sioux, full-length portrait, seated on blanket holding handcrafted club, facing slightly right]

[Joseph Bird Head, Lakota or Sioux, full-length portrait, seated on bl...

60087 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 189. Public domain photograph of native Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Battle in the Woods, full-length portrait, seated, facing slightly right]

[Battle in the Woods, full-length portrait, seated, facing slightly ri...

Indian child in bone breast plate. No. 222. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Philomen Turning Hawk, half-length portrait, seated, facing left; left hand under chin]

[Philomen Turning Hawk, half-length portrait, seated, facing left; lef...

No. 419. Public domain photograph of native Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Stands Hard, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, in feather headress]

[Stands Hard, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, in feather hea...

No. 509. Public domain photograph of native Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[The Red Man I (Bears One), Sioux Indian]

[The Red Man I (Bears One), Sioux Indian]

Face of Sioux Indian, forehead and chin covered by blanket, facing front. Gift, Mina Turner, Käsebier's granddaughter ; 1964. Title from negative sleeve.

Edward S. Curtis - Hopi virgin, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Edward S. Curtis - Hopi virgin, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Head-and-shoulders portrait of a Hopi woman, facing front. Title transcribed from item. LC no. 7. Copyright by Edward Sheriff Curtis. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress).

Edward S. Curtis - The Medicine Man (Slow Bull)

Edward S. Curtis - The Medicine Man (Slow Bull)

Slow Bull, full-length portrait, facing front, holding pipe, buffalo skull at his feet. H104318 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 2505-07. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Publi... More

[Atsina Indian, Red Whip, half-length portrait, seated, facing front, wearing feather, beaded buckskin shirt, holding pipe in left hand]

[Atsina Indian, Red Whip, half-length portrait, seated, facing front, ...

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.

Edward S. Curtis - [White Man Runs Him, Apsaroke]

Edward S. Curtis - [White Man Runs Him, Apsaroke]

Portrait, man, head-and-shoulders, facing front, feather headress, shell concho and shell beads around neck. H112980 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 2652-08. Published in: The Nor... More

Edward S. Curtis - Old White Man, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Edward S. Curtis - Old White Man, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Crow man. H113004 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 2676-08.

Hopi Judiam - Public domain portrait print

Hopi Judiam - Public domain portrait print

Public domain scan of portrait art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Edward S. Curtis - Two Moons--Cheyenne, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Edward S. Curtis - Two Moons--Cheyenne, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Photo shows Two Moons, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, wearing several beaded necklaces and a horned headpiece with ermine tail streamers. J139631 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 3086-09. Forms p... More

Edward S. Curtis - Yellow Kidney, Piegan, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Edward S. Curtis - Yellow Kidney, Piegan, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Yellow Kidney, Piegan man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, wearing a fur headdress. J150314 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 3236-10. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress)... More

Edward S. Curtis - [Arapaho maiden, three-quarter-length portrait, standing, facing right]

Edward S. Curtis - [Arapaho maiden, three-quarter-length portrait, sta...

J150128 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 3277. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-1930, v. 6, p. 142.

[A Skokomish Indian chief's daughter, half-length portrait, seated on canoe, facing left]

[A Skokomish Indian chief's daughter, half-length portrait, seated on ...

J182571 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 3471-12. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30, suppl., v. 9, pl. 300.

[Many Goats, Navajo Indian, half-length portrait, seated, facing slightly right]

[Many Goats, Navajo Indian, half-length portrait, seated, facing sligh...

J186936 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Edward S. Curtis - [Tsawatenok girl, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

Edward S. Curtis - [Tsawatenok girl, head-and-shoulders portrait, faci...

J19749 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 3567. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30 suppl., v. 10, oppos. p. 90.

[Harririo, a Navajo chief, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing slightly right, holding bow]

[Harririo, a Navajo chief, three-quarter length portrait, seated, faci...

J189122 U.S. Copyright Office. Photograph probably taken in New Mexico in the fall of 1866 during the internment of the Navajo after the Long Walk which forced them from their homelands. Most likely locations ... More

[Geronimo, half-length portrait, facing front] / photo by A.B. Canady, Altoona, Kas., U.S.A.

[Geronimo, half-length portrait, facing front] / photo by A.B. Canady,...

H101720 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph - military portrait, armed forces officer, leader, commander, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Kalispel couple, full-length portrait, the man standing, the woman seated, facing front, wearing traditional dress]

[Kalispel couple, full-length portrait, the man standing, the woman se...

In album: [British Northwest Boundary Commission and Related Subjects, 1859-1861, leaf 46]. Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1999:001.01

Red Cloud and Indians. Standing - Red Bear (Sons Are?), Young Man Afraid of his Horse, Good Voice, Ring Thunder, Iron Crow, White Tail, Young Spotted Tail. Seated - Yellow Bear, Jack Red Cloud, Big Road, Little Wound, Black Crow

Red Cloud and Indians. Standing - Red Bear (Sons Are?), Young Man Afra...

A black and white photo of a group of people. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Yellow Shirt, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing front; in feather headdress, holding tomahawk]

[Yellow Shirt, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing front; in...

Public domain photograph related to Native Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Tan-nah, Ute woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]

[Tan-nah, Ute woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]

66434 U.S. Copyright Office. Photograph by Rose and Hopkins, Denver, Colorado. No. 166.

[Buckskin Charlie, Ute, half-length portrait, facing front, with medal around neck]

[Buckskin Charlie, Ute, half-length portrait, facing front, with medal...

64923 U.S. Copyright Office. Photograph by Rose and Hopkins, Denver, Colorado.

[Thomas No Water, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, holding tambourine]

[Thomas No Water, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, holding ta...

81974 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 426. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Eagle Bull, half-length portrait, standing, facing front]

[Eagle Bull, half-length portrait, standing, facing front]

No. 1219. Public domain photograph of native Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[High Bear, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]

[High Bear, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]

D12963 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 498. Public domain photograph of native Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Washakie, Chief of Shoshones, half-length portrait, facing left]

[Washakie, Chief of Shoshones, half-length portrait, facing left]

Reproduction of art work. Public domain photograph of native Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Chief Revenger, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front] / photo by Heyn and Matzen.

[Chief Revenger, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front] / photo by...

Picryl description: Public domain image of Native Americans, Indians of North America, indigenous tribes, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Captain John, Paiute Indian, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly right]

[Captain John, Paiute Indian, full-length portrait, standing, facing s...

H37840 U.S. Copyright Office. Photographer may have been A.A. Forbes. No. 256.

Antelope Cap, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Antelope Cap, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Antelope Cap, head-and-shoulders portrait, right profile. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Marcos, Palm Cañon Cahuilla, half-length portrait, facing slightly right]

[Marcos, Palm Cañon Cahuilla, half-length portrait, facing slightly ri...

J270868 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 1609-05. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30, suppl., v. 15, pl. 517.

[Tom Ganado, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left]

[Tom Ganado, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left]

H73700 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Fred Harvey. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Tom Ganado, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly left, with blanket wrapped around him]

[Tom Ganado, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly left, wit...

Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Quanah Parker, Comanche Indian Chief, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, holding feathers, in front of tepee]

[Quanah Parker, Comanche Indian Chief, full-length portrait, standing,...

Picryl description: Public domain image of Native Americans, Indians of North America, indigenous tribes, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Edward S. Curtis - Porcupine--Cheyenne, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Edward S. Curtis - Porcupine--Cheyenne, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Porcupine, a Cheyenne man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, wearing a wreath of cottonwood leaves on his head, possibly to protect his head from the sun during a Sun Dance. J150262 U.S. Copyright Offi... More

[Jim, a Navajo Indian, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing right, holding bow and arrows]

[Jim, a Navajo Indian, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing r...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a pilot, aviator, aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Edward S. Curtis - Maskette--Nunivak, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Edward S. Curtis - Maskette--Nunivak, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Eskimo man, head-and-shoulders portrait, wearing headdress consisting of a protruding headband around the crown of his head, feathers, and a wooden bird head in front. J299968 U.S. Copyright Office. Forms part... More

[Piegan Indian, Mountain Chief, listening to recording with ethnologist Frances Densmore]

[Piegan Indian, Mountain Chief, listening to recording with ethnologis...

National Photo Company Collection. No. 3332. Title from information supplied by American Folklife Center staff. Title was formerly "Piegan Indian, Mountain Chief, having his voice recorded by ethnologist France... More

Crow Indian Chief, Glass negative photograph, American Civil War time.

Crow Indian Chief, Glass negative photograph, American Civil War time.

An old black and white photo of a native man. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cheyenne Indian Chief, Glass negative photograph, American Civil War time.

Cheyenne Indian Chief, Glass negative photograph, American Civil War t...

Public domain portrait photograph, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

[Winnebago woman, three-quarter length portrait, sitting on log bench, facing front]

[Winnebago woman, three-quarter length portrait, sitting on log bench,...

No. 184. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Winnebago man, full-length portrait, seated, facing front, holding tomahawk and club]

[Winnebago man, full-length portrait, seated, facing front, holding to...

Possibly photographed by C.L. Hamilton. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Sauk Indian family, full-length portrait] / F.A. Rinehart, Omaha.

[Sauk Indian family, full-length portrait] / F.A. Rinehart, Omaha.

2201 U.S. Copyright Office. Names of individuals pictured are written on neg. but unreadable on print. Exhibited: "Capitol Visitor Center" at the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C., 2012-2013.

[Plenty Holes, a Sioux Indian in feather headress and bone breastpiece, half-length portrait, standing, facing slightly right]

[Plenty Holes, a Sioux Indian in feather headress and bone breastpiece...

Picryl description: Public domain image of Native Americans, Indians of North America, indigenous tribes, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Chief Lone Bear, a Sioux Indian from Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show]

[Chief Lone Bear, a Sioux Indian from Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show]

Chief Lone Bear, half-length portrait, facing right, wearing breastplate and warbonnet, holding bow and arrow. LOT 10136 (location of corresponding print made by the Library of Congress Photoduplication Service... More

[Distributor, Native American man, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing right; arms folded, holding bow, arrow, and tomahawk; dressed in bone breast plate]

[Distributor, Native American man, three-quarter length portrait, seat...

Photographed by Heyn & Matzen. No. 1315. Public domain photograph of native Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Head-and-shoulders portrait of Shiwawatiwa, a Zuni Indian, facing front]

[Head-and-shoulders portrait of Shiwawatiwa, a Zuni Indian, facing fro...

H34045 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 106. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30, v. 17, p. 112.

Edward S. Curtis - [Wyemah, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

Edward S. Curtis - [Wyemah, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

H70976 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 1701-05.

[Papago Indian, Luzi, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, with a basket tray on her head]

[Papago Indian, Luzi, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, with ...

H99623 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 2291-07. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curt... More

[Hoo-Man-Hai, Maricopa Indian, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

[Hoo-Man-Hai, Maricopa Indian, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing fro...

Picryl description: Public domain image of Native Americans, Indians of North America, indigenous tribes, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Plenty Coups, Crow Indian, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, pompadour, temple braids, beaded buckskin shirt, shell beads around neck]

[Plenty Coups, Crow Indian, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, ...

H113024 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 2696-08.

Iron Shell Wild West show portrait

Iron Shell Wild West show portrait

Photograph shows Iron Shell on horseback wearing full headdress, bone necklace, and traditional clothing. Copyright 1908 by Frederick W. Glasier.

Hidatsa man - Public domain portrait print

Hidatsa man - Public domain portrait print

Hidatsa Indian posed, standing, full-length, draped with blanket, facing front; with mountain in background.

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