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[Tewa Indian guard at top of the kiva stairs, San Ildefonso, New Mexic...

H71007 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 1736-05. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30, suppl., v. 17, pl. 584.

Edward S. Curtis - A Taos woman

H70938 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 1636-05. Inscribed on verso: Parbea. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seat... More

Indian village, Saint Marys [sic] Canal celebration, Sault Ste. Marie,...

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

HOLLOW, HORN BEAR - Public domain portrait photograph

A black and white photo of a native american man, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Date span based on active dates... More

INDIANS: JOHN TWOMOON - An old black and white photo of a native ameri...

An old black and white photo of a native american man, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Date span based on active ... More

FLATMOUTH, CHIEF - Harris & Ewing, Studio Portrait

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

Edward S. Curtis - The Sioux child

H66994 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 1495-05.

Edward S. Curtis - Pose-a yew, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Pose-a ye, "Dew Moving", Nambe, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. H71081 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 1827-05. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curti... More

The harvester--Cahuilla - Public domain monumental decor print

Indian woman standing under palm tree with large basket on her head.

Edward S. Curtis - Placing kedan

Navajo man impersonating Yebichai, placing feather sticks around the sweat. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 1062-04.

Edward S. Curtis - Visitors at Jicarilla

Men and pack animals gathered outside Jicarilla tipi. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 1259-04.

FLATMOUTH, CHIEF - Harris & Ewing, Studio Portrait

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

Edward S. Curtis - Nabkatsheb, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Tewa girl. H71077 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 1823-05.

Edward S. Curtis - The Outlook - Public domain portrait print

Packs The Hat and Which Way, two Crow Indians on horseback, Montana. H66944 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 1324-05.

Siwash Indian shack, Washington, 19th century stereoscope card.

Stereo copyrighted by J.A. Blosser. No. 524. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Indians of North America Salishan 1905; Washington Misc. 1905; Photog. I.; Geogr.; She... More

Edward S. Curtis - The White Singer, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Navajo man, facing slightly right, wearing headband and silver squash blossom necklace. H87245 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 2055-06.

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

H73702 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Fred Harvey. Public domain photograph of native Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Panorama of the Hiawatha play, Ya-Way-Ga-Mug, Petoskey, Mich.

Postcard shows three canoes being paddled by American Indians, on the far shore is a village of tepees, on the near shore are canoes pulled onto a pier.

A Christmas joke with a point to it / Hassman̄.

Illustration shows the interior of a frontier cabin where a long table is set for a Christmas turkey dinner; around the table are seated several people, some of whom are surprised to discover an arrow stuck in ... More

Edward S. Curtis - [Ndee Sangochonh, Apache Indian, half-length portra...

H87135 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 1902-06.

[Mohave man, half-length portrait, facing left wearing "primitive" rob...

Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 2144-07. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30, v. 2, p. 50.

Grinding corn, gelatin silver print

Photograph showing two Pueblo Indians grinding corn. H102122 U.S. Copyright Office.

Edward S. Curtis - Papago cleaning wheat (Winnowing wheat)

H99622 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 2297-07. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress).

Edward S. Curtis - Digging out the snakes--Hopi

Group of Hopi Indians using hoes to dig out snakes. H104285 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 2110-06. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress).

Pakit--Maricopa, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Photograph shows head-and-shoulders portrait of a Maricopa woman, wrapped in a blanket.

Edward S. Curtis - Tonovige--Havasupai, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Tonovige, Havasupai woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right. H99653 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Curtis no. 2432-07. Published in: The North Americ... More

U Bih A Wah, Native American woman portrait

Photograph showing a Pueblo Indian kneeling, probably grinding grain on stone. H96373 U.S. Copyright Office.

Portrait photo of Indian children and their playhouses

Three Cheyenne girls, of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, posed at play with their small tipi dollhouses and dolls. (Source: Women and warriors of the plains, p. 101) 133825S U.S. Copyright Office. Cop... More

Edward S. Curtis - High Hawk - Public domain portrait

High Hawk, standing, facing left, in ceremonial dress, war bonnet and holding a coup stick. H104309 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 2479-07. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). P... More

Edward S. Curtis - Fasting, Native Americans

Teton Sioux Indian performing vision cry ceremony through fasting and chanting to the Great Mystery. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 2504-07. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. ... More

"Dr. Joseph," chief medecine [i.e. medicine] man of the Swinomish Rese...

Photograph shows portrait of elderly Swinomish traditional healer. H97243 U.S. Copyright Office. "No. 1."

"Old Joe," Swinomish Indian / Photo by O.J. Wingren., La Conner, Wn.

Photograph shows portrait of elderly Swinomish man. H97241 U.S. Copyright Office.

Rattlesnake, an Assinaboine, on guard on outskirts of camp

Picryl description: Public domain image of horse riding, cavalry, military, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Edward S. Curtis - Planning a raid

Photo shows Natives on horseback on a hill. Curtis no. 2574-07. Copyright by Edward S. Curtis. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: The North American Indian / Edward... More

Edward S. Curtis - Start of war party

Several Dakota men on horseback riding in a circle around a tipi. H104383 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 2572-07. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: The North Ame... More

Receiving presents after a three days fast in the medicine lodge

Public domain photograph of Middle East, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[At the water's edge--Arikara] - Public domain book illustration

Young Arikara Indian standing in shallow water, wearing buckskin dress, with trees in background, North Dakota.

Edward S. Curtis - Coups Well Known--Apsaroke, Head and Shoulders Port...

Coups Well Known, an Apsaroke man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front. H113011 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 2683-08. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: T... More

Kate the Wasco rider - Public domain portrait print

Wasco woman on horseback. H11597 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by J.D. Drake, Silverton, Or.

Hunting Horse and daughters / photo by Dedrick, Taloga, Ok.

Group portrait of Indian family. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hiawatha. At the stern sat Hiawatha

Reenactment of Song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, showing man wearing headdress of a chief in canoe. Possibly photographed by F.E. Moore, Middletown, Ohio. No. 34.

Na-dhi-tia-nav, Native Americans

Two Indian women grinding corn. H118747 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Milton E. Porter.

Haskell Institute, Lawrence, Kansas, students on review

Picryl description: Public domain image of military personnel, parade, conscription, group of people in uniform, armed forces, infantry, war activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Portrait photo of Edward S. Curtis - Arikara woman

Half-length portrait, facing front. H118566 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. X2867-08. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curt... More

The girl with the olla, Native American woman portrait

Photograph showing a young Isleta woman standing with a ceramic pot. H109803 U.S. Copyright Office.

The pottery vendor, gelatin silver print

Photograph showing a woman with a ceramic pot. H109961 U.S. Copyright Office.

Edward S. Curtis - Holds The Enemy

Holds The Enemy, an Apsaroke man, half-length portrait, standing, facing front, wearing several shell necklaces, a beaded pouch about his waist, and holding a tomahawk. H113036 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no.... More

Making medicine / Will Crawford., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows William H. Taft and William Jennings Bryan as Native Americans sitting by their tipis, Taft heating his full dinner pail over a small fire, and Bryan beating on a drum labeled "Discontent". J... More

[Swallow Bird, Crow Indian, Montana, head-and-shoulders portrait, faci...

H113006 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 2678-08.

[Strike On his Head, Crow Indian, Montana, head-and-shoulders portrait...

H112963 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 2635-08.

Edward S. Curtis - The scout--Atsina

Atsina man, full-length portrait, standing, turned right, holding rifle while he looks over a grassy plain. H118606 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 2934-08. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library... More

Edward S. Curtis - Forked Iron, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Crow man. H113037 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Curtis no. 2709-08.

Edward S. Curtis - [Black Eagle--Assiniboin]

Black Eagle, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, wearing buffalo hide, holding wing of bird. H168510 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 2447-08. Published in: The North Ame... More

Edward S. Curtis - He perceived an earthen vessel

Hidatsa Indian crouching by stream to get water with a bowl. "He perceived a clay kettle" on verso. No. 2815-08. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, ... More

Indian School, Cantonment, Okla.

Postcard showing boys and girls, wearing uniforms, posed with teacher(?) in front of school. H122704 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by J.V. Dedrick.

A young Yakima - Public domain portrait print

Portrait of a man, bust, facing front, long braided hair, shell disk earrings, shell choker, cloth shirt, beaded vest.

Portrait photo of Edward S. Curtis - Kominaka dancer

Kwakiutl Indian in costume with skulls. J150218 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 3329-10.

In a Piegan lodge - Public domain portrait print

Little Plume and son Yellow Kidney seated on ground inside lodge, pipe between them.

Edward S. Curtis - A medicine pipe--Piegan

Piegan man, full-length portrait, kneeling on right knee, facing front, holding medicine pipe. J139632 U.S. Copyright Office. Name on verso: Broad Tail. Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Curtis... More

Pageant of Peterborough, New Hamphshire, portrait of american indian m...

Outdoor pageant with group of people dressed as Indians. J145168 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by MacDowell Memorial Association. No. 14.

[An elderly Makah woman carrying faggots, a bundle of sticks, on her b...

J151793 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Asahel Curtis. Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington State, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Edward S. Curtis - Whale ceremonial - Clayoquot. Book illustration fro...

Nootka indian taking ceremonial bath, before whale hunt. J150302 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Curtis no. 3366-10. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S.... More

Edward S. Curtis - Mike Shortman, portrait of american indian man

Piegan man, half-length portrait, facing right. J139703 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Curtis no. 3082-09.

Indians in N.Y. 4th July parade

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Portrait photo of Edward S. Curtis - Flathead childhood

Salish Indian boy, posed, wearing costume and headdress. Curtis no. 3149-10. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30 suppl., v. 7, p. 235.

[Cayuse woman, half-length portrait, standing, facing front, braids, s...

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

Edward S. Curtis - [Kwakiutl house-frame, Memkumlis]

J150221 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 3351-10. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30 suppl., v. 10, p. 343.

Edward S. Curtis - Author's camp among the Spokan

Five tents erected in a clearing, Edward S. Curtis in center, Spokane men and women on horseback on the left. J139625 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 2997-10. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Libra... More

Edward S. Curtis - The ancient Arapaho, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Arapaho person, head-and-shoulders portrait, looking downward to the right. J150126 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 3280-08. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: The... More

Portrait photo of Edward S. Curtis - Wishham child

Portrait of a girl, three-quarter length, seated, wearing basket like hat, cotton plaid dress, shell beads decorated with silver dollars. J139772 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 3... More

Edward S. Curtis - Waiting in the forest--Cheyenne

Cheyenne man, standing in forest, is covered with white blanket except for eyes and nose, hoping to meet his girlfriend. J150298 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 3256-10. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collec... More

Edward S. Curtis - The Bowman--Nootka

Rear view of nude Indian standing on rock in water and aiming arrow. Copyright by Edward S. Curtis. Curtis no.3359-10. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Cu... More

Edward S. Curtis - Piegan war-bonnet and coup-stick

Piegan man, half-length portrait, dressed in war bonnet and holding a feathered coup-stick, facing front. J139646 U.S. Copyright Office. On verso of photograph: Dan Bull Plume; on folder label: Rueben Black Boy... More

Edward S. Curtis - On Spokane River

Seven Spokane men on horseback probaby near a Spokane River tributary. Fir trees dot landscape, mountains on side and in background. J139714 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 2989-10. Forms part of: Edward S. C... More

Edward S. Curtis - Watching for the signal--Nez Percé

Two Nez Percé men on horseback, on holding a bow, with gun in holster, while the other is holding a coup stick. J150301 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 2929-10. Daytime photograph manipulated by E.S. Curtis t... More

Edward S. Curtis - Running Owl's daughter

Young Piegan girl, full-length portrait, wearing dress decorated with elk teeth, sitting on open ground, facing front. J139731 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Curtis no. 3091-09.

Hiawatha's Farewell, gelatin silver print, Panoramic Photograph

J160247 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; N. H. Losey; September 7, 1911. Copyright claimant's address: 36 1/2 W. Wash., Indianapolis, Ind.

Richard Taylor, assistant principal chief from 1851 to 1853

Richard Taylor, head-and shouldes portrait, facing slightly right. J151744 U.S. Copyright Office. In album: Principal chiefs and assistant principal chiefs of the Cherokee people from 1828 to the present time. ... More

"The Centennial Band", Nez-Perce and Yakima Indians, Astoria, Ore., Au...

J160055 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Marcell; September 11, 1911; DLC/PP-1911:44357. Copyright claimant's address: Portland. No. 34. Add diacritical mark to 650 Nez Perce.

Sioux Indian dance house, Native Americans

Log building with sod roof with Indians standing outside, some looking in. J153702 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by J.A. Anderson.

Eskimo ivory carver, Alaska, Native Americans

J174026 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by H.G. Kaiser, Nome, Alaska. Public domain photograph - historical image of Alaska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Haskell Institute, Lawrence, Kansas, Panoramic Photograph

J186574 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; A. Lawrence; October 13, 1913. Copyright claimant's address: Lawrence, Kans.

Taft at Indian Monument Dedication

Photo shows President William Howard Taft at the groundbreaking ceremony for the National American Indian Memorial (which was never built), Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island, New York. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2009)

Taft at Indian Monument Dedication

Medicine lodge in winter - Public domain print

Photograph shows two Siksika (Blackfoot) men seated on blanket. J165151 U.S. Copyright Office.

Edward S. Curtis - Yakotlus--Quatsino, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Yakotlus, Kwakiutl man, head-and-shoulders portrait, seated, facing right. J197443 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 3535. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: The No... More

Edward S. Curtis - Dancing to restore an eclipsed moon

Several Kwakiutl people dancing in a circle around a smoking fire, in an effort to cause a sky creature, which they believe swallowed the moon, to sneeze thereby disgorging it. J197457 U.S. Copyright Office. Ti... More

Salvation Army, London -- North Americans, portrait of american indian...

Photograph shows American Indian (?) men at the Great International Congress of the Salvation Army, London, June 1914. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011)

[Home sweet home], Native American woman portrait

Ute(?) Indian woman seated in front of tepee with two dogs and horse or pony. 201178 U.S. Copyright Office.

Blackfoot Chief, Mountain Chief making phonographic record at Smithson...

A black and white photo of a man sitting in a chair. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Two Eskimo mothers, each with a child on her back

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.

Eskimo woman, Alaska - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Original copyright holder: Lomen Bros., Nome. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.

Eskimos waiting for breakfast - Frank G. Carpenter collection

Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Photo by Johnson. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.

[Ernest Thompson Seton, with three Blackfeet Indians, demonstrating ho...

J220947 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Haynes, St. Paul. Public domain photograph of people having fun at picnic in the park, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The story of the wise judge - Public domain dedication image

Gift; Mrs. Peter Grant; 1940; (DLC/PP-1940:008). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "Pen and Inklings" by Oliver Herford, Everybody's 38:32 (March 1918).

A Hopi Man - Public domain portrait print

Head and shoulders, facing front. Photoprint copyrighted by Edward S. Curtis. Illus. in: Edward S. Curtis, North American Indian, v. 12, pl. 420. Ref. copy may be in P&P - E77.C98 Suppl. P&P. This record contai... More

Statue to Massachusettsasoit, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Title devised by cataloger. "Massasoit, great Sachem of the Wampanoags, Protector and Preserver of the Pilgrims, 1621, erected by ... 1921" on statue. No Detroit Publishing Co. no. Gift; State Historical Societ... More

Edward S. Curtis - A Klamath in costume

Klamath Indian, full-length portrait, standing, facing front. J262621 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 3896. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: The North American I... More

Tolowa dancing head-dress, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Sam Lopez, head-and-shoulders portrait, wearing Tolowa costume including a redheaded woodpecker scalp headress and strings of dentalium shell beads, holding a traditional painted bow and an obsidian blade, a si... More