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Edward S. Curtis - Masked dancer, Cowichan. Book illustration from Lib...

J182514 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 3436-12. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30, suppl., v. 9, pl. 326.

Mt. Robson - the monarch of the Canadian Rockies

Edward S. Curtis - Group of Winter Dancers--Qagyuhl

Ceremonial dancers, in a circle during the Winter Dance ceremony, wearing masks and garments of fur, feathers, and other materials. J197414 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from: The North American Indian. Curtis n... More

Edward S. Curtis - Paqusilahl--Qagyuhl

Dancer representing Paqusilahl ("man of the ground embodiment"), wearing a mask and shirt covered with hemlock boughs, representing paqus, a wild man of the woods. J197489 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 356... More

["Benvenuto," Robert Pim Butchart house, 800 Benvenuto Lane, Central S...

Site History. Landscape: Jennie Kennedy (Mrs. Robert P.) Butchart, from 1904. Today:: Extant as part of the Butchart Gardens, a National Historic Site of Canada, open to the public. For corresponding print, see... More

View between the Similkameen & Fort Shepherd in the Nehoialpity Valley...

Photograph shows line of trees at the edge of a forest with meadow in the foreground and mountains in the background. Left half of panorama. In: Photographs of British Northwest Boundary Survey, 1858-1861.

The gold mining town of Rock Creek, British Columbia, 1860

Photograph shows a cluster of log buildings, one identified as a restaurant, of the gold mining town, Rock Creek, British Columbia, as seen from a hillside above the town, with the creek in the background. In ... More

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

["Benvenuto," Robert Pim Butchart house, 800 Benvenuto Lane, Central S...

Public domain reproduction of colorized lantern slide, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Portrait photo of Edward S. Curtis - Nakoaktok warrior

Kwakiutl man, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, holding pole. J197452 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 3538. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: The Nor... More

Edward S. Curtis - The wedding party--Qagyuhl

Two canoes pulled ashore with wedding party, bride and groom standing on "bride's seat" in the stern, relative of the bride dances on platform in bow. J197441 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 3521. Forms part... More

Victoria Harbor, Vancouver Island, taken from the church hill, 1859

Photograph shows view of settlement of Victoria on Vancouver Island, British Columbia; this is the third part of a six part panoramic photograph of Victoria. Attributed to Arthur Vipond based on research by Da... More

View on Lake Osoyoos, British Columbia, 1860

In album: [British Northwest Boundary Commission and Related Subjects, 1859-1861, leaf 29]. Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1999:001.01

Edward S. Curtis - [The Hamatsa--Nakoaktok]

Half-length portrait of Nakoaktok man, facing left, wearing cedar root ceremonial loop. J150203 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 3367-10.

Edward S. Curtis - Yakotlus--Quatsino (Profile)

Yakotlus, bust portrait, right profile. J197467 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 3597. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Cur... More

Sisiutl--Qagyuhl, Native Americans of British Columbia

Sisiutl, one of the main dancers in the Winter Dance ceremonies, wearing a double-headed serpent mask and shirt made of hemlock boughs.

Edward S. Curtis - Mamalelekala cemetery on Village Island

J197492 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 3566. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis... More

Fort Shepherd, no. 1 - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Photograph shows exterior view of the Hudson Bay Co. post at Fort Shepherd, British Columbia.

Tsunukwalahl--Qagyuhl, Native Americans of British Columbia

Person wearing Mask of Tsunukwalahl, a mythical being, used during the Winter Dance.

Nuhlimkilaka--Koskimo, Native Americans of British Columbia

Kwakiutl person wearing an oversize mask and hands representing a forest spirit, Nuhlimkilaka, ("bringer of confusion").

Edward S. Curtis - A Tluwulahu costume--Qagyuhl

Woman wearing a fringed Chilkat blanket, a hamatsa neckring and mask representing deceased relative who had been a shaman. J197488 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 3565. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collec... More

Edward S. Curtis - A Kwakiutl canoe

Three people in canoe with sail(?), British Columbia. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 3339-10. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30, v... More

Edward S. Curtis - On Quamichan Lake

Quamichan woman paddles canoe near rushes at river's edge. J150265 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 3336-10. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress).

Edward S. Curtis - The chief's daughter

Kwakiutl woman, full-length portrait, seated on a blanket-covered board supported by two wooden carved images representing her slaves, facing front, wearing a hat with metal(?) ornaments, very large earrings an... More

Edward S. Curtis - Tlahleelis--Koprino, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Tlahleelis, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. J197438 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 3530. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: The North American Indian /... More

Edward S. Curtis - Gathering abalones--Nakoaktok

Kwakiutl woman gathering abalones, Washington. J150192 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 3348-10. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edwa... More

Edward S. Curtis - Hami--Koskimo

Koskimo person wearing full-body fur garment, oversized gloves and mask of Hami ("dangerous thing") during the numhlim ceremony. J197450 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 3541. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis ... More

Carved posts at Alert Bay, Native Americans of British Columbia

Two totem poles in front of a wood frame house in the Nimkish village Yilis, on Cormorant Island. Totem pole depicts an eagle representing the owner's paternal crest and a grizzly bear symbolizing the maternal one.

["Benventuo," Robert Pim Butchart house, 800 Benvenuto Avenue, Central...

Site History. Landscape: Jennie Kennedy (Mrs. Robert P.) Butchart, from 1904. Today: Extant as part of the Butchart Gardens, a National Historic Site of Canada, open to the public. For corresponding print, see ... More

Edward S. Curtis - The tule gatherer. Book illustration from Library o...

Cowichan woman putting tule on boat. J150288 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 3341-10. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curt... More

Edward S. Curtis - An incident of the Winter Dance--Nakoaktok

Kwakiutl people, some bowing before totem poles in background, others seated facing front as part of the nunhlim ceremony, the four days prior to the Winter Dance. J197495 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 360... More

Tenaktak wedding guests, Native Americans of British Columbia

Two Kwakiutl people in a canoe, one dressed in bear skin, including paws, and a mask.

Edward S. Curtis - Coming for the bride--Qagyuhl

In the bow, Qunhulahl, a masked man personating the thunderbird, dances as others row to the shore of the bride's village. J197407 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from: The North American Indian. Curtis no. 3478. ... More

Edward S. Curtis - A Tluwulahu mask--Tsawatenok, Head and Shoulders Po...

Kwakiutl man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, wearing a mask depicting a loon on top of a man's head to facilitate the loon changing into the form of a man. J197490 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from... More

Raft, Lake Linderman. Yukon Territory

Photograph shows the actress Esther Lyons inserted into a scene of a raft with photographer and author Veazie Wilson and a companion on Lake Lindeman, British Columbia. Although Lyons wrote a series of articles... More

Edward S. Curtis - [Kwakiutl Indians in boat, British Columbia]

Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 3334-10. Public domain photograph of a ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Edward S. Curtis - Mask of the octopus hunter--Qagyuhl

Ceremonial mask worn by a dancer portraying the hunter in Bella Bella mythology who killed the giant man-eating octopus. The dance was performed during Tluwulahu, a four day ceremony prior to the Winter Dance. ... More

Nane--Qagyuhl, Native Americans of British Columbia

Man dressed in a full-body bear costume. The bear had the duty of guarding the dance house.

Edward S. Curtis - A bridal group

Kwakiutl wedding party, bride in center, hired dancers on each side, her father on far left, all standing on platform, with plank wall behind them and flanked by two totem poles. Groom's father on the right beh... More

["Benvenuto," Robert Pim Butchart house, 800 Benvenuto Lane, Central S...

Site History. Landscape: Jennie Kennedy (Mrs. Robert P.) Butchart, from 1904. Today: Extant as part of the Butchart Gardens, a National Historic Site of Canada. Title, date, and subject information provided by ... More

["Benventuo," Robert Pim Butchart house, 800 Benvenuto Avenue, Central...

Public domain reproduction of lantern slide, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Indian encampment, Tobacco Plains, Kootenay [i.e., Kootenai] River - f...

Photograph shows tipis and fish trap at a Native encampment at Tobacco Plains on the Kootenai River in British Columbia. In album: [British Northwest Boundary Commission and Related Subjects, 1859-1861, leaf 3... More

Edward S. Curtis - Tenaktak canoes

J197454 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 3605. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis... More

Hamasaka in Tluwulahu costume with speaker's staff--Qagyuhl [principal...

Hamasaka, a Kwakiutl chief, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing front, wearing blanket ornamented with buttons, holding ceremonial staff and a shaman's rattle. J197484 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis... More

Portrait photo of Edward S. Curtis - Hamatsa--Qagyuhl

Kwakiutl man, full-length portrait, standing, facing front. J197419 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from: The North American Indian. Curtis no. 3490. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress... More

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.

View in the Nehoialpity Valley British Columbia no. 2

Photograph shows line of trees at the edge of a forest with meadow in the foreground and mountains in the background. Right half of panorama. In: Photographs of British Northwest Boundary Survey, 1858-1861.

Edward S. Curtis - Naemahlpunkuma--Hahuamis, Head and Shoulders Portra...

Naemahlpunkuma, a Hahuamis man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, wearing a nose ornament that covers his mouth. J197466 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 3593. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collect... More

Edward S. Curtis - A Tsunukwa at Kwaustums

A Dzoonokwa (or Tsunukwa) totem pole measuring over 20 feet tall, depicting a figure with hands outstretched to receive dowry from the wife's family. J197423 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from: The North America... More

Edward S. Curtis - Ready for the cast--Qagyuhl

Two Kwakiutl people in a canoe, one preparing to spear a fish. J197478 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from: The North American Indian. Curtis no. 3591. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congr... More

Edward S. Curtis - Hamatsa emerging from the woods--Koskimo

Hamatsa shaman, three-quarter length portrait, seated on ground in front of tree, facing front, possessed by supernatural power after having spent several days in the woods as part of an initiation ritual. J197... More

Edward S. Curtis - Nuhlimahla--Qagyuhl

Person wearing ceremonial mask of the Nuhlimahla during the during the Winter Dance ceremony. These characters impersonated fools and were noted for their devotion to filth and disorder. J197426 U.S. Copyright... More

Edward S. Curtis - The drying mummy

Kwakiutl man inside board structure, curing mummy over smoke and coals of fire. J150187 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 3364-10.

Edward S. Curtis - Hamasilahl--Qagyuhl

Ceremonial dancer, full-length portrait, standing, wearing mask and a fur garments during the Winter Dance ceremony. J197417 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from: The North American Indian. Curtis no. 3497. Forms ... More

Edward S. Curtis - Wedding guests

Kwakiutl people in canoes, British Columbia. J197469 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 3600. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S.... More

Indians poling up the Skeena River - Frank G. Carpenter collection

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

["Benventuo," Robert Pim Butchart house, 800 Benvenuto Avenue, Central...

A fair breeze, Native Americans of British Columbia

Kwakiutl in canoes, British Columbia. Public domain photograph of a ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Edward S. Curtis - Masked dancers--Qagyuhl

During the winter ceremony, Kwakiutl dancers wearing masks and costumes, crouch in foreground with others behind them. The chief on the far left holds a speaker's staff. Three totem poles in background. J197470... More

Edward S. Curtis - Masked dancers in canoes [B]--Qagyuhl

During the winter ceremony, Kwakiutl dancers in masks and costumes representing (l to r) Wasp, Thunderbird, and Grizzly-bear, arrive in canoes. J197455 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from: The North American Indi... More

Edward S. Curtis - Kwahwumhl--Koskimo

Dancer wearing raven mask with coat of cormorant skins during the numhlin ceremony. J197463 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 3596. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published i... More

["Benventuo," Robert Pim Butchart house, 800 Benvenuto Avenue, Central...

Edward S. Curtis - A chief's party--Qagyuhl

J150167 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 3344-10. 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

Esquimalt, Vancouver Island, 1859

Photograph shows view of settlement at Esquimalt, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, the main base during the winters of 1858 and 1859 for the survey crew of the British North American Boundary Commission. In... More

Edward S. Curtis - Nakoaktok chief and copper

Hakalahl, Nakoaktok chief, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing front, holding copper Wanistakila ("takes everything out of the house"-a reference to its value) J197444 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis... More

Fort Shepherd, Columbia River no. 2

Photograph shows exterior view of two buildings at the Hudson Bay Co. post at Fort Shepherd, British Columbia. Right half of panorama. In: Photographs of British Northwest Boundary Survey, 1858-1861.

Siwash Indian fishing for salmon - pushing down the net, Fraser River,...

No. 9557. H74855 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Edward S. Curtis - A chief's daughter--Nakoaktok

Nakoaktok woman, half-length portrait, facing right, seated, wearing a blanket, a hat with shell ornaments, large earrings, a nose ring, and several bracelets. J197430 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 3574. F... More

Edward S. Curtis - Mamalelekala chief's mortuary house

J197404 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 3568. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis... More

Edward S. Curtis - Pgwis--Qagyuhl

Kwakiutl person wearing mask of mythical creature Pgwis (man of the sea). J197418 U.S. Copyright Office. Curtis no. 3494. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: The Nor... More

Edward S. Curtis - [A hazy morning--Nakoaktok]

Nakoaktok man standing on shore(?). J150204 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 3354-10.

[Kotsuis and Hohhug--Nakoaktok, wearing ceremonial dress, with long be...

J197403 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 3546. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30 suppl., v. 10, p. 336.

Edward S. Curtis - Sailing--Qagyuhl

Three Kwakiutl people in a canoe with a single sail. J197486 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from: The North American Indian. Curtis no. 3583. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Publ... More

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