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Edward S. Curtis: Book Illustrations Photographs

142 Edward S. Curtis photographs of book illustrations, from the Library of Congress archive.

Nez Percé matron, 1910

Nez Percé matron

1910

Kalispel scene, 1910

Kalispel scene

1910

Whale ceremonial - Clayoquot, 1910

Whale ceremonial - Clayoquot

1910

[The Grizzly Bear, Piegan, half-length portrait, facing front], 1910

[The Grizzly Bear, Piegan, half-length portrait, facing…

1910

[Kwakiutl house-frame, Memkumlis], 1910

[Kwakiutl house-frame, Memkumlis]

1910

[Three Eagles, a Nez Percé Indian, head-and-shoulders portrait,…, 1910

[Three Eagles, a Nez Percé Indian, head-and-shoulders…

1910

[Cheyenne male, facing front, hair in wrapped braids, blanket around…, 1910

[Cheyenne male, facing front, hair in wrapped braids,…

1910

[Joseph Dead Feast Lodge--Nez Percé], 1905

[Joseph Dead Feast Lodge--Nez Percé]

1905

Ogalala[sic] girls, 1907

Ogalala[sic] girls

1907

Quilcene boy, 1912

Quilcene boy

1912

[Ready for the charge--Apsaroke], 1908

[Ready for the charge--Apsaroke]

1908

[Return of scouts--Cheyenne], 1910

[Return of scouts--Cheyenne]

1910

Drying meat--Flathead, 1910

Drying meat--Flathead

1910

Jerking meat--Flathead, 1910

Jerking meat--Flathead

1910

The delights of childhood, 1900

The delights of childhood

1900

Shirt - Kalispel, 1910

Shirt - Kalispel

1910

Paviotso house at Walker Lake, Nevada, 1924

Paviotso house at Walker Lake

1924

Sù̂-Donii ("Osier-Willow Blossom")--Pyramid Lake Paviotso, 1924

Sù̂-Donii ("Osier-Willow Blossom")--Pyramid Lake Paviotso

1924

Entrance to a Yurok Sweat-house, California, 1923

Entrance to a Yurok Sweat-house

1923

Woman's primitive dress--Tolowa, 1923

Woman's primitive dress--Tolowa

1923

Watching for salmon--Hupa, California, 1923

Watching for salmon--Hupa

1923

The spirit of the past--Apsaroke, Montana, 1908

The spirit of the past--Apsaroke

1908

A typical Nez Percé, 1910

A typical Nez Percé

1910

A Nez Percé, 1910

A Nez Percé

1910

Youth in holiday costume-Umatilla, 1910

Youth in holiday costume-Umatilla

1910

Spokan camp, Washington, 1910

Spokan camp

1910

Touch her dress--Kalispel, 1910

Touch her dress--Kalispel

1910

On Shoalwater Bay, Transportation, Pacific, 1913

On Shoalwater Bay

1913

A Hamatsa costume--Nakoaktok, 1910

A Hamatsa costume--Nakoaktok

1910

Camp life, South Dakota, 1908

Camp life

1908

Mandan earthen lodge, North Dakota, 1908

Mandan earthen lodge

1908

Sifting basket--southern Miwok, California, 1924

Sifting basket--southern Miwok

1924

Datsolali, Washo basket-maker, 1924

Datsolali, Washo basket-maker

1924

[Yellow Horse--Yanktonai, half-length portrait, standing, facing…, 1908

[Yellow Horse--Yanktonai, half-length portrait, standing,…

1908

The tule gatherer, British Columbia, 1910

The tule gatherer

1910

Principal female shaman of the Hupa, 1923

Principal female shaman of the Hupa

1923

Oyi-tsa, 1905

Oyi-tsa

1905

A Nambe girl, Nambe Pueblo, New Mexico, 1905

A Nambe girl

1905

Preparing salmon--Wishram, Washington, 1910

Preparing salmon--Wishram

1910

Dusty Dress, 1910

Dusty Dress

1910

Nimkish village at Alert Bay, Alert Bay, British Columbia, 1914

Nimkish village at Alert Bay

1914

[Saguaro fruit gatherers--Maricopa], Arizona, 1907

[Saguaro fruit gatherers--Maricopa]

1907

[Gathering hasen--Qahatika], Arizona, 1907

[Gathering hasen--Qahatika]

1907

Umatilla child, 1910

Umatilla child

1910

[At the water's edge--Arikara], North Dakota, 1908

[At the water's edge--Arikara]

1908

[A Kato woman], California, 1924

[A Kato woman]

1924

[Wishham woman], Washington, 1910

[Wishham woman]

1910

[Wishham young woman], Washington, 1910

[Wishham young woman]

1910

The Mohave potter, Arizona, 1907

The Mohave potter

1907

[Kotsuis and Hohhug--Nakoaktok, wearing ceremonial dress, with long…, British Columbia, 1914

[Kotsuis and Hohhug--Nakoaktok, wearing ceremonial dress,…

1914

[Tsawatenok girl, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front], British Columbia, 1914

[Tsawatenok girl, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

1914

[Lone Tree, an Apsaroke Indian, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing…, 1908

[Lone Tree, an Apsaroke Indian, head-and-shoulders…

1908

[Red Elk Woman, a Sioux girl, full-length portrait, seated, facing…, 1907

[Red Elk Woman, a Sioux girl, full-length portrait, seated,…

1907

[Innocence, an Umatilla girl, full-length portrait, standing by tree,…, Oregon, 1910

[Innocence, an Umatilla girl, full-length portrait,…

1910

[Klamath woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, Oregon, 1923

[Klamath woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left

1923

[Achomawi mother and child], California, 1923

[Achomawi mother and child]

1923

[Dancer with black deer effigy--Hupa], California, 1923

[Dancer with black deer effigy--Hupa]

1923

[A Skokomish Indian chief's daughter, half-length portrait, seated on…, Washington, 1913

[A Skokomish Indian chief's daughter, half-length portrait,…

1913

[Hupa mother, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing left,…, California, 1923

[Hupa mother, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing…

1923

Masked dancer, Cowichan, British Columbia, 1913

Masked dancer, Cowichan

1913

[Head-and-shoulders portrait of Shiwawatiwa, a Zuni Indian, facing…, 1903

[Head-and-shoulders portrait of Shiwawatiwa, a Zuni Indian,…

1903

[Fish Shows, an Apsaroke Indian, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing…, 1908

[Fish Shows, an Apsaroke Indian, head-and-shoulders…

1908

The chief and his staff, Apsaroke Indians, 1905

The chief and his staff, Apsaroke Indians

1905

[Apache medicine cap and fetish], 1907

[Apache medicine cap and fetish]

1907

[Pima woman, with burden basket on back, walking away from camera,…, Arizona, Pima, 1907

[Pima woman, with burden basket on back, walking away from…

1907

[Marcos, Palm Cañon Cahuilla, half-length portrait, facing slightly…, 1905

[Marcos, Palm Cañon Cahuilla, half-length portrait, facing…

1905

[Cahuilla house in the desert, California], 1924

[Cahuilla house in the desert, California]

1924

Substitute sacred head-dress--Piegan, Montana, 1910

Substitute sacred head-dress--Piegan

1910

Medicine bags, Montana, 1910

Medicine bags

1910

The altar, 1910

The altar

1910

Nez Percé sweat-lodge, 1910

Nez Percé sweat-lodge

1910

[Red Hawk (Che-tan Luta)--Oglala], 1907

[Red Hawk (Che-tan Luta)--Oglala]

1907

[The whaler--Clayoquot], Washington, 1910

[The whaler--Clayoquot]

1910

Goldenrod meadows--Piegan, 1910

Goldenrod meadows--Piegan

1910

[The mountain sheep hunter--Sioux], 1905

[The mountain sheep hunter--Sioux]

1905

[A Desert Cahuilla woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right], 1924

[A Desert Cahuilla woman, head-and-shoulders portrait,…

1924

[Winnowing wheat--San Juan], New Mexico, 1905

[Winnowing wheat--San Juan]

1905

Okuwa-Tsire ("Cloud Bird"), San Ildefonso, New Mexico, 1905

Okuwa-Tsire ("Cloud Bird"), San Ildefonso

1905

[Singing to the snakes, Shipolovi], New Mexico, 1906

[Singing to the snakes, Shipolovi]

1906

[Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico], 1927

[Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico]

1927

[Zuni water carriers], New Mexico, 1903

[Zuni water carriers]

1903

[Sioux maiden], 1908

[Sioux maiden]

1908

[Two daughters of a chief on horseback, riding away from camera…, 1907

[Two daughters of a chief on horseback, riding away from…

1907

[Hu Kalowa Pi-Removes the covering], 1907

[Hu Kalowa Pi-Removes the covering]

1907

[Hu ka-lowa pifire-carrier bringing the skull], 1908

[Hu ka-lowa pifire-carrier bringing the skull]

1908

[Day dreams--Piegan], 1910

[Day dreams--Piegan]

1910

[Overlooking the camp--Piegan], 1910

[Overlooking the camp--Piegan]

1910

[Preparing cedar bark--Nakoaktok], 1914

[Preparing cedar bark--Nakoaktok]

1914

[Lean Wolf--Hidatsa], North Dakota, 1908

[Lean Wolf--Hidatsa]

1908

Red Wing--Apsaroke, Montana, 1908

Red Wing--Apsaroke

1908

Pose-a yew, New Mexico, 1905

Pose-a yew

1905

[A Taos girl, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing front], New Mexico, 1905

[A Taos girl, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing…

1905

[Iahla, "Willow", Taos, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right], New Mexico, 1905

[Iahla, "Willow", Taos, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing…

1905

[Medicine Crow--Apsaroke], Montana, 1908

[Medicine Crow--Apsaroke]

1908

[Desert rovers--Apache], 1903

[Desert rovers--Apache]

1903

[Hooper Bay homes, Hooper Bay, Alaska], Alaska, Hooper Bay, 1929

[Hooper Bay homes, Hooper Bay, Alaska]

1929

[Drying walrus hide, Diomede, Alaska], 1929

[Drying walrus hide, Diomede, Alaska]

1929

[At Nash Harbor, Nunivak, Alaska], Alaska, Nunivak Island, 1929

[At Nash Harbor, Nunivak, Alaska]

1929

[Jajuk--Selawik], 1929

[Jajuk--Selawik]

1929

[Eskimos in kayaks, Noatak, Alaska], 1929

[Eskimos in kayaks, Noatak, Alaska]

1929

King Island, Alaska, Alaska, Ukivok, 1929

King Island, Alaska

1929

Sled, Nunivak, Alaska, Nunivak Island, 1929

Sled, Nunivak

1929

Kaiak with seal hunting equipment, Nunivak, Alaska, Nunivak Island, 1929

Kaiak with seal hunting equipment, Nunivak

1929

Pounding fish--Wishham, Washington, 1910

Pounding fish--Wishham

1910

Holiday trappings, Oregon, 1910

Holiday trappings

1910

A visitor, Arizona, 1905

A visitor

1905

[Gathering hanamh - Papago woman picking cactus fruit with wooden…, Arizona, 1907

[Gathering hanamh - Papago woman picking cactus fruit with…

1907

[Tewa Indian guard at top of the kiva stairs, San Ildefonso, New…, New Mexico, San Ildefonso Pueblo, 1905

[Tewa Indian guard at top of the kiva stairs, San…

1905

Umatilla maiden, 1910

Umatilla maiden

1910

Walvia ("Medicine Root")--Taos, Taos, New Mexico, 1905

Walvia ("Medicine Root")--Taos

1905

Walvia ("Medicine Root")--Taos, Taos, New Mexico, 1905

Walvia ("Medicine Root")--Taos

1905

[Sun dance pledgers--Cheyenne], 1910

[Sun dance pledgers--Cheyenne]

1910

An oasis in the Badlands, North Dakota, Badlands, 1905

An oasis in the Badlands

1905

Launching the whale boat--Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, Cape Prince Of Wales, 1929

Launching the whale boat--Cape Prince of Wales

1929

Hooper Bay youth, Alaska, Hooper Bay, 1929

Hooper Bay youth

1929

[An Isleta woman], Isleta, New Mexico, 1926

[An Isleta woman]

1926

[A Jemez fiscal], New Mexico, 1926

[A Jemez fiscal]

1926

Moss for the baby-bags--Cree, 1927

Moss for the baby-bags--Cree

1927

[Noatak child, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing front], Noatak, Alaska, 1929

[Noatak child, three-quarter length portrait, seated,…

1929

The seal-hunter, Noatak, in kayak, facing left, Noatak, Alaska, 1929

The seal-hunter, Noatak, in kayak, facing left

1929

[Shuati--Sia. Full-length portrait of a woman standing, facing front,…, 1926

[Shuati--Sia. Full-length portrait of a woman standing,…

1926

[Sia buffalo dancer. Full-length, standing, facing right], Spiritual Life, 1926

[Sia buffalo dancer. Full-length, standing, facing right]

1926

[Fat Horse with insignia of a Blackfoot soldier], 1927

[Fat Horse with insignia of a Blackfoot soldier]

1927

[A Cheyenne Peyote leader], 1927

[A Cheyenne Peyote leader]

1927

[Buffalo Society, animal dance--Cheyenne], 1927

[Buffalo Society, animal dance--Cheyenne]

1927

[Skidi and Wichita dancers], 1927

[Skidi and Wichita dancers]

1927

In San Ildefonso, New Mexico, 1927

In San Ildefonso

1927

[Arikara medicine ceremony--the Bears], 1908

[Arikara medicine ceremony--the Bears]

1908

The snake priest, Arizona, 1906

The snake priest

1906

Woman and child, Nunivak, Nunivak Island, Alaska, 1929

Woman and child, Nunivak

1929

[Four Eskimo children, at edge of cliff, in holiday costume, Nunivak,…, Alaska, Nunivak, 1929

[Four Eskimo children, at edge of cliff, in holiday…

1929

Launching the boat--Little Diomede Island, Alaska, Little Diomede Island, 1928

Launching the boat--Little Diomede Island

1928

Apsaroke War Group, Montana, 1905

Apsaroke War Group

1905

[Hasen harvest [B]--Qahatika.  Three women walking through desert,…, Arizona, 1907

[Hasen harvest [B]--Qahatika. Three women walking through…

1907

A Washo woman, Great Basin, 1924

A Washo woman

1924

The vanishing race--Navaho, 1904

The vanishing race--Navaho

1904

The Medicine Man (Slow Bull), 1907

The Medicine Man (Slow Bull)

1907

Fishing with a Gaff-hook--Paviotso, Nevada, 1924

Fishing with a Gaff-hook--Paviotso

1924

[Man in Pomo dance costume, half-length portrait, facing front], 1924

[Man in Pomo dance costume, half-length portrait, facing…

1924

[In the lodge--Piegan], Montana, 1910

[In the lodge--Piegan]

1910

Grinding medicine--Zuni, New Mexico, 1925

Grinding medicine--Zuni

1925

Maricopa Woman Mealing, Arizona, 1907

Maricopa Woman Mealing

1907

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