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Edward S. Curtis: Cheyenne Indians Photographs

42 Edward S. Curtis photographs of cheyenne indians, from the Library of Congress archive.

[Cheyenne warriors], 1905

[Cheyenne warriors]

1905

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

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

1910

[Return of scouts--Cheyenne], 1910

[Return of scouts--Cheyenne]

1910

Cheyenne profile, 1910

Cheyenne profile

1910

Waiting in the forest--Cheyenne, 1910

Waiting in the forest--Cheyenne

1910

Porcupine--Cheyenne, 1910

Porcupine--Cheyenne

1910

Gray Dawn--Cheyenne, 1910

Gray Dawn--Cheyenne

1910

Cheyenne young woman, Women, 1910

Cheyenne young woman

1910

The altar, 1910

The altar

1910

Before the final journey--Cheyenne, Montana, 1910

Before the final journey--Cheyenne

1910

Offering the pipe to the Earth--Cheyenne, Montana, 1910

Offering the pipe to the Earth--Cheyenne

1910

Departure from Preparation lodge--Cheyenne, Montana, 1910

Departure from Preparation lodge--Cheyenne

1910

Crazy dancers--Cheyenne, Montana, 1910

Crazy dancers--Cheyenne

1910

Offering pipe to the skull--Cheyenne, Montana, 1910

Offering pipe to the skull--Cheyenne

1910

Priests passing before the pipe--Cheyenne, Montana, 1910

Priests passing before the pipe--Cheyenne

1910

Two Moons--Cheyenne, 1910

Two Moons--Cheyenne

1910

Cheyenne girl, 1905

Cheyenne girl

1905

[Sun dance pledgers--Cheyenne], 1910

[Sun dance pledgers--Cheyenne]

1910

The lone Chief--Cheyenne, 1927

The lone Chief--Cheyenne

1927

Wife of Old Crow -- Cheyenne, 1927

Wife of Old Crow -- Cheyenne

1927

[A Cheyenne Peyote leader], 1927

[A Cheyenne Peyote leader]

1927

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

[Buffalo Society, animal dance--Cheyenne]

1927

Red Bird--Cheyenne, 1927

Red Bird--Cheyenne

1927

Chiefs in the Sun Dance parade--Cheyenne, Oklahoma, 1927

Chiefs in the Sun Dance parade--Cheyenne

1927

The Wolf, animal dance--Cheyenne, Oklahoma, 1927

The Wolf, animal dance--Cheyenne

1927

Water rite purification, Cheyenne animal dance, Oklahoma, 1927

Water rite purification, Cheyenne animal dance

1927

The Clowns, animal dance--Cheyenne, Oklahoma, 1927

The Clowns, animal dance--Cheyenne

1927

At the pool, animal dance--Cheyenne, Oklahoma, 1927

At the pool, animal dance--Cheyenne

1927

Rueben Taylor (Isotofhuts)--Cheyenne, 1927

Rueben Taylor (Isotofhuts)--Cheyenne

1927

The Cheyenne Belle, 1904

The Cheyenne Belle

1904

Cheyenne mother and child, Great Plains, 1905

Cheyenne mother and child

1905

The daughter of Bad Horses, Great Plains, 1905

The daughter of Bad Horses

1905

[The Daughter of Bad Horse (profile)], 1905

[The Daughter of Bad Horse (profile)]

1905

Bear Black, 1905

Bear Black

1905

Mrs. Big Head, 1905

Mrs. Big Head

1905

Cheyenne girl, 1910

Cheyenne girl

1910

Pine Tree, 1905

Pine Tree

1905

Bad Horses, 1905

Bad Horses

1905

The Cheyenne Chief, 1905

The Cheyenne Chief

1905

Hattie Bear Black, 1905

Hattie Bear Black

1905

Cheyenne matron, 1905

Cheyenne matron

1905

[The Valley of the Rosebud], 1905

[The Valley of the Rosebud]

1905

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Public domain archive. All images sourced from the Library of Congress.