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Edward S. Curtis: Eskimos Photographs

41 Edward S. Curtis photographs of eskimos, from the Library of Congress archive.

The Muskrat-hunter--Kotzebue, Alaska, 1929

The Muskrat-hunter--Kotzebue

1929

Food containers, Pokes--Kotzebue, Alaska, 1929

Food containers, Pokes--Kotzebue

1929

Charlie Wood--Kobuk, 1929

Charlie Wood--Kobuk

1929

Selawik Woman, 1929

Selawik Woman

1929

Uyowutcha--Nunivak, 1929

Uyowutcha--Nunivak

1929

Nihkoyak, men's house at winter camp--Nunivak, Alaska, Nunivak Island, 1929

Nihkoyak, men's house at winter camp--Nunivak

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

Ceremonial mask--Nunivak, Alaska, Nunivak Island, 1929

Ceremonial mask--Nunivak

1929

Dahchihtok--Nunivak, Alaska, Nunivak Island, 1929

Dahchihtok--Nunivak

1929

The ivory carver--Nunivak, Alaska, Nunivak Island, 1929

The ivory carver--Nunivak

1929

Ready for the throw--Nunivak, Alaska, Nunivak Island, 1929

Ready for the throw--Nunivak

1929

Berry pickers, Kotzebue, Alaska, Kotzebue, 1929

Berry pickers, Kotzebue

1929

King Island village, Alaska, Ukivok, 1929

King Island village

1929

Drilling ivory--King Island, Alaska, Ukivok, 1929

Drilling ivory--King Island

1929

Boys in a kaiak (i.e., kayak)--Nunivak, Alaska, Nunivak Island, 1929

Boys in a kaiak (i.e., kayak)--Nunivak

1929

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

On the Selawik River, Alaska, 1929

On the Selawik River

1929

Duck-skin parkas, Nunivak, Alaska, Nunivak Island, 1929

Duck-skin parkas, Nunivak

1929

Ŭǵiyakŭ--Nunivak, Arctic Regions, 1929

Ŭǵiyakŭ--Nunivak

1929

[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

Cape Prince of Wales man, 1929

Cape Prince of Wales man

1929

Drying whale meat--Hooper Bay, Alaska, Hooper Bay, 1929

Drying whale meat--Hooper Bay

1929

The drummer--Nunivak, Nunivak Island, Alaska, 1929

The drummer--Nunivak

1929

Kenowun--Nunivak, Nunivak Island, Alaska, 1929

Kenowun--Nunivak

1929

Waterproof parkas--Nunivak, Nunivak Island, Alaska, 1929

Waterproof parkas--Nunivak

1929

Maskette--Nunivak, Nunivak Island, Alaska, 1929

Maskette--Nunivak

1929

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

Woman and child, Nunivak

1929

Ola--Noatak, Noatak, Alaska, 1929

Ola--Noatak

1929

Selawik women, Alaska, Selawik, 1929

Selawik women

1929

At Noatak village, Noatak, Alaska, 1929

At Noatak village

1929

Noatak home, Noatak, Alaska, 1929

Noatak home

1929

Arriving home - Noatak, Noatak, Alaska, 1929

Arriving home - Noatak

1929

Starting up the Noatak River - Kotzebue, Kotzebue, Alaska, 1929

Starting up the Noatak River - Kotzebue

1929

A family group--Noatak, Noatak, Alaska, 1929

A family group--Noatak

1929

[Inuit hut and family], Arctic Regions, 1899

[Inuit hut and family]

1899

[Aleutian baskets and Eskimo baskets], 1899

[Aleutian baskets and Eskimo baskets]

1899

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