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Edward S. Curtis: Montana Photographs

95 Edward S. Curtis photographs of montana, from the Library of Congress archive.

On the Custer outlook, Montana, 1908

On the Custer outlook

1908

Custer monument and group, Montana, 1908

Custer monument and group

1908

Watching for the signal, Montana, 1908

Watching for the signal

1908

Incense--Atsina, Montana, 1908

Incense--Atsina

1908

Evening on Flathead Lake, Flathead Lake, Montana, 1910

Evening on Flathead Lake

1910

Atsina camp scene, Montana, 1908

Atsina camp scene

1908

Atsina maiden, Montana, 1908

Atsina maiden

1908

Camp gossips--Atsina, Montana, 1908

Camp gossips--Atsina

1908

Head Dress--Atsina, Montana, 1908

Head Dress--Atsina

1908

Assiniboin Boy--Atsina, Montana, 1908

Assiniboin Boy--Atsina

1908

Hide stretching--Apsaroke, Montana, 1908

Hide stretching--Apsaroke

1908

Atsina chiefs, Montana, 1908

Atsina chiefs

1908

Atsina warriors, Montana, 1908

Atsina warriors

1908

The land of the Atsina, Montana, 1908

The land of the Atsina

1908

The scout--Atsina, Montana, 1908

The scout--Atsina

1908

A child's lodge, Montana, 1910

A child's lodge

1910

Flathead camp on the Jocko River, Montana, 1910

Flathead camp on the Jocko River

1910

On the war path--Atsina, Montana, 1908

On the war path--Atsina

1908

Mother and child--Apsaroke, Montana, 1908

Mother and child--Apsaroke

1908

Old Dog--Apsaroke, Montana, 1908

Old Dog--Apsaroke

1908

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

The spirit of the past--Apsaroke

1908

Winter hunter[s]--Apsaroke, Montana, 1908

Winter hunter[s]--Apsaroke

1908

Pack horse [i.e., packhorse]--Apsaroke, Montana, 1908

Pack horse [i.e., packhorse]--Apsaroke

1908

Winter--Apsaroke, Montana, 1908

Winter--Apsaroke

1908

A burial platform--Apsaroke, Montana, 1908

A burial platform--Apsaroke

1908

War party's farewell--Atsina, Montana, 1908

War party's farewell--Atsina

1908

A gathering war party, Montana, 1908

A gathering war party

1908

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

Substitute sacred head-dress--Piegan

1910

Medicine bags, Montana, 1910

Medicine bags

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

Red Wing--Apsaroke, Montana, 1908

Red Wing--Apsaroke

1908

[Medicine Crow--Apsaroke], Montana, 1908

[Medicine Crow--Apsaroke]

1908

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

Atsina crazy dance--[A dancer kisses the grandfather], Montana, 1908

Atsina crazy dance--[A dancer kisses the grandfather]

1908

Country of the Kutenai [Flathead Lake, Montana], 1910

Country of the Kutenai [Flathead Lake, Montana]

1910

Atsina Fly Dance, Montana, 1908

Atsina Fly Dance

1908

The pipe-bearer--Atsina, Montana, 1908

The pipe-bearer--Atsina

1908

Sitting Elk--Apsaroke, Montana, 1908

Sitting Elk--Apsaroke

1908

Lodge interior--Piegan, Montana, 1910

Lodge interior--Piegan

1910

Wolf--Apsaroke, Montana, 1908

Wolf--Apsaroke

1908

Passing the cliff--Apsaroke, Pryor Mountains, Wyoming, Montana, 1908

Passing the cliff--Apsaroke

1908

A winter day--Apsaroke, Montana, 1908

A winter day--Apsaroke

1908

Moving--Apsaroke, Montana, 1908

Moving--Apsaroke

1908

Hide scraping--Apsaroke, Montana, 1908

Hide scraping--Apsaroke

1908

On the Little Big Horn, Little Bighorn River, Montana, Wyo. & Mont, 1908

On the Little Big Horn

1908

Kutenai woman, Idaho, Montana, 1910

Kutenai woman

1910

Moving camp--Atsina, Montana, 1908

Moving camp--Atsina

1908

The winter camp--Apsaroke, Montana, 1908

The winter camp--Apsaroke

1908

At the water's edge--Piegan, Montana, 1910

At the water's edge--Piegan

1910

Horse Capture--Atsina, Montana, 1908

Horse Capture--Atsina

1908

Apsaroke War Group, Montana, 1905

Apsaroke War Group

1905

Bullchief at the ford, Montana, 1905

Bullchief at the ford

1905

Which Way, Montana, 1905

Which Way

1905

Bird Rattle, Clothing & Dress, 1909

Bird Rattle

1909

The river camp, Montana, 1905

The river camp

1905

Forked Iron, Montana, 1908

Forked Iron

1908

Strong Enemy, Montana, 1908

Strong Enemy

1908

Reuben Black Boy and family, Montana, 1910

Reuben Black Boy and family

1910

Flint Smoker's daughter, Montana, 1910

Flint Smoker's daughter

1910

Wild Gun, Montana, 1910

Wild Gun

1910

Joe Russell, Montana, 1910

Joe Russell

1910

Spotted Eagle, Heavy Gun, and Robert Calf Robe, Montana, 1910

Spotted Eagle, Heavy Gun, and Robert Calf Robe

1910

Piegan scout, Montana, 1910

Piegan scout

1910

Little Plume's daughter, Montana, 1910

Little Plume's daughter

1910

Bear Cut Ear, Montana, 1908

Bear Cut Ear

1908

Leads the Wolf, Montana, 1908

Leads the Wolf

1908

Wolf, Montana, 1908

Wolf

1908

Chief Child, Montana, 1908

Chief Child

1908

Two Leggings, Montana, 1908

Two Leggings

1908

Old White Man, Montana, 1908

Old White Man

1908

Lies Sideway, Montana, 1908

Lies Sideway

1908

Hoop On the Forehead, Montana, 1908

Hoop On the Forehead

1908

Absoraks, Montana, 1905

Absoraks

1905

On the hilltop, Montana, 1908

On the hilltop

1908

[Big Mouth Spring], Montana, 1910

[Big Mouth Spring]

1910

[Hoop On the Forehead, Crow Indian, Montana, head-and-shoulders…, 1908

[Hoop On the Forehead, Crow Indian, Montana,…

1908

A smoke, Montana, 1905

A smoke

1905

Watching the signal, Montana, 1905

Watching the signal

1905

Tries His Knee, Montana, 1908

Tries His Knee

1908

[Bull Shoe's children], Montana, 1910

[Bull Shoe's children]

1910

[High Medicine Rock, Crow Indian with two horses at left, Her Horse…, Montana, 1908

[High Medicine Rock, Crow Indian with two horses at left,…

1908

[Strike On his Head, Crow Indian, Montana, head-and-shoulders…, 1908

[Strike On his Head, Crow Indian, Montana,…

1908

[Ghost Bear, Crow Indian, Montana, head-and-shoulders portrait,…, 1908

[Ghost Bear, Crow Indian, Montana, head-and-shoulders…

1908

[Swallow Bird, Crow Indian, Montana, head-and-shoulders portrait,…, 1908

[Swallow Bird, Crow Indian, Montana, head-and-shoulders…

1908

[Crow Chief's Daughter], Montana, 1910

[Crow Chief's Daughter]

1910

Council of War, Montana, 1908

Council of War

1908

The Outlook, Montana, 1905

The Outlook

1905

A quiet smoke-Hopi, Montana, 1907

A quiet smoke-Hopi

1907

[Village criers on horseback, Bird On the Ground and Forked Iron,…, Montana, 1908

[Village criers on horseback, Bird On the Ground and Forked…

1908

Overlooking the Little Horn, Montana, 1908

Overlooking the Little Horn

1908

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

[In the lodge--Piegan]

1910

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