Timeline
The life and career of Edward S. Curtis, 1868–1952
Born near Whitewater, Wisconsin
Moves with his family to the Seattle area in Washington Territory
Buys into a Seattle photography studio, later partnering with Thomas Guptill
Makes early portraits of Native subjects in Seattle, including Kikisoblu (Princess Angeline)
Begins fieldwork among the Piikani (Blackfeet), encouraged by ethnologist George Bird Grinnell
Makes signature images including 'The Vanishing Race' and 'Canon de Chelly' in Navajo country
J. Pierpont Morgan agrees to fund the project, providing $75,000 toward The North American Indian
Publishes Volume 1 of The North American Indian, with a foreword by Theodore Roosevelt and editing by Frederick Webb Hodge
Directs the feature film 'In the Land of the Head Hunters,' filmed with Kwakwaka'wakw participants
Completes The North American Indian with the publication of Volumes 19 and 20
Dies in Los Angeles, California