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Photographer:

Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952  Search this

Extent:

96 Photomechanical prints (photogravure proofs)

184 Printing plates (copper printing plates)

Culture:

Twana  Search this

Hoh  Search this

Walla Walla (Wallawalla)  Search this

Wishram  Search this

Suquamish  Search this

Skokomish  Search this

Quinault  Search this

Quileute  Search this

Apache  Search this

Tolowa  Search this

Hupa  Search this

Hopi Pueblo  Search this

Squaxon  Search this

Mewuk (Miwok)  Search this

Achomawi (Pit River)  Search this

Klamath  Search this

Yurok  Search this

Kumeyaay (Diegueño)  Search this

Cayuse  Search this

Northern Paiute (Paviotso)  Search this

Santa Ysabel (Santa Isabela) Diegueño  Search this

Kalispel (Pend d'Oreilles)  Search this

Salish (Flathead)  Search this

Spokan  Search this

Yakama (Yakima)  Search this

Sahnish (Arikara)  Search this

Numakiki (Mandan)  Search this

Pikuni Blackfeet (Piegan)  Search this

Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)  Search this

Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)  Search this

Niimíipuu (Nez Perce)  Search this

A'aninin (Gros Ventre)  Search this

Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)  Search this

Tsuu T'ina (Sarcee)  Search this

Kainai Blackfoot (Kainah/Blood)  Search this

Denésoliné (Chipewyan)  Search this

Cree  Search this

Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan Pueblo)  Search this

San Ildefonso Pueblo  Search this

Tewa Pueblos  Search this

A:shiwi (Zuni)  Search this

Kewa (Santo Domingo Pueblo)  Search this

K'apovi (Santa Clara Pueblo)  Search this

Laguna Pueblo  Search this

Jemez Pueblo  Search this

Serrano  Search this

Washoe (Washo)  Search this

Kutzadika'a (Mono Paiute)  Search this

Kupangaxwichem (Kupa/Cupeño)  Search this

Piipaash (Maricopa)  Search this

Diné (Navajo)  Search this

Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux)  Search this

Quechan (Yuma/Cuchan)  Search this

Hualapai (Walapai)  Search this

Akimel O'odham (Pima)  Search this

Tohono O'odham (Papago)  Search this

Mojave (Mohave)  Search this

Niuam (Comanche)  Search this

Wichita  Search this

Ponca  Search this

Osage  Search this

Yokuts  Search this

Chukchansi Yokuts  Search this

Southern Mewuk (Southern Miwok)  Search this

Wailaki  Search this

Pomo  Search this

Wappo  Search this

Maidu  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photomechanical prints

Printing plates

Photogravures

Photographs

Date:

1899-1927

circa 1980

Summary:

The Edward S. Curtis photogravure plates and proofs for The North American Indian include photogravure printing plates and associated proofs made from Curtis photographs and used in the publication of The North American Indian volumes 1-9 and 12-19. The bulk of the images are portraits, though there are also images of everyday items, ceremonial artifacts, and camps.

Scope and Contents:

The collection comprises 183 photogravure plates (101 folio and 82 octavo) and 96 associated proofs used in the printing of The North American Indian volumes 1-9 and 12-19. The original photographs used to make the photogravures were made circa 1903-1926 and the photogravure plates were made in 1907-1930. The bulk are portraits, though there are also images of everyday items, ceremonial artifacts, and camps. About half of the proofs in the collection are originals used for Curtis's publication, though the collection also includes proofs made in the process of later publication by the Classic Gravure Company (circa 1980). Vintage proofs include handwritten notes, likely made by Curtis Studio employees in Seattle and Los Angeles. Many of the photogravure plates do not have matching proofs; in particular, there are no proofs for the octavo plates.

Arrangement:

The plates and proofs are arranged by the volume of The North American Indian in which they were published. They are described in this finding aid by the caption and plate number with which they were published.

Biographical / Historical:

Edward Sheriff Curtis (1868-1952) was an American photographer best known for his monumental and now-controversial project, the twenty-volume publication The North American Indian. Here he sought to document in words and pictures the "vanishing race" of American Indians.

Born in Wisconsin in 1868, Edward Curtis grew up on his family's farm in Le Sueur County, Minnesota, from 1874 to 1887. In 1887, he and his father Johnson Curtis settled on a plot near what is now Port Orchard, Washington, and the rest of the family joined them the following year. When Johnson Curtis died within a month of the family's arrival, the burden of providing for his mother and siblings fell to 20-year-old Edward, and Edward set out to do so through his photography. In 1891, Curtis moved to the booming city of Seattle and bought into a joint photo studio with Rasmus Rothi. Less than a year later, he formed "Curtis and Guptill, Photographers and Photoengravers" with Thomas Guptill; the enterprise quickly became a premier portrait studio for Seattle's elite. In 1895, Curtis made his first "Indian photograph" depicting Princess Angeline, daughter of the chief for whom Seattle had been named. The following year he earned his first medal from the National Photographic Convention for his "genre studies."

In 1899, Edward Curtis joined the Harriman Alaska Expedition as official photographer, a position which allowed him to learn from anthropologists C. Hart Merriam and George Bird Grinnell while documenting the landscapes and peoples of the Alaskan coast. This expedition and the resulting friendship with Grinnell helped to foster Curtis's ultimate goal to "form a comprehensive and permanent record of all the important tribes of the United States and Alaska that still retain to a considerable degree their primitive customs and traditions" (General Introduction, The North American Indian). Curtis made several trips to reservations from 1900 to 1904, including a trip with Grinnell to Montana in 1900 and multiple trips to the Southwest, including the Hopi Reservation. He also hired Adolph Muhr, former assistant to Omaha photographer Frank A. Rinehart, to manage the Curtis studio in his absence, a decision which would prove more and more fruitful as Curtis spent less and less time in Seattle.

In 1906, Curtis struck a deal with financier J. P. Morgan, whereby Morgan would support a company – The North American Indian, Inc. – with $15,000 for five years, by which time the project was expected to have ended. Systematic fieldwork for the publication began in earnest that summer season, with Curtis accompanied by a team of ethnological researchers and American Indian assistants. Arguably the most important member of Curtis' field team was William Myers, a former newspaperman who collected much of the ethnological data and completed most of the writing for the project. The first volume, covering Navajo and Apache peoples, was published at the end of 1907, but already Morgan's funding was incapable of meeting Curtis's needs. Despite heaping praise from society's elite, Curtis spent much of his time struggling to find people and institutions willing to subscribe to the expensive set of volumes. After the initial five years, only eight of the proposed twenty volumes had been completed. Fieldwork and publication continued with the support of J. P. Morgan, but Curtis's home life suffered because of his prolonged absences.

In 1919, Curtis's wife Clara was awarded a divorce settlement which included the entire Curtis studio in Seattle. Exhausted and bankrupt, Edward Curtis moved with his daughter Beth Magnuson to Los Angeles, where they operated a new Curtis Studio and continued work on the volumes; volume 12 was published in 1922. The constant financial strain forced Myers to leave the North American Indian team after volume 18 (fieldwork in 1926) and Curtis made his last trip to photograph and gather data for volume 20 in 1927. After the final volumes were published in 1930, Curtis almost completely faded from public notice until his work was "rediscovered" and popularized in the 1970s.

Curtis's "salvage ethnology," as scholar Mick Gidley describes it, was mildly controversial even during his life and has become ever more so as his legacy deepens. In his quest to photograph pre-colonial Indian life through a twentieth-century lens, he often manipulated and constructed history as much as he recorded it: he staged reenactments, added props, and removed evidence of twentieth-century influences on "primitive" life. Curtis's work continues to shape popular conceptions of American Indians and so, while problematic, his legacy--his vision of American Indian life--continues to be relevant.

Related Materials:

NMAI also holds Edward Curtis photographs documenting the Harriman Expedition (1899) as well as platinum prints and photogravures of the images published in The North American Indian.

The Smithsonian Institution, National Anthropological Archives holds Edward Curtis prints submitted for copyright (Photo Lot 59) as well as many of his original negatives, photographs, and papers.

Steve Kern donated photogravure plates to the Center for Creative Photography and the Seattle Art Museum at the same time that he donated this set to MAI.

Provenance:

This collection was donated by Steven and Arlene Kern to the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation, in 1984.

Restrictions:

Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).

Rights:

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish or broadcast materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiarchives@si.edu.

Topic:

Indians of North America -- Pictorial works  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photogravures

Photographs

Citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Edward S. Curtis photogravure plates and proofs for The North American Indian, Box and Folder Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

This collection was processed with funding from the Smithsonian Women's Committee.

Identifier:

NMAI.AC.080

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Edward S. Curtis photogravure plates and proofs for The North American Indian

Archival Repository:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv47bb7e1cf-cd0f-42a1-ac5b-8ee402c1ab8f

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmai-ac-080

Creator:

Eells, Myron, 1843-1907  Search this

Extent:

440 Pages

Culture:

Twana  Search this

Chimakum  Search this

Klallam (Clallam)  Search this

Chinook  Search this

Indians of North America -- Northwest Coast of North America  Search this

Indians of North America -- Plateau  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Date:

April, 1879

Scope and Contents:

Contents: Part I-Man. A. Names, locations, and divisions of the tribes. Twanas, Chemakums, Clallams. B. History. C. Population, and causes affecting. D. Progress: In medical practice. In house building. In dress. In implements. In social customs. In education. In morals. In religion. Part II- Surroundings. A. Inorganic. Outline, etc., of Territory. Geology, economic. Climate. Minerals. C. Social. Travels. Commerce. Part III.- Culture. Chapter 1- Means of subsistance: A. Food. Fish and marine mammals. Shell fish. Roots and branches. Wild fruits. Land mammals. Birds. Salt. Cooking. Storing. B. Drinks. Infusions. Ardent spirits. C. Narcotics. D. Savors. E. Medicines. Chapter II- Habitations and other structures and their appurtenance: A. Houses for human occupancy. Potlatch houses. Sweat houses. Large dwelling-houses. Flat-roofed dwelling-houses. Houses with the roof wholly on one side. Government houses. Mat houses. Half-circle camps. Tents of cotton cloth. Out-buildings. B. Appurtenances to dwellings. Doors. Fireplaces. Material for building. C. Furniture and utensils. Beds. Rugs. Mats. Chapter III- Household vessels and utensils: A. For holding water, food, etc. Baskets. Boxes. Dishes. B. For preparing food. C. For serving and eating food. Mats. Baskets. Plate and troughs. Trays. Ladles. Stone dishes. Pipes. Napkins. D. Miscellaneous. Torches.

Chapter IV- Clothing: d. Head clothing. Hats. E. Body clothing. Pantaloons, shirts, and coats. Blankets. Mat-coats. F. Arm clothing. G. Leg and foot clothing. H. Parts of dress. Lace. Fastenings. Fringes. Bead-work. I. Receptacles for dress. Boxes. Baskets. Chapter V- Personal adornments: A. Skin ornamentation. Tattooing. Painting. B. Head ornaments. Head bands. Plumes. Ear pendants. C. Neck ornaments. Necklaces. D. Breast ornaments. E. Ornaments for the limbs. Bracelets. Finger-rings. F. Toilet articles. Combs. Chapter VI- Implements. (I) Of general use. Knives. Axes, and adzes. Wedges. Chisels. Hammers. Awls. (II) Of war and the chase. A. Weapons for striking. Clubs. B. Throwing weapons. Strings and shots. Fire-pots. C. Cutting weapons. D. Thrusting weapons. Spears. E. Projectile weapons. Bows and arrows. Cases for projectiles. F. Defensive weapons. (III) Implements of special use. A. For stone working. C. For bow and arrow-making. D. Fishing implements. Spears and hooks. Traps and nets. Bouys. Sinkers. F. For leather-working. G. Builder's tool. K. For procuring and manufacturing food. L. Agricultural implements. M. For basket-working. Tools. Ornamentation. N. For working fiber. Hacklers. Spindles. Looms. P. For special crafts. Painting. Dyeing. Sand paper. Rope and strings. Of vegetable matter. Of animal matter.

Chapter VII- Locomotion and transportation. A. Traveling by water. Canoes. Large canoes. Shovel canoes. Small canoes. B. Accessories to water travel. Poles. Paddles. Oars. Sails. Rudders. Anchors. Bailing vessels. C. Foot traveling. Snow shoes. D. Land conveyances. Chapter VIII- Measuring and valuing. A. Counting. B. Measuring. Time. Length. Quality. C. Valuing. Chapter IX- Games and pastimes. With bones. A. Gambling: With disks. Women's games. Cards. B. Field sports and festive games. Dancing. Horse-racing. Shooting. Children's plays. Chapter XI- Music: Instruments and accompaniments. Songs. Boat songs. Patriotic songs. Gambling songs. Nursery songs. Funeral songs. War songs. Religious songs. Chapter XII- Art: On baskets. On cloth. On skin. On wood. Carvings. On horn and bone. On metal. On stone. Chapter XIII- Language and literature. A. Language. The Twana. The Skwaksin. The Chemakum. The Chinook jargon. The English language. B. Literature: Tales about thunder and lightning. Tales about the Sun. Proverbs of the Clallams. Fables of the Twanas. The pheasant and the raven. The enchanted husband. The colcine Indian and the wolf. Domesticating wolves. Modern orations.

Chapter XIV- Domestic life: A. Marriage. B. Children. Cradling. Naming. C. Women. Puberty dance. Chapter XV- Social life and customs: A. Eating. B. Cannibalism. C. Potlatches. Potlatch Number 1. Dancing. Gambling. Tamanous. Eating. The potlatch proper, or distribution of gifts. Learning. Potlatch Number 2. Potlatch Number 3. D. Funeral and burial customs. 1st Period. 2nd Period: canoe burial. 3rd Period: scaffold burial in cemeteries. 4th Period: burial in the ground with Indian accessories. 5th Period: civilized burial. Funeral ceremonies. Mourning observances. Cemeteries. Progress. Chapter XVI- Government. A. Organization. B. Laws and regulations. Division of Labor. Property rights. Chapter XVII- Religion. A. Objects and implements of reverence and worship. Supreme Being. Demons. Angelic spirits. Inanimate objects. Images, pictures, etc. Water. Idols. The sun. Implements of worship. Hand-sticks (wands). Head bands. Drums. Rattles. Masks. B. Holy places C. Ecclesiastical organization. Medicine men. Rain-makers.

D. Sacred rites. Tamanous. Finding tamanous. Using tamanous. Tamanous for wind. Tamanous for gambling. Tamanous to produce and cure illness. The crazy tamanous. Tamanous for the living. Tamanous for lost souls. Black tamanous. Purification. Sacrifice. Dancing. E. Myths and traditions. The Flood. Ants. Snakes. F. Beliefs. Dreams. Future existence. Incarnation and metamorphoses. Chapter XVIII- Archeology: Stone age. Skeletons. Shell heaps. List of archeological items in the book.

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 1766

Other Title:

The pheasant and the raven

The enchanted husband

The colcine Indian and the wolf

Topic:

Names, tribal -- Twana  Search this

Names, tribal -- Chemakum  Search this

Names, tribal -- Clallam  Search this

Names, place -- Twana  Search this

Names, place -- Chemakum  Search this

Names, place -- Clallam  Search this

Food preparation -- Twana  Search this

Food preparation -- Chemakum  Search this

Food preparation -- Clallam  Search this

Drugs -- Twana  Search this

Drugs -- Chemakum  Search this

Drugs -- Clallam  Search this

Medicine -- Twana  Search this

Medicine -- Chemakum  Search this

Hunting -- Twana  Search this

Medicine -- Clallam  Search this

Hunting -- Chemakum  Search this

Hunting -- Clallam  Search this

Fishing -- Twana  Search this

Fishing -- Chemakum  Search this

Fishing -- Clallam  Search this

Pipes -- Twana  Search this

Pipes -- Chemakum  Search this

Pipes -- Clallam  Search this

Clothing -- Twana  Search this

Clothing -- Chemakum  Search this

Clothing -- Clallam  Search this

Body decoration, adornment, and mutilations -- Twana  Search this

Body decoration, adornment, and mutilations -- Chemakum  Search this

Body decoration, adornment, and mutilations -- Clallam  Search this

War -- Twana  Search this

War -- Chemakum  Search this

War -- Clallam  Search this

Weapons -- Twana  Search this

Weapons -- Chemakum  Search this

Weapons -- Clallam  Search this

Transportation -- Twana  Search this

Transportation -- Chemakum  Search this

Transportation -- Clallam  Search this

Numbers -- Twana  Search this

Numbers -- Chemakum  Search this

Numbers -- Clallam  Search this

Games and toys -- Twana  Search this

Games and toys -- Chemakum  Search this

Games and toys -- Clallam  Search this

Dance -- Twana  Search this

Dance -- Chemakum  Search this

Dance -- Clallam  Search this

Music -- Twana  Search this

Music -- Chemakum  Search this

Music -- Clallam  Search this

Basket making -- Twana  Search this

Basket making -- Chemakum  Search this

Basket making -- Clallam  Search this

Hide preparation -- Twana  Search this

Hide preparation -- Chemakum  Search this

Hide preparation -- Clallam  Search this

Woodwork and wood carving -- Twana  Search this

Woodwork and wood carving -- Chemakum  Search this

Woodwork and wood carving -- Clallam  Search this

Marriage and family -- Twana  Search this

Marriage and family -- Chemakum  Search this

Marriage and family -- Clallam  Search this

Children and childbirth -- Twana  Search this

Children and childbirth -- Chemakum  Search this

Children and childbirth -- Clallam  Search this

Cannibalism -- Twana  Search this

Cannibalism -- Chemakum  Search this

Cannibalism -- Clallam  Search this

Puberty rites -- Twana  Search this

Puberty rites -- Chemakum  Search this

Puberty rites -- Clallam  Search this

Potlatch -- Twana  Search this

Potlatch -- Chemakum  Search this

Potlatch -- Clallam  Search this

Mortuary customs -- Twana  Search this

Mortuary customs -- Chemakum  Search this

Mortuary customs -- Clallam  Search this

Religion -- Twana  Search this

Religion -- Chemakum  Search this

Religion -- Clallam  Search this

Masks -- Twana  Search this

Masks -- Chemakum  Search this

Masks -- Clallam  Search this

Oratory -- Twana  Search this

Oratory -- Chemakum  Search this

Oratory -- Clallam  Search this

Time -- Twana  Search this

Time -- Chemakum  Search this

Time -- Clallam  Search this

Gambling -- Chemakum  Search this

Gambling -- Clallam  Search this

Gambling -- Twana  Search this

Sweat house -- Twana  Search this

Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this

Clallam (Klallam)  Search this

Weapons  Search this

Citation:

Manuscript 1766, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.MS1766

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw34f7b4dd4-f0e4-4c76-8f06-5e5a4e36c4b9

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-ms1766

Culture/People:

probably Twana (attributed)  Search this

Previous owner:

Joseph Keppler, Jr. (Udo J. Keppler/Gyantwaka), Non-Indian, 1872-1956  Search this

Seller:

Joseph Keppler, Jr. (Udo J. Keppler/Gyantwaka), Non-Indian, 1872-1956  Search this

Object Name:

Basket

Media/Materials:

Cattail, bear grass, cherry bark

Techniques:

Twined

Dimensions:

17 x 19 cm

Object Type:

Containers and Vessels

Place:

Washington; USA (inferred)

Catalog Number:

9507

Barcode:

009507.000

See related items:

Twana

Containers and Vessels

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63e88cf72-f9cf-4479-aa6f-f85ab7ca6c43

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_10187

Creator:

Library of Congress. Copyright Office  Search this

Photographer:

Alfred S. Campbell Art Co.  Search this

Alligator Farm  Search this

Art Foto Company  Search this

Bailey Company  Search this

C. C. Pierce & Company  Search this

Case & Draper  Search this

Cobbs, The  Search this

Cornish & Baker  Search this

Crippen & Reese  Search this

Curtis & Miller  Search this

Detroit Publishing Co.  Search this

Frashers Inc.  Search this

Fred Harvey (Firm)  Search this

H.H. Bennett Studio  Search this

Harrison & Harris  Search this

Heyn & Matzen  Search this

James & Pierce  Search this

John F. Byrnes & Co.  Search this

Karl E. Moon & Co.  Search this

Kendrick Studio  Search this

Kesir Brothers  Search this

Lewiston Business College  Search this

Locke & Peterson  Search this

Lomen Bros.  Search this

Mary Ann Studio  Search this

McIllheney & Engstrom  Search this

Mishler & Walker  Search this

National Art Co.  Search this

Osborne Company  Search this

Perry & Petrik  Search this

Robinsons, The  Search this

Rose & Hopkins  Search this

Smith & Hassel  Search this

Underwood & Underwood  Search this

Adams, Ira Clay  Search this

Allyn, Harry J.  Search this

Anderson, J. A. (John Alvin), 1869-1948  Search this

Anderson, John F.  Search this

Anderson, Oliver P. (Oliver Phelps)  Search this

Andrews, Clarence Leroy, 1862-1948  Search this

Arnold, C. D. (Charles Dudley), 1844-1927  Search this

Arnold, John J.  Search this

Baker, A. J.  Search this

Bakey, William August  Search this

Black, T. Henry  Search this

Blessing, J. Lynne  Search this

Blotcky, Abraham G.  Search this

Boag, W. J. (William John)  Search this

Boos, Edward H.  Search this

Bortell, P. Clinton  Search this

Bowman, W. S. (Walter S.)  Search this

Bradford, C. S. (Charles Sydney)  Search this

Brady, Ferdinand  Search this

Bratley, J. H. (Jesse H.)  Search this

Brewster, Arthur J.  Search this

Britain, J. W.  Search this

Buchman, Albert R.  Search this

Bunnell, S. U.  Search this

Burke, F. P. (Frank P.)  Search this

Carpenter, A. C.  Search this

Clark, R. H.  Search this

Cline, Walter M., 1873-1941  Search this

Collins, J. W.  Search this

Cornish, Geo. B. (George Bancroft)  Search this

Countryman, Edwin W., 1872-1946  Search this

Crossland, W. R.  Search this

Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952  Search this

Davis, Trevor M.  Search this

Dean, F. E.  Search this

Distin, William  Search this

Dixon, Joseph K. (Joseph Kossuth)  Search this

Dobbs, B. B. (Beverly Bennett)  Search this

Dodge, K. T. (Katherine Taylor)  Search this

Drake, J. D.  Search this

Drum, O.  Search this

Duckwall, David Thomas Jr  Search this

Eickemeyer, Carl  Search this

Eklund, Hildore C.  Search this

Ellingson, M. A. (Martin A.)  Search this

Emery, C. E. (Charles E.)  Search this

Endner, Harry W.  Search this

Evans, Wilmot R.  Search this

Fair, Henry, 1856-  Search this

Faulk, B. J.  Search this

Fawcett, Waldon  Search this

Fewkes, John  Search this

Fine, Eben G.  Search this

Fishbaugh, W. A. (William A.)  Search this

Fiske, Frank Bennett, 1883-1952  Search this

Fitch, W. T.  Search this

Fly, M. E.  Search this

Forrest, Earle R. (Earle Robert), 1883-1969  Search this

Forsyth, N. A. (Norman A.), 1869-1949  Search this

Freeman, Emma B., 1880-1928  Search this

Fully, Albert  Search this

Gifford, Benjamin A.  Search this

Gifford, Ralph  Search this

Gilpin, Laura  Search this

Glasier, E. C. (Emma C.)  Search this

Glasier, F. W. (Frederick W.)  Search this

Goetze, O. D. (Otto Daniel)  Search this

Gonner, F. (Frank)  Search this

Grabill, John C. H.  Search this

Grady, M. A.  Search this

Graves, Faye, -1945  Search this

Hakkerup, N. L. (N. Larson)  Search this

Hall, A. W.  Search this

Hall, Fred G.  Search this

Hamilton, James R.  Search this

Hance, G. W. (George W.)  Search this

Hand, Fred  Search this

Haran, J. A.  Search this

Harrison, J. V.  Search this

Hartwell, Sidney R.  Search this

Haynes, Jack Ellis, 1884-1962  Search this

Hebard, Grace Raymond, 1861-1936  Search this

Herman, Eddie  Search this

Hibbard, C. J.  Search this

Hill, Eva M.  Search this

Hill, Harry E., 1869-1937  Search this

Homan, Edward Jr  Search this

Hook, W. E. (William Edward), 1833-1908  Search this

Hunt, P. S. (Phinney S.), 1866-1917  Search this

Ingersoll, T. W. (Truman Ward), 1862-1922  Search this

James, George Wharton, 1858-1923  Search this

Jansrud, J. C.  Search this

Jensen, W. F.  Search this

Johnson, George W.  Search this

Johnson, Jessamine Spear, 1886-  Search this

Johnson, John A.  Search this

Jones, Ida  Search this

Kellogg, P. H.  Search this

Kern, Bernhard  Search this

Kinne, A. B. (Albert Barnes)  Search this

Kinsey, Darius, 1869-1945  Search this

Kip, Benjamin M.  Search this

Kiser, Fred H.  Search this

Knott, Franklin Price  Search this

La Roche, Frank, 1853-1934  Search this

Langdon, J. W. (John Warren)  Search this

Lange, William  Search this

Ledford, Duke E.  Search this

Lewis, Anna  Search this

Linton, Esther Letitia, 1866-  Search this

Logston, E. W.  Search this

Lubken, Walter J., 1881-1960  Search this

Lummis, Charles Fletcher, 1859-1928  Search this

MacKenzie, Colin (Colin H.)  Search this

Markham, B. C. (Benjamin Clayton)  Search this

Markley, Iris  Search this

Matthews, George L.  Search this

Maude, F. H. (Frederic Hamer)  Search this

McAllister, William O.  Search this

McClintock, Walter, 1870-1949  Search this

McKay, R. H. (Rollin H.)  Search this

McKee, Thomas M., 1854-1939  Search this

McWhorter, Lucullus Virgil, 1860-1944  Search this

Mcbride, C. C.  Search this

Meiser, J. A. (Jesse A.)  Search this

Mellen, Geo. E. (George Egbert), b. 1854  Search this

Mercer, Anson Cary  Search this

Merriam, C. Hart (Clinton Hart), 1855-1942  Search this

Merryman, Aubrey Ewert  Search this

Metcalfe, Frederick Andrew  Search this

Meyers, Henry C.  Search this

Miller, James A.  Search this

Mitchell, Daniel S.  Search this

Monsen, Frederick, 1865-1929  Search this

Moore, F. E. (Frank E.)  Search this

Moorhouse, Lee, 1850-1926  Search this

Morris, Charles E.  Search this

Morris, T. A.  Search this

Murray, Sylvia E.  Search this

Newcomb, Alta Ida  Search this

Newton, Warren Z.  Search this

Norcott, Culver K.  Search this

Northrup, Dale O.  Search this

Nowell, Frank H., 1864-1950  Search this

Oakes, Mortimer L.  Search this

Oliver, Warren Mack  Search this

Palmer, Frank, 1864-1920  Search this

Palmer, G. E.  Search this

Parker, Robert Gish  Search this

Peabody, Henry G. (Henry Greenwood), 1855-1951  Search this

Peeso, Frederick E.  Search this

Pennington, William M.  Search this

Percy, Henry George  Search this

Phelan, A. B.  Search this

Pickett, W. B.  Search this

Plank, Henriette A.  Search this

Pleissner, Ogden M.  Search this

Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)  Search this

Porter, Milton E. (Milton Edson)  Search this

Powell, Tod  Search this

Prestbus, Ingemar  Search this

Price, Robert C.  Search this

Putnam, A.  Search this

Quick, Floyd Edgar  Search this

Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920  Search this

Rauderbaugh  Search this

Reading, R. L.  Search this

Reed, Roland, 1864-1934  Search this

Rice, Thomas J.  Search this

Risem, A.  Search this

Robinson, K. E.  Search this

Rogers, May S.  Search this

Ross, D. F.  Search this

Rosser, J. H.  Search this

Rowland, Perley C.  Search this

Russell, Charles M. (Charles Marion), 1864-1926  Search this

Rutter, Thomas H., 1837-1925  Search this

San Jule, F. E.  Search this

Schwemberger, Simeon  Search this

Scott, Frances  Search this

Shattuck, Rena  Search this

Shindler, A. Zeno (Antonio Zeno), 1823-1899  Search this

Shipman, B. J.  Search this

Shuck, J. A.  Search this

Siebert, Edward S.  Search this

Smith, Benjamin A.  Search this

Smith, Erminnie A. (Erminnie Adele), 1836-1886  Search this

Soule, John P.  Search this

Spencer, George A.  Search this

Splawn, A. J.  Search this

Spurr, E. Willard  Search this

Squires, C. F.  Search this

Starrh, Thomas M.  Search this

Stephenson, Benton E.  Search this

Stevens, J. E.  Search this

Stimson, Joseph Elam, 1870-1952  Search this

Stonecipher, C. U.  Search this

Strakal, Chris J.  Search this

Sweney, Dallas R.  Search this

Tammen, Harry Heye, 1856-1924  Search this

Tancred, Douglas  Search this

Tangen, Ed, 1873-1951  Search this

Tanner, W. S.  Search this

Taylor, G. S. (Gracie S.)  Search this

Tees, Howard  Search this

Terry, John Jesse  Search this

Thedens, Fred R.  Search this

Thomas, Arthur  Search this

Thompson, Lucy, 1856-  Search this

Thompson, P. T.  Search this

Throssel, Richard, d. 1933  Search this

Trager, George E.  Search this

Truman, Edward  Search this

Tuell, Julia E.  Search this

Turner, Thomas  Search this

Van Oeyen, L.  Search this

Waite, C. B. (Charles Betts), 1861-1927  Search this

Wallace, H. J.  Search this

Warren, O. B.  Search this

Waterman, O. W.  Search this

Wheeler, C. S.  Search this

White, Lily E.  Search this

Wolf, C. A.  Search this

Wores, Theodore, 1858-1939  Search this

Young, F. A. (Fred Andrew)  Search this

Names:

Wanamaker, John, 1838-1922 (photographer or copyright claimant)  Search this

Wanamaker, Rodman, 1863-1928 (photographer or copyright claimant)  Search this

Extent:

6,085 Mounted prints (circa, albumen, collodion, silver gelatin, platinum)

Culture:

Onondaga  Search this

Diné (Navajo)  Search this

Quileute  Search this

Mojave (Mohave)  Search this

Mewuk (Miwok)  Search this

Kutzadika'a (Mono Paiute)  Search this

Numakiki (Mandan)  Search this

Menominee (Menomini)  Search this

Kootenai (Kutenai)  Search this

Klikitat  Search this

Maidu  Search this

Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)  Search this

Kato Indians  Search this

Kickapoo  Search this

Kiowa  Search this

Klamath  Search this

Kalispel (Pend d'Oreilles)  Search this

Karuk (Karok)  Search this

A'aninin (Gros Ventre)  Search this

Minitari (Hidatsa)  Search this

Haida  Search this

Havasupai (Coconino)  Search this

Palouse  Search this

Duwamish (Dwamish)  Search this

Eskimos  Search this

Fox Indians  Search this

Indians of North America -- Northwest Coast of North America  Search this

Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this

Apache  Search this

Indians of North America -- Southwest, New  Search this

Achomawi (Pit River)  Search this

Ahtna (Ahtena)  Search this

Quinault  Search this

Northwest Coast  Search this

Yavapai  Search this

Quapaw Indians  Search this

Wishram  Search this

Yakama (Yakima)  Search this

Wichita  Search this

Ho-Chunk (Winnebago)  Search this

Coeur d'Alene  Search this

Spokan  Search this

Indians of North America -- Great Plains  Search this

Shoshone  Search this

Interior Salish  Search this

Seminole  Search this

Shawnee  Search this

Sarsi Indians  Search this

Sauk  Search this

Indians of North America -- Great Basin  Search this

Ponca  Search this

Pomo  Search this

Peoria  Search this

Chaticks Si Chaticks (Pawnee)  Search this

Passamaquoddy  Search this

Tohono O'odham (Papago)  Search this

Swinomish  Search this

Assiniboine (Stoney)  Search this

Sahnish (Arikara)  Search this

Inunaina (Arapaho)  Search this

Isleta Pueblo  Search this

Cochiti Pueblo  Search this

Acoma Pueblo  Search this

Potawatomi  Search this

Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)  Search this

Niimíipuu (Nez Perce)  Search this

A:shiwi (Zuni)  Search this

Taos Indians  Search this

Paiute  Search this

Oto  Search this

Osage  Search this

Omaha  Search this

Jemez Pueblo  Search this

Hualapai (Walapai)  Search this

Wailaki  Search this

Ute  Search this

Zia Pueblo  Search this

Tewa Pueblos  Search this

Laguna Indians  Search this

Tlingit  Search this

Tolowa  Search this

Yuki  Search this

Yurok  Search this

Twana  Search this

Umatilla  Search this

Tonkawa  Search this

Tsimshian  Search this

Wappo  Search this

Wampanoag  Search this

Washo Indians  Search this

Wasco  Search this

Indians of North America  Search this

Yokuts  Search this

Walla Walla (Wallawalla)  Search this

Pueblo Indians  Search this

Indians of North America -- California  Search this

Akimel O'odham (Pima)  Search this

Makah  Search this

Arctic peoples  Search this

Piipaash (Maricopa)  Search this

Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa)  Search this

Iroquois  Search this

Yoeme (Yaqui)  Search this

Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)  Search this

Sioux  Search this

Indians of North America -- Subarctic  Search this

Cocopa  Search this

Hupa  Search this

Klallam (Clallam)  Search this

Choctaw  Search this

Chinook  Search this

Muskogee (Creek)  Search this

Cree  Search this

Cowichan  Search this

Niuam (Comanche)  Search this

Chehalis  Search this

Cayuse  Search this

Cahuilla  Search this

Bannock  Search this

Chimakum  Search this

Hopi Pueblo  Search this

Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)  Search this

Cherokee  Search this

Chemehuevi  Search this

Indians of North America -- Southern States  Search this

Seneca  Search this

Indians of North America -- Plateau  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Mounted prints

Photographs

Date:

bulk 1890s-1920s

1860s-1930s

Scope and Contents note:

The collection consists of photographs relating to Native Americans, which were submitted to the copyright office of the Library of Congress in and around the early 20th century. Many of the photographs are studio portraits as well as photographs made as part of expeditions and railroad surveys. It includes images of people, dwellings and other structures, agriculture, arts and crafts, burials, ceremonies and dances, games, food preparation, transportation, and scenic views. Some of the photographs were posed to illustrate literary works, including Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Hiawatha, while others depict paintings or other artwork.

Tribes represented are Achomawi, Ahtena, Apache, Arapaho, Arikara, Assiniboin, Bannock, Blackfoot, Cahita, Cahuilla, Cayuse, Chehalis, Chemehuevi, Cherokee, Cheyenne, Chimakum, Chinook, Chippewa, Choctaw, Clatsop, Cocopa, Comanche, Cowichan, Cree, Creek, Crow, Dakota, Duwamish, Eskimo, Fox, Gros Ventre (Atsina), Gros Ventre (Hidatsa), Haida, Havasupai, Hoh, Hupa, Iroquois (including Mohawk, Onandaga, Seneca, and St. Regis), Kalispel, Karok, Kato, Kickapoo, Kiowa, Klamath, Klickitat, Kutenai, Kwakiutl, Maidu, Makah, Mandan, Maricopa, Menominee, Miwok, Mohave, Mono, Navaho, Nez Perce, Nootka, Omaha, Osage, Oto, Paiute, Paloos, Papago, Passamaquoddy, Pawnee, Peoria, Pima, Pomo, Ponca, Potawatomi, Pueblo (including Acoma, Cochiti, Hano, Hopi, Isleta, Jemez, Laguna, Nambe, San Ildefonso, Santa Clara, Santo Domingo, Sia, San Juan, Taos, Tesuque, and Zuni), Quahatika, Quapaw, Queets, Quileute, Quinault, Salish (including Flathead), Sarsi, Sauk and Fox, Seminole, Shawnee, Shoshoni, Sinkiuse, Skitswish, Spokan, Swinomish, Tenino, Tlingit, Tolowa, Tonkawa, Tsimshian, Twana, Umatilla, Ute, Wailaki, Walapai, Wallawalla, Wampanoag, Wappo, Wasco, Washo, Wichita, Winnebago, Wishram, Yakima, Yavapai, Yokuts, Yuki, Yuma, and Yurok.

Arrangement:

Collection is organized alphabetically by copyright claimant.

Biographical/Historical note:

The collection was formed from submissions made to the Library of Congress as part of the copyright registration process. In 1949, arrangements were made to allow the Bureau of American Ethnology to copy the collection and some negatives were made at that time, largely from the Heyn and Matzen photographs. The project was soon abandoned, however, as too large an undertaking for the facilities of the BAE. In 1957-1958, arrangements were begun by William C. Sturtevant of the BAE to transfer a set of the photographs from the Library of Congress to the BAE.

Local Call Number(s):

NAA Photo Lot 59

Provenance:

In 1965, the Bureau merged with the Smithsonian's Department of Anthropology to form the Smithsonian Office of Anthropology, and in 1968 the Office of Anthropology Archives transformed into the National Anthropological Archives.

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.

Rights:

Contact the repository for terms of use.

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Citation:

Photo Lot 59, Library of Congress Copyright Office photograph collection of Native Americans, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.PhotoLot.59

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-59