Preview up to 100 items from this collection below. Photographer Edward S. Curtis devoted two decades to making “The North American Indian,” an early 20th century photography and text project studying Western tribes.
Seattle Chinese Post - English Ed., v.3, no.18, May 5, 1984
Volume and issue numbering begins with vol. 6, no. 8. Volume and Issue numbers for earlier issues are based on the later volumes.
Identifier: spl_nwa_1258970_19840505
Date: 1984-05-05
View this itemBeth Barkes in Jack Large studio, Pike Place Market, July 1967
Beth Barkes in Jack Large studio
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Date: 1967-07
View this itemJakk Corsaw at home in his studio gallery with flavor of the week girlfriend, Jakk Corsaw's Art Gallery, Pike Place Market, circa 1967
Jakk Corsaw at home in his studio gallery with flavor of the week girlfriend
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Date: 1967
View this itemHastobiga - Navaho Medicine-Man
In 1906, Edward S. Curtis received funding from J.P. Morgan to begin work on "The North American Indian," a twenty volume set of photographs and text documenting Native American tribes throughout the western United States. The first volume, featuring the Navajo, Apache and Jicarilla tribes, was published in 1907.
Identifier: spl_nai_01_035
Date: 1904
View this itemHomeless man reclines on bench, Pike Place Market courtyard, July 1967
Derelict reclines on Pike Place Market courtyard bench
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Date: 1967-07
View this itemCrane operator close-up at Space Needle, ca. July 1961
Identifier: spl_gg_68830027
Date: 1961-07
View this itemA Cree Girl
In 1906, Edward S. Curtis received funding from J.P. Morgan to begin work on "The North American Indian," a twenty volume set of photographs and text documenting Native American tribes throughout the western United States. The eighteenth volume, featuring the Chipewyan, Cree and Sarsi tribes, was published in 1928.
Identifier: spl_nai_18_622
Date: 1926
View this itemA Load of Fuel - Zuni
In 1906, Edward S. Curtis received funding from J.P. Morgan to begin work on "The North American Indian," a twenty volume set of photographs and text documenting Native American tribes throughout the western United States. The seventeenth volume, featuring the Tewa and Zuni tribes, was published in 1926.
Identifier: spl_nai_17_608
Date: 1903
View this itemAt the Gateway - Acoma
In 1906, Edward S. Curtis received funding from J.P. Morgan to begin work on "The North American Indian," a twenty volume set of photographs and text documenting Native American tribes throughout the western United States. The sixteenth volume, featuring the Tiwa and Keres tribes, was published in 1926.
Identifier: spl_nai_16_569
Date: 1904
View this itemTuvahe - Jemez
In 1906, Edward S. Curtis received funding from J.P. Morgan to begin work on "The North American Indian," a twenty volume set of photographs and text documenting Native American tribes throughout the western United States. The sixteenth volume, featuring the Tiwa and Keres tribes, was published in 1926.
Identifier: spl_nai_16_553
Date: 1925
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