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Title: MS 053 - Edward S. Curtis Collection, 1899-1928

Creator: Curtis, Edward S.

Extent: 2.0 Boxes

Arrangement:

Series 1. Photographs, 1904, 0.25 ft (Box 1) –

11 photographs of Native American Indians, all signed by Curtis.

Series 2. Oversize Photographs, 1899 – 1928 (Box 2) –

71 photogravures from Curtis photographs of Native American Indians + one mounted photograph.

Date Acquired: 09/21/1983

Languages: English [eng]

12 photographs and 71 large photogravures of Native American Indians by Edward S. Curtis.  The photographs are signed by Curtis.  The photogravures are all images found in the portfolios of plates that supplement Curtis’s 20-volume work, The North American Indian.  The ones in this collection were acquired from more than one source, and their provenance is unknown in some cases.  It is probable that some were once part of original editions of The North American Indian and others are later reprints.

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Access Restrictions: McCracken Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials. Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation or publication. Contact McCracken Research Library for more information.

Acquisition Source: Mr. William R. Lemley

Acquisition Method: Gift

Related Publications:

Curtis, Edward S. The North American Indian: Being a Series of Volumes Picturing and Describing the Indians of the United States and Alaska. 1907 – 1930.  20 volumes + 20 portfolios of loose plates.  [McCracken has original edition in Rare Book Collection: TR 647 .C87 1907, and reprint from Johnson Reprint Corporation in Main Collection: TR 647 .C87 1978.  The entire work can be found online from Northwestern University Library at http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/]

For additional publications about Edward S. Curtis and The North American Indian, please search the McCracken Research Library’s Catalog at: http://wyld.state.wy.us/bbhc/

Preferred Citation: Edward S. Curtis Collection, MS 53, McCracken Research Library, Buffalo Bill Center of the West.