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Volume 8

American Indian Museum

Object Details

Collection Photographer

Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952

Collection 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.

Scope and Contents

This series includes three folio plates and five octavo plates showing bone carvings, beadwork, and portraits of Nimi'ipuu (Nez Perce), Cayuse, Wishram, and Walla Walla (Wallawalla) men and women. It also includes three proofs made by Classic Gravure from plates in the collection.
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Edward S. Curtis photogravure plates and proofs for The North American Indian

Sponsor

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

Extent

8 Printing plates
3 Photomechanical prints

Date

1909-1910
1899
1905
bulk 1910-1910

Container

Box 8vo9-8vo10
Box F18-F19

Archival Repository

National Museum of the American Indian

Identifier

NMAI.AC.080, Series 8

Type

Archival materials
Photographs
Printing plates
Photomechanical prints

Collection 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.

Collection 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).
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