Volume 15

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 eleven folio plates and seven octavo plates depicting vessels, baskets, mortar pits, and portraits of Kumeyaay (Diegueño), Northern Paiute (Paviotso), Kutzadika'a (Mono Paiute), Kupangaxwichem (Kupa/Cupeño), Serrano, and Washoe (Washo) men and women. It also has eleven proofs made by the North American Indian, Inc. One plate is covered by a substance or corrosion that obscurs the image.

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

Extent

11 Photomechanical prints

18 Printing plates

Date

1924

Container

Box F35-F40

Box 8vo16-8vo18

Archival Repository

National Museum of the American Indian

Identifier

NMAI.AC.080, Series 13

Type

Archival materials

Photographs

Photomechanical prints

Printing plates

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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