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The North American Indian

National Museum of Natural History

Object Details

sova.naa.2010-28_ref2487
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw31e06e5b9-8c7f-4bc8-852e-d9ddff9b8f95
Collection Creator
Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952
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Edward S. Curtis papers and photographs
Edward S. Curtis papers and photographs / Series 9: Photographs
Sponsor
Processing and digitization of parts of this collection was supported by funding from the Smithsonian Women's Committee and the Small Research Grants program of the National Museum of Natural History.
Extent
56.5 Linear feet
Date
circa 1895-1927
undated
Archival Repository
National Anthropological Archives
Identifier
NAA.2010-28, Subseries 9.3
Type
Archival materials
Arrangement
This sub-series is arranged chronologically by NAI volume, with Curtis's camp scenes, photos from his visit with Custer's Crow scouts, and negative jackets at the end. Within each volume subseries, photographs are presented in chronological order by negative number, with exceptions where necessary to keep groupings of related photographs together.
Collection Rights
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Scope and Contents
This sub-series contains over 900 photographic objects (over 500 of which are original negatives) bearing 760 North American Indian (NAI) images. Included are both published and unpublished photographs, with many of the unpublished views being alternates of the photographs selected for publication. Many of the original negatives show slight enhancements made by Curtis with pencil or other means, as well as the occasional removal of umbrellas, people, and other items from the image. In addition to original and working copy negatives, there are glass transparencies and a variety of prints. Most of the prints are silver gelatin but platinum prints are also present, as are a few cyanotypes. Also included in this series are a number of negative jackets in which the negatives arrived in the NAA; these are not Curtis's original negative enclosures but jackets used by Beth and Manford Magnuson. Each volume of NAI is represented in this sub-series, some with only a few photographs, and others having over a hundred. Photographs of some of Curtis's campsites and automobiles used during his fieldwork are included, as are two photographs from Curtis's visit with some of George Armstrong Custer's former Crow scouts. Reference prints are available for most of the negatives.
Collection Restrictions
Viewing of the photographic negatives and transparencies requires advance notice and the permission of the Photo Archivist. Access to the Edward S. Curtis papers and photographs requires an appointment.
NAA.2010-28_ref2487
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw31e06e5b9-8c7f-4bc8-852e-d9ddff9b8f95
NAA.2010-28
NAA
Record ID
ebl-1569600215629-1569600215742-7

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