# Edward Curtis photo Collection of Native American Indians

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**Created:** [February 19, 2015, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edward-curtis-photo-collection-of-native-american-indians/713049 "2015-02-19T00:35:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2015, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edward-curtis-photo-collection-of-native-american-indians/713049/1 "2015-02-19T00:35:59Z")

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Edward Curtis captured the traditional Indian way of life just before it disappeared. This is one of the largest collections of his work that I’ve seen.

> **[Haunting photos of the lost tribes of America by Edward Curtis](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-2957360/The-lost-tribes-United-States-Haunting-pictures-taken-30-years-capture-faces-traditions-Native-America-dying-out.html)**
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> Edward Curtis is known for documenting the last of America's tribes from 1906 to 1930 in an epic collection called The North American Indian.

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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2015, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edward-curtis-photo-collection-of-native-american-indians/713049/2 "2015-02-19T01:04:49Z")

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His entire collection(I think) is viewable online at

> **[Edward S. Curtis's The North American Indian - Digital Collections - Libraries...](https://dc.library.northwestern.edu/collections/55ff2504-dd53-4943-b2cb-aeea46e77bc3)**
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> Edward Sheriff Curtis published The North American Indian between 1907 and 1930 with the intent to record traditional Native American cultures. The work comprises twenty volumes of narrative text and photogravure images. Each volume is accompanied by...

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**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2015, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edward-curtis-photo-collection-of-native-american-indians/713049/3 "2015-02-19T01:08:08Z")

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Thank you. I’ll check those photos out. I really like his work.