Edward S. Curtis photogravure printing plates
name: label: Creator
content: Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated to the National Anthropological Archives by Kenneth Zerbe and Steven Kern in 2021.
creator: label: Creator
content: Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952
culture: label: Culture
content: Akimel O'odham (Pima)
label: Culture
content: Tohono O'odham (Papago)
label: Culture
content: Mojave (Mohave)
label: Culture
content: Piipaash (Maricopa)
label: Culture
content: Havasupai (Coconino)
label: Culture
content: Hualapai  (Walapai)
label: Culture
content: Salish (Flathead)
label: Culture
content: Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)
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content: Edward S. Curtis photogravure printing plates
abstract: label: Summary
content: 25 copper photogravure printing plates for portfolio prints from Edward S. Curtis's The North American Indian publications.
bioghist: label: Biographical
content: For biographical information on Edward S. Curtis and his project, the North American Indian, please see Guide to the Edward S. Curtis papers and photographs
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 25 Printing plates (copper)
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1907-1927
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: National Anthropological Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NAA.2022-04
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Printing plates
scopecontent: label: Content Description
content: The collection consists of 25 copper photogravure printing plates for Edward S. Curtis's The North American Indian (NAI) portfolios which accompanied the 20-volume series of books. The plates represent examples from five portfolios (portfolios 2, 7, 15, 18, and 19). If known, Curtis's original negative numbers (starting with "x") are noted in the item descriptions.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: For information about other Edward S. Curtis collections at the National Anthropological Archives and elsewhere, please see Guide to the Edward S. Curtis papers and photographs.