Call NumberX-34002Alternate TitleNorth American Indian : v. 1, plate no. 1.CreatorCurtis, Edward S., 1868-1952Date1900-1910SummaryNative Americans (Navajo) on horseback ride single file on a trail.Physical Description1 photomechanical print : photogravure, brown ink ; 36 x 44 cm (14 x 17 in.) on sheet 45 x 57 cm (18 x 22 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectIndians of North AmericaNavajo IndiansHorseback ridingRelated MaterialImage file: ZZR710034002Type of MaterialPhotogravuresOriginal Material Found in CollectionThe North American Indian, v. 1. The Apache, the Jicarillas, the Navaho.NotesCondition: edges worn. Description by Edward S. Curtis: "The thought which this picture is meant to convey is that the Indians as a race, already shorn in their tribal strength and stripped of their primitive dress, are passing into the darkness of an unknown future. Feeling that the picture expresses so much of the thought that inspired the entire work, the author has chosen it as the first of the series."; Original photogravure produced in Boston by John Andrew & Son, c1904. Title reproduced in photogravure. Photogravure print on Van Gelder Holland paper. R7100340029PublisherE.S. CurtisLanguageeng
