Call NumberX-34008Alternate TitleNorth American Indian : v. 1, plate no. 7.CreatorCurtis, Edward S., 1868-1952Date1900-1910SummaryA Native American (Apache) man with long hair wears a breechcloth and a leather cap and stands in the Black River, in probably Gila County, Arizona.Physical Description1 photomechanical print : photogravure, brown ink ; 46 x 33 cm (18 x 13 in.) on sheet 57 x 45 cm (22 1/2 x 18 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectApache Indians--ArizonaIndians of North America--ArizonaBlack River (Ariz.)Gila County (Ariz.)BreechclothsHeadgearMen--ArizonaCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage file: ZZR710034008Type 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: "This picture might be titled "Life Primeval." It is the Apache as we would mentally picture him in the time of the Stone Age. It was made at a spot on Black river, Arizona, where the dark, still pool breaks into the laugh of a rapids."; Formerly F30686. Original photogravure produced in Boston by John Andrew & Son, c1906. Title reproduced in photogravure. Library owns additional iterations of this image in various formats: : 1 copy negative ; 13 x 10 cm. (5 x 4 in.). Photogravure print on Van Gelder Holland paper. R7100340087PublisherE.S. CurtisLanguageeng
Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952, The Apache (1900-1910). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 14/11/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1130283
