Call NumberX-34121CreatorCurtis, Edward S., 1868-1952Date1900-1910SummaryNative American (Apsaroke Crow) men sit on horses along a ridge. They wear body paint, headdresses, and beads, and carry coup sticks with feathers.Physical Description1 photomechanical print : photogravure, brown ink ; 45 x 37 cm (17 x 14 1/2 in.) on sheet 57 x 45 cm (22 1/2 x 18 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectCrow IndiansIndians of North AmericaHorseback ridingWarriorsCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage file: ZZR710034121Type of MaterialGroup portraitsPhotogravuresDigital Version Created FromNorth American Indian : v. 4, plate no. 116.Original Material Found in CollectionThe North American Indian, v. 4. The Apsaroke, or Crows, the Hidatsa.NotesDescription by Edward S. Curtis: "When there were indications that the war-party was near the enemy, a halt was made while the scouts reconnoitered the position of the hostile party. Their appearance on a distant hilltop was awaited by the main body with great anxiety, for if they were seen running in zigzag lines it meant that the enemy had been actually discovered."; Original photogravure produced in Boston by John Andrew & Son, c1908. Title reproduced in photogravure. Photogravure print on Van Gelder Holland paper. R7100341211PublisherE.S. CurtisLanguageeng
Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952, Watching for the signal - Apsaroke (1900-1910). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 12/12/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1130408