Performing ArchiveMain MenuVisualizing the “Vanishing Race”: the photogravures of Edward S. CurtisFront Page for Visualizing the "Vanishing Race" pathCurtis' Image and Life: The Network of The North American Indian, Inc.An experiment with data visualization approach to understand and contextualize Curtis' images and his lifeMedia, Technology and MediationsCurtis's Technology, Relationships to Media and StyleContextualizing Curtis, The North American Indian, and Racethe collection of essays from the contributorsConsulting with Tribes as Part of Archive DevelopmentIntroduction to Consulting with Tribes by Ulia GosartContributing ArchivesInformation on how to participate in Performing ArchiveBrowsing the MediaA path of paths that allow users to cut through the collection in a variety of ways.Acknowledgements and Project InformationProject NetworkJacqueline Wernimontbce78f60db1628727fc0b905ad2512506798cac8David J. Kim18723eee6e5a79c8d8823c02b7b02cb2319ee0f1Stephan Schonberg23744229577bdc62e9a8c09d3492541be754e1efAmy Borsukc533a79d33d48cbf428e1160c2edc0b38c50db19Beatrice Schustera02047525b31e94c1336b01e99d7f4f758870500Heather Blackmored0a2bf9f2053b3c0505d20108092251fc75010bfUlia Gosart (Popova)67c984897e6357dbeeac6a13141c0defe5ef3403
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12018-03-16T21:12:44-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Reindeer - Nunivak1Formerly caribou were of great importance to the Nunivak Eskimo, both for food and for many utilitarian purposes; but they have been entirely superseded by the reindeer introduced to the island.plain2018-03-16T21:12:44-07:00Curtis, Edward S. 1868-19521928Digital images of the plates supported by an award from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition, and mounted in American Memory. See http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html Digital reproduction of the photomechanical printcp20002 - portfolio 20 page plate no. 689For educational, non-commercial use only. Written permission required for any reproduction beyond fair use. Credit: Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's "The North American Indian," 2003. http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/The North American Indian (1907-1930) v.20, The Alaskan Eskimo. The Nunivak. The Eskimo of Hooper Bay. The Eskimo of King Island. The Eskimo of Little Diomede Island. The Eskimo of Cape Prince of Wales. The Kotzebue Eskimo. The Noatak. The Kobuk. The Selawik ([Seattle] : E.S. Curtis ; [Cambridge, Mass. : The University Press], 1930), plate no. 6891 photogravure : brown ink ; 35 x 44 cm [plate size] Original photogravure produced in Cambridge, Mass. by Suffolk Engraving Co.http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/info.cgi?id=nai.20.port.00000003Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:44-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Boys in kaiak - Nunivak1Eskimo boys are trained in manly pursuits from their earliest years and are honored with feasts on taking their first game.plain2018-03-16T21:12:44-07:00Curtis, Edward S. 1868-19521928Digital images of the plates supported by an award from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition, and mounted in American Memory. See http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html Digital reproduction of the photomechanical printcp20003 - portfolio 20 page plate no. 690For educational, non-commercial use only. Written permission required for any reproduction beyond fair use. Credit: Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's "The North American Indian," 2003. http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/The North American Indian (1907-1930) v.20, The Alaskan Eskimo. The Nunivak. The Eskimo of Hooper Bay. The Eskimo of King Island. The Eskimo of Little Diomede Island. The Eskimo of Cape Prince of Wales. The Kotzebue Eskimo. The Noatak. The Kobuk. The Selawik ([Seattle] : E.S. Curtis ; [Cambridge, Mass. : The University Press], 1930), plate no. 6901 photogravure : brown ink ; 36 x 44 cm [plate size] Original photogravure produced in Cambridge, Mass. by Suffolk Engraving Co.http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/info.cgi?id=nai.20.port.00000004Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:46-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Launching the whale boat - Cape Prince of Wales1The Eskimo of the Alaskan coast are expert whale-hunters, even with such seemingly flimsy skin craft as that shown here and in Plate 709.plain2018-03-16T21:12:46-07:00Curtis, Edward S. 1868-19521928Digital images of the plates supported by an award from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition, and mounted in American Memory. See http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html Digital reproduction of the photomechanical printcp20020 - portfolio 20 page plate no. 707For educational, non-commercial use only. Written permission required for any reproduction beyond fair use. Credit: Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's "The North American Indian," 2003. http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/The North American Indian (1907-1930) v.20, The Alaskan Eskimo. The Nunivak. The Eskimo of Hooper Bay. The Eskimo of King Island. The Eskimo of Little Diomede Island. The Eskimo of Cape Prince of Wales. The Kotzebue Eskimo. The Noatak. The Kobuk. The Selawik ([Seattle] : E.S. Curtis ; [Cambridge, Mass. : The University Press], 1930), plate no. 7071 photogravure : brown ink ; 35 x 44 cm [plate size] Original photogravure produced in Cambridge, Mass. by Suffolk Engraving Co.http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/info.cgi?id=nai.20.port.00000021Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:47-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Starting up the Noatak River - Kotzebue1Although it has become reduced in recent times, the Kotzebue people still carry on a brisk trade with the Eskimo of the mainland and islands, as well as with those of the Siberian coast.plain2018-03-16T21:12:47-07:00Curtis, Edward S. 1868-19521928Digital images of the plates supported by an award from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition, and mounted in American Memory. See http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html Digital reproduction of the photomechanical printcp20025 - portfolio 20 page plate no. 712For educational, non-commercial use only. Written permission required for any reproduction beyond fair use. Credit: Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's "The North American Indian," 2003. http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/The North American Indian (1907-1930) v.20, The Alaskan Eskimo. The Nunivak. The Eskimo of Hooper Bay. The Eskimo of King Island. The Eskimo of Little Diomede Island. The Eskimo of Cape Prince of Wales. The Kotzebue Eskimo. The Noatak. The Kobuk. The Selawik ([Seattle] : E.S. Curtis ; [Cambridge, Mass. : The University Press], 1930), plate no. 7121 photogravure : brown ink ; 35 x 44 cm [plate size] Original photogravure produced in Cambridge, Mass. by Suffolk Engraving Co.http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/info.cgi?id=nai.20.port.00000026Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:47-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Arriving home - Noatak1Sails were an invention of great importance to the Alaskan Eskimo, whose material culture indeed reached a highly advanced stage.plain2018-03-16T21:12:47-07:00Curtis, Edward S. 1868-19521928Digital images of the plates supported by an award from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition, and mounted in American Memory. See http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html Digital reproduction of the photomechanical printcp20028 - portfolio 20 page plate no. 715For educational, non-commercial use only. Written permission required for any reproduction beyond fair use. Credit: Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's "The North American Indian," 2003. http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/The North American Indian (1907-1930) v.20, The Alaskan Eskimo. The Nunivak. The Eskimo of Hooper Bay. The Eskimo of King Island. The Eskimo of Little Diomede Island. The Eskimo of Cape Prince of Wales. The Kotzebue Eskimo. The Noatak. The Kobuk. The Selawik ([Seattle] : E.S. Curtis ; [Cambridge, Mass. : The University Press], 1930), plate no. 7151 photogravure : brown ink ; 36 x 44 cm [plate size] Original photogravure produced in Cambridge, Mass. by Suffolk Engraving Co.http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/info.cgi?id=nai.20.port.00000029Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:48-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Noatak kaiaks1These skin-covered craft, of marvellous lightness and efficiency, are of outstanding importance to the Eskimo. Remarkable too is the manner in which they are handled by their owners, who are exceedingly expert even in rough water.plain2018-03-16T21:12:48-07:00Curtis, Edward S. 1868-19521928Digital images of the plates supported by an award from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition, and mounted in American Memory. See http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html Digital reproduction of the photomechanical printcp20031 - portfolio 20 page plate no. 718For educational, non-commercial use only. Written permission required for any reproduction beyond fair use. Credit: Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's "The North American Indian," 2003. http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/The North American Indian (1907-1930) v.20, The Alaskan Eskimo. The Nunivak. The Eskimo of Hooper Bay. The Eskimo of King Island. The Eskimo of Little Diomede Island. The Eskimo of Cape Prince of Wales. The Kotzebue Eskimo. The Noatak. The Kobuk. The Selawik ([Seattle] : E.S. Curtis ; [Cambridge, Mass. : The University Press], 1930), plate no. 7181 photogravure : brown ink ; 35 x 44 cm [plate size] Original photogravure produced in Cambridge, Mass. by Suffolk Engraving Co.http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/info.cgi?id=nai.20.port.00000032Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637