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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
12018-03-16T21:13:11-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Volume Four Illustrations and Portfolio ImagesErik Loyer1Media Galleriesstructured_gallery2018-03-16T21:13:11-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
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12018-03-16T21:11:30-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Two Whistles - Apsaroke1A biographical sketch of this subject is given in Volume IV, page 207.plain2018-03-16T21:11:30-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:11:30-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Apsaroke war-chief1The three fox-tails hanging from the coup-stick show the subject - Medicine Crow, whose biography appears in Volume IV, page 203 - to be possessor of three first coups, that is, in three encounters he was the first to strike one of the enemy's force. The necklace consists of beads, and the large ornaments at the shoulders are abalone shells.plain2018-03-16T21:11:30-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:11:30-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Two Leggings - Apsaroke1A biographical sketch of this warrior will be found in Volume IV, page 207.plain2018-03-16T21:11:30-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:11:30-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637On the Little Bighorn - Apsaroke1This picturesque camp of the Apsaroke was on the Little Bighorn River, Montana, a short distance below where the Custer fight occurred.plain2018-03-16T21:11:30-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:11:30-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637White Man Runs Him - Apsaroke1A biographical sketch of this subject appears in Volume IV, page 208.plain2018-03-16T21:11:30-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:11:30-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Watching for the signal - Apsaroke1When 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.plain2018-03-16T21:11:30-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:11:30-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Medicine Crow - Apsaroke1The hawk fastened on the head is illustrative of the manner of wearing the symbol of one's tutelary spirit. A biographical sketch of this subject is given in Volume IV, page 203.plain2018-03-16T21:11:30-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:11:31-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Hoop On The Forehead - Apsaroke1A biographical sketch of this subject appears in Volume IV, page 200.plain2018-03-16T21:11:31-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:11:31-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Red Wing - Apsaroke1A biographical sketch of Red Wing is given in Volume IV, page 204.plain2018-03-16T21:11:31-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:11:31-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Bread - Apsaroke1A biographical sketch of this subject will be found in Volume IV, page 197.plain2018-03-16T21:11:31-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:11:31-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Spirit of the past - Apsaroke1A particularly striking group of old-time warriors, conveying so much of the feeling of the early days of the chase and the war-path that the picture seems to reflect in an unusual degree "the spirit of the past."plain2018-03-16T21:11:31-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:11:31-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Wolf Lies Down - Apsaroke1A biographical sketch of this subject is given in Volume IV, page 208.plain2018-03-16T21:11:31-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:11:31-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Plenty Coups - Apsaroke1A biographical sketch of this noted warrior appears in Volume IV, page 203.plain2018-03-16T21:11:31-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:11:32-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Ready for the charge - Apsaroke1The picture shows well the old-time warrior with bow and arrow in position, two extra shafts in his bow-hand, and a fourth between his teeth ready for instant use.plain2018-03-16T21:11:32-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:11:32-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Going to camp - Apsaroke1This picture was made at a small winter camp on Pryor creek in the Pryor mountains, Montana.plain2018-03-16T21:11:32-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:11:32-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Winter - Apsaroke1In the thick forests along the banks of mountain streams the Apsaroke made their winter camps.plain2018-03-16T21:11:32-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:11:32-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Bull Chief - Apsaroke1A biographical sketch of this veteran is in Volume IV, page 197.plain2018-03-16T21:11:32-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:11:33-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637For a winter campaign - Apsaroke1It was not uncommon for Apsaroke war-parties, mounted or afoot, to move against the enemy in the depth of winter. See Volume IV, page 105, for the narrative of such an expedition. The warrior at the left wears the hooded overcoat of heavy blanket material that was generally adopted by the Apsaroke after the arrival of traders among them. The picture was made in a narrow valley among the Pryor mountains, Montana.plain2018-03-16T21:11:33-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:11:33-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Autumn - Apsaroke1An autumn scene in the valley of Little Bighorn.plain2018-03-16T21:11:33-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:11:32-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Scout in winter - Apsaroke1The accounts of scouting and hunting parties during the severest winter weather finish many thrilling stories and show a manly indifference to bodily discomfort. The hardships of winter hunting are well shown in the narration found on page 114 of Volume IV.plain2018-03-16T21:11:33-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:11:33-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Passing the cliff - Apsaroke1A winter scene on Pryor Creek, Montana.plain2018-03-16T21:11:33-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:11:33-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Shot In The Hand - Apsaroke1A biographical sketch of this subject is given in Volume IV, page 204.plain2018-03-16T21:11:33-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:11:33-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Swallow Bird - Apsaroke1This picture illustrates the characteristic Apsaroke manner of arranging the hair.plain2018-03-16T21:11:33-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:11:33-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Fish Shows - Apsaroke1A biographical sketch of this subject appears in Volume IV, page 200.plain2018-03-16T21:11:33-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:11:34-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637In Black Cañon - Apsaroke1The Apsaroke, although not exclusively mountain dwellers, were ever fond of the hills, preferring the forest shade and the clear mountain streams to the hot ill-watered, monotonous prairies. The picture illustrates the Apsaroke custom of wearing at the back of the head a band from which fall numerous strands of false hair ornamented at regular intervals with pellets of bright-colored gum. Black Cañon is in the northern portion of the Bighorn mountains, Montana.plain2018-03-16T21:11:34-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:11:34-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Chief and his staff - Apsaroke1plain2018-03-16T21:11:34-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:11:34-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Successful raid for the horses - Apsaroke1The Apsaroke were one of the most fearless tribes, and their stories of raiding parties, large and small, are almost numberless.plain2018-03-16T21:11:34-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:11:34-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Upshaw - Apsaroke1An educated Apsaroke, son of Crazy Pend d'Oreille (see Volume IV, page 18). Upshaw has assisted the author in his field-work, collecting material treating of the northern plains tribes.plain2018-03-16T21:11:34-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:11:34-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Mountain fastness - Apsaroke1The Apsaroke lived much among the mountains, and nowhere do they seem more at home than on the streams and in the cañons of their forested ranges.plain2018-03-16T21:11:34-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:11:34-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Apsaroke medicine tipi1The Apsaroke medicine-men usually painted their lodges according to the visions received while fasting and supplicating their spirits. This tipi was painted dark red, with various symbols on the covering. No man would dare so to decorate a tipi without having received his instructions in revelation from the spirits.plain2018-03-16T21:11:34-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:11:34-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Wolf - Apsaroke1A biographical sketch of Wolf is given in Volume IV, page 208.plain2018-03-16T21:11:34-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:11:35-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Lone Tree - Apsaroke1A biographical sketch of this chief and medicine-man appears in Volume IV, page 202.plain2018-03-16T21:11:35-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:11:35-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Coups Well-Known - Apsaroke1A biographical sketch of this subject will be found in Volume IV, Page 199.plain2018-03-16T21:11:35-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:11:35-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Wet - Apsaroke1For a biographical sketch of this noted leader, see Volume IV, page 207.plain2018-03-16T21:11:35-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:11:35-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Sitting Elk - Apsaroke1A biographical sketch of this subject is given in Volume IV, page 204.plain2018-03-16T21:11:35-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:11:36-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Apsaroke war group1The warrior at the right holds the curved staff of one of the tribal military organizations, which, at the crisis of a fight, was planted in the ground as a standard behind which the bearer was pledged not to retreat. See Volume IV, pages 15-17.plain2018-03-16T21:11:36-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637