Edward S. Curtis
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Edward Sheriff Curtis was an American photographer and ethnologist whose work focused on the American West and Native American people. Sometimes referred to as the "Shadow Catcher", Curtis traveled th
Self-portrait, c. 1889
Princess Angeline (Duwamish) in an 1896 photogravure by Curtis
The North American Indian, volume 1, 1907
Indian Days of the Long Ago, 1915
Asahel Curtis
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Asahel Curtis was an American photographer based in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. His career included documentation of the Klondike Gold Rush period in Seattle, natural landscapes
Edward S. Curtis
…Ohio. His mother, Ellen Sheriff (1844–1912), was born in Pennsylvania. Curtis's siblings were Raphael, also called Ray; Edward, called Eddy; Eva; and Asahel Curtis. Weakened by his experiences in the Civil War, Johnson Curtis had difficulty in managing his farm, resulting in hardship and poverty for his family…
Asahel Curtis and his camera at a roadhouse, on the White Pass or Skagway Trail
Asahel Curtis' photo of Seattle in 1900
A 1908 parade in Seattle, tinted photograph by Asahel Curtis
Photo of Mount Rainier by Asahel Curtis, 1908