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Edward S. Curtis’s
The North American Indian

portfolio 11 plate no. 390 Nootka man - photogravure plate

Portfolio plate no. 390

Title

Nootka man

Curtis Caption

It is commonly believed that the facial hair of many North Coast natives is proof of intermingled Caucasian blood; but that such is not the case is conclusively proved by the statement of Captain Cook, who in 1778 observed that "some of them, and particularly the old men, have not only considerable beards all over the chin, but whiskers and mustachios."

Creator

Curtis, Edward S. 1868-1952

Physical Description

1 photogravure : brown ink ; 45 x 33 cm [plate size]
Original photogravure produced in Boston by John Andrew & Son

Date of Original

1915

Source

The North American Indian (1907-1930) v.11, The Nootka. The Haida ([Seattle] : E.S. Curtis ; [Cambridge, Mass. : The University Press], 1916), plate no. 390

Relation

Digital 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 print

Digital I.D.

cp11026

Rights

For 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/

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