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Edward S. Curtis’s
The North American Indian

portfolio 11 plate no. 391 On the west coast of Vancouver Island - photogravure plate

Portfolio plate no. 391

Title

On the west coast of Vancouver Island

Curtis Caption

Lacking hats to protect their heads from the sun, women sometimes make use of wreaths of foliage.

Creator

Curtis, Edward S. 1868-1952

Physical Description

1 photogravure : brown ink ; 39 x 29 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. 391

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.

cp11027

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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