Visual Materials

The Vanishing Race - Navajo

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Description: A photograph of a group of Navajo on horseback riding away from the photographer. The photograph is an orotone, printed on glass, and is signed "Curtis" in gold in the lower right corner.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1904.
Call number: photOV 11478
Creator: Curtis, Edward S (1868-1952)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Thornton H. Hamlin Jr., before 2010.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights: The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Dimensions: image 27 x 35 cm, frame 40 x 48 cm
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