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Edward S. Curtis: Children Photographs

75 Edward S. Curtis photographs of children, from the Library of Congress archive.

Yuh-Huh Baby, 1906

Yuh-Huh Baby

1906

Flathead childhood, 1910

Flathead childhood

1910

Mohave child, 1903

Mohave child

1903

Ah Chee Lo, 1905

Ah Chee Lo

1905

An uncombed boy, 1903

An uncombed boy

1903

Nahyiltelh, 1906

Nahyiltelh

1906

Miss Hopi, 1905

Miss Hopi

1905

Okuwa Tsire (A) - San Ildefonso, New Mexico, San Ildefonso Pueblo, 1905

Okuwa Tsire (A) - San Ildefonso

1905

Okuwa Tsire (B) - San Ildefonso, New Mexico, San Ildefonso Pueblo, 1905

Okuwa Tsire (B) - San Ildefonso

1905

Ah Chee Lo (A), Taos, New Mexico, 1905

Ah Chee Lo (A)

1905

Quilcene boy, 1912

Quilcene boy

1912

The delights of childhood, 1900

The delights of childhood

1900

Qahatika girl, Arizona, 1907

Qahatika girl

1907

Tewa girls, Arizona, 1900

Tewa girls

1900

A child's lodge, Montana, 1910

A child's lodge

1910

Mother and child--Apsaroke, Montana, 1908

Mother and child--Apsaroke

1908

Yakima boy, Washington, 1910

Yakima boy

1910

Sons of Yakima chief, Washington, 1910

Sons of Yakima chief

1910

[Yaqui girl, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, with striped…, Arizona, 1907

[Yaqui girl, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front,…

1907

Wishham child, 1910

Wishham child

1910

A Tewa girl, 1906

A Tewa girl

1906

Umatilla child, 1910

Umatilla child

1910

[Innocence, an Umatilla girl, full-length portrait, standing by tree,…, Oregon, 1910

[Innocence, an Umatilla girl, full-length portrait,…

1910

Goldenrod meadows--Piegan, 1910

Goldenrod meadows--Piegan

1910

Okuwa-Tsire ("Cloud Bird"), San Ildefonso, New Mexico, 1905

Okuwa-Tsire ("Cloud Bird"), San Ildefonso

1905

[Two daughters of a chief on horseback, riding away from camera…, 1907

[Two daughters of a chief on horseback, riding away from…

1907

[A Taos girl, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing front], New Mexico, 1905

[A Taos girl, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing…

1905

Uyowutcha--Nunivak, 1929

Uyowutcha--Nunivak

1929

Modified style of hair dressing--Hopi, 1921

Modified style of hair dressing--Hopi

1921

Primitive style of hair dressing--Hopi, 1921

Primitive style of hair dressing--Hopi

1921

Nunivak children, Alaska, Nunivak Island, 1929

Nunivak children

1929

[Noatak child, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing front], Noatak, Alaska, 1929

[Noatak child, three-quarter length portrait, seated,…

1929

Mother and child--Ogalala, 1905

Mother and child--Ogalala

1905

[Four Eskimo children, at edge of cliff, in holiday costume, Nunivak,…, Alaska, Nunivak, 1929

[Four Eskimo children, at edge of cliff, in holiday…

1929

A Cahuilla child, 1905

A Cahuilla child

1905

Navaho child, 1904

Navaho child

1904

Moki melon eaters [D], Arizona, 1900

Moki melon eaters [D]

1900

Nez Percé babe, 1899

Nez Percé babe

1899

The Sioux child, Great Plains, 1905

The Sioux child

1905

Running Owl's daughter, 1910

Running Owl's daughter

1910

Maricopa child, Arizona, 1907

Maricopa child

1907

A child of the desert, Children, 1904

A child of the desert

1904

[Child life, the cotton woods--Navaho], 1905

[Child life, the cotton woods--Navaho]

1905

Strong Enemy, Montana, 1908

Strong Enemy

1908

The daughter of Bad Horses, Great Plains, 1905

The daughter of Bad Horses

1905

Zuni girl, New Mexico, 1903

Zuni girl

1903

Zuni girls, New Mexico, 1903

Zuni girls

1903

Hopi children, 1905

Hopi children

1905

Springtime, Washington, 1910

Springtime

1910

Taos children, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, 1905

Taos children

1905

Chemehuevi mother and child, 1907

Chemehuevi mother and child

1907

Qahatika maiden, 1907

Qahatika maiden

1907

Qahatika girl, 1907

Qahatika girl

1907

Cohit Songwi, Nambe Pueblo, New Mexico, 1905

Cohit Songwi

1905

Nabkatsheb, Nambe Pueblo, New Mexico, 1905

Nabkatsheb

1905

Navaho child, 1905

Navaho child

1905

Czele Marie (School girl), Arizona, 1907

Czele Marie (School girl)

1907

Qahatika child, 1907

Qahatika child

1907

[The end of day, Hopi boy herding horses and sheep across sand dunes,…, New Mexico, 1905

[The end of day, Hopi boy herding horses and sheep across…

1905

Navaho girl, 1904

Navaho girl

1904

Sanowa Poqui [B], New Mexico, 1905

Sanowa Poqui [B]

1905

Moki melon eaters, 1900

Moki melon eaters

1900

Moki melon eaters, 1900

Moki melon eaters

1900

Hopi water girls, Arizona, 1906

Hopi water girls

1906

[Maricopa girl, half-length portrait, standing, facing slightly…, 1907

[Maricopa girl, half-length portrait, standing, facing…

1907

[Bull Shoe's children], Montana, 1910

[Bull Shoe's children]

1910

[Gobuguoy, Walpi girl, half-length portrait, facing front, hair tied…, Arizona, Walpi, 1900

[Gobuguoy, Walpi girl, half-length portrait, facing front,…

1900

[Crow Chief's Daughter], Montana, 1910

[Crow Chief's Daughter]

1910

[An Apache girl, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, wearing…, 1903

[An Apache girl, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front,…

1903

Moki melon eaters, 1900

Moki melon eaters

1900

Hopi Angel, 1905

Hopi Angel

1905

Apache babe in carrier, 1903

Apache babe in carrier

1903

[Chemehuevi boy, Arizona], 1907

[Chemehuevi boy, Arizona]

1907

Jicarilla girl, 1904

Jicarilla girl

1904

A Maidu boy, California, 1900

A Maidu boy

1900

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