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Edward S. Curtis: Tribal Chiefs Photographs

28 Edward S. Curtis photographs of tribal chiefs, from the Library of Congress archive.

Atsina chiefs, Montana, 1908

Atsina chiefs

1908

Oyi-tsa, 1905

Oyi-tsa

1905

A Chief of the Desert, 1904

A Chief of the Desert

1904

Hamasaka in Tluwulahu costume with speaker's staff--Qagyuhl…, British Columbia, 1914

Hamasaka in Tluwulahu costume with speaker's staff--Qagyuhl…

1914

Red Cloud, 1905

Red Cloud

1905

Mnainak, a Yakima chief, Washington, 1910

Mnainak, a Yakima chief

1910

Praying to the Spirits at Crater Lake--Klamath, Crater Lake, Oregon, 1923

Praying to the Spirits at Crater Lake--Klamath

1923

Ogalala chief, Great Plains, 1905

Ogalala chief

1905

The chief--Klamath, 1923

The chief--Klamath

1923

Jack Red Cloud, 1905

Jack Red Cloud

1905

Black Road, 1905

Black Road

1905

Mountain Chief, 1910

Mountain Chief

1910

Jack Red Cloud, 1905

Jack Red Cloud

1905

Stinking Bear, 1905

Stinking Bear

1905

Ogalala Chief, Great Plains, 1905

Ogalala Chief

1905

High Hawk, 1907

High Hawk

1907

Big Road (Chanckin Tan-Ka), 1907

Big Road (Chanckin Tan-Ka)

1907

Long Dog (Shumka Hauska), 1907

Long Dog (Shumka Hauska)

1907

Jack Red Cloud, 1907

Jack Red Cloud

1907

Long Rock (Two Kettle), 1907

Long Rock (Two Kettle)

1907

Day dreams, 1905

Day dreams

1905

Overlooking the Little Horn, Montana, 1908

Overlooking the Little Horn

1908

The Scouts, 1908

The Scouts

1908

Crow chief, 1910

Crow chief

1910

Bad Horses, 1905

Bad Horses

1905

The Cheyenne Chief, 1905

The Cheyenne Chief

1905

Victory, 1908

Victory

1908

[Six tribal leaders (l to r) Little Plume (Piegan), Buckskin Charley…, 1900

[Six tribal leaders (l to r) Little Plume (Piegan),…

1900

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Public domain archive. All images sourced from the Library of Congress.