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Edward S. Curtis: Women Photographs

173 Edward S. Curtis photographs of women, from the Library of Congress archive.

Apache Heodus Gay, 1903

Apache Heodus Gay

1903

Goo Tinneh, 1906

Goo Tinneh

1906

Toodayah, 1906

Toodayah

1906

Woman with basket, Arizona, 1903

Woman with basket

1903

Yava Supi girl at river, Arizona, 1903

Yava Supi girl at river

1903

O Che Che (A) Mohave, 1903

O Che Che (A) Mohave

1903

Tull Inoo Naham, 1905

Tull Inoo Naham

1905

Jicarilla matron, 1905

Jicarilla matron

1905

Mohave pottery decorator, Arizona, 1907

Mohave pottery decorator

1907

Papago maiden, Arizona, 1907

Papago maiden

1907

Bebeni Niosek, Arizona, Pima, 1907

Bebeni Niosek

1907

A Pima type, Arizona, Pima, 1907

A Pima type

1907

Pima water carriers, Arizona, Pima, 1907

Pima water carriers

1907

Hasen harvest (A), Arizona, 1907

Hasen harvest (A)

1907

Walp Fino (A), Taos, New Mexico, 1905

Walp Fino (A)

1905

Taos water carrier, Taos, New Mexico, 1905

Taos water carrier

1905

San Ildefonso girl, San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, 1905

San Ildefonso girl

1905

On the beach--Chinook, 1910

On the beach--Chinook

1910

Chinook female profile, 1910

Chinook female profile

1910

Nez Percé matron, 1910

Nez Percé matron

1910

Hupa woman, 1923

Hupa woman

1923

Quilliute girl, 1913

Quilliute girl

1913

Papago girl, 1907

Papago girl

1907

Arikara woman, Great Plains, 1908

Arikara woman

1908

Ogalala[sic] girls, 1907

Ogalala[sic] girls

1907

Zuni ornaments, New Mexico, 1903

Zuni ornaments

1903

The Hopi maiden, 1905

The Hopi maiden

1905

Daughter of Tamahus--Cayuse, 1910

Daughter of Tamahus--Cayuse

1910

Wisham (i.e. Wishran) girl, profile, 1910

Wisham (i.e. Wishran) girl, profile

1910

Havachach--Maricopa, 1907

Havachach--Maricopa

1907

Pakit--Maricopa, 1907

Pakit--Maricopa

1907

By the canal--Maricopa, 1907

By the canal--Maricopa

1907

Old Klamath woman, 1923

Old Klamath woman

1923

Atsina maiden, Montana, 1908

Atsina maiden

1908

Camp gossips--Atsina, Montana, 1908

Camp gossips--Atsina

1908

The brush-gatherers--Arikara, North Dakota, 1908

The brush-gatherers--Arikara

1908

By the river--Flathead, 1910

By the river--Flathead

1910

A Taos woman, New Mexico, 1905

A Taos woman

1905

Paviotso house at Walker Lake, Nevada, 1924

Paviotso house at Walker Lake

1924

Woman's primitive dress--Tolowa, 1923

Woman's primitive dress--Tolowa

1923

Sifting basket--southern Miwok, California, 1924

Sifting basket--southern Miwok

1924

Datsolali, Washo basket-maker, 1924

Datsolali, Washo basket-maker

1924

Principal female shaman of the Hupa, 1923

Principal female shaman of the Hupa

1923

A Serrano woman of Tejon, 1924

A Serrano woman of Tejon

1924

Piegan woman, 1910

Piegan woman

1910

A Santa Ysabel Woman--Diegueño, 1924

A Santa Ysabel Woman--Diegueño

1924

Aged Pomo woman, 1924

Aged Pomo woman

1924

A Yurok widow, 1923

A Yurok widow

1923

Tablita woman dancer--San Ildefonso, 1905

Tablita woman dancer--San Ildefonso

1905

The Harvest--San Juan, 1905

The Harvest--San Juan

1905

Grinding wokas--Klamath, 1923

Grinding wokas--Klamath

1923

A Chukchansi matron, 1924

A Chukchansi matron

1924

Old woman in mourning--Yuki, 1924

Old woman in mourning--Yuki

1924

Chimakum woman, 1913

Chimakum woman

1913

Lotsubelo--Quilcene, 1913

Lotsubelo--Quilcene

1913

Hipah with Arrow-Brush--Maricopa, 1907

Hipah with Arrow-Brush--Maricopa

1907

Flathead mother, 1910

Flathead mother

1910

The Potter--Santa Clara, 1905

The Potter--Santa Clara

1905

Qahatika women resting in Harvest Field--Qahatika, 1907

Qahatika women resting in Harvest Field--Qahatika

1907

Red Cloud's granddaughter, 1907

Red Cloud's granddaughter

1907

A Hesquiat maiden, 1910

A Hesquiat maiden

1910

Cowichan girl, 1913

Cowichan girl

1913

A Cupeño woman, 1924

A Cupeño woman

1924

Cheyenne young woman, Women, 1910

Cheyenne young woman

1910

Wife of Modoc Henry [A]--Klamath, Oregon, 1923

Wife of Modoc Henry [A]--Klamath

1923

Slow Bull's wife, 1907

Slow Bull's wife

1907

Nature's mirror--Navaho, 1904

Nature's mirror--Navaho

1904

Wisham female type (front), Washington, 1910

Wisham female type (front)

1910

Gathering abalones--Nakoaktok, British Columbia, 1910

Gathering abalones--Nakoaktok

1910

[Hupa woman], 1923

[Hupa woman]

1923

Wishham bride, 1910

Wishham bride

1910

Quinault berry picker, Washington, 1913

Quinault berry picker

1913

Dusty Dress, 1910

Dusty Dress

1910

[Saguaro fruit gatherers--Maricopa], Arizona, 1907

[Saguaro fruit gatherers--Maricopa]

1907

[Gathering hasen--Qahatika], Arizona, 1907

[Gathering hasen--Qahatika]

1907

[At the water's edge--Arikara], North Dakota, 1908

[At the water's edge--Arikara]

1908

[A Kato woman], California, 1924

[A Kato woman]

1924

[Wishham woman], Washington, 1910

[Wishham woman]

1910

[Wishham young woman], Washington, 1910

[Wishham young woman]

1910

The Mohave potter, Arizona, 1907

The Mohave potter

1907

[Tsawatenok girl, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front], British Columbia, 1914

[Tsawatenok girl, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

1914

[Hleastunuh--Skokomish, Indian women, head-and-shoulders portrait,…, Washington, 1913

[Hleastunuh--Skokomish, Indian women, head-and-shoulders…

1913

[A Skokomish Indian chief's daughter, half-length portrait, seated on…, Washington, 1913

[A Skokomish Indian chief's daughter, half-length portrait,…

1913

[Quinault female head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left], Washington, 1913

[Quinault female head-and-shoulders portrait, facing…

1913

[Pima woman, with burden basket on back, walking away from camera,…, Arizona, Pima, 1907

[Pima woman, with burden basket on back, walking away from…

1907

Substitute sacred head-dress--Piegan, Montana, 1910

Substitute sacred head-dress--Piegan

1910

A mat shelter--Skokomish, Washington, 1913

A mat shelter--Skokomish

1913

[A Desert Cahuilla woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right], 1924

[A Desert Cahuilla woman, head-and-shoulders portrait,…

1924

[Winnowing wheat--San Juan], New Mexico, 1905

[Winnowing wheat--San Juan]

1905

[Zuni water carriers], New Mexico, 1903

[Zuni water carriers]

1903

[Sioux maiden], 1908

[Sioux maiden]

1908

Pose-a yew, New Mexico, 1905

Pose-a yew

1905

[Iahla, "Willow", Taos, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right], New Mexico, 1905

[Iahla, "Willow", Taos, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing…

1905

A Wappo matron, 1924

A Wappo matron

1924

On the shores of the Pacific--Tolowa, 1923

On the shores of the Pacific--Tolowa

1923

A Wichita matron, 1927

A Wichita matron

1927

Selawik Woman, 1929

Selawik Woman

1929

Pima matron, Arizona, 1907

Pima matron

1907

Mosa - Mohave, 1903

Mosa - Mohave

1903

Holiday trappings, Oregon, 1910

Holiday trappings

1910

[Arapaho maiden, three-quarter-length portrait, standing, facing…, 1910

[Arapaho maiden, three-quarter-length portrait, standing,…

1910

Cayuse woman, 1910

Cayuse woman

1910

Cayuse matron, 1910

Cayuse matron

1910

Wishham (i.e., Wishram) girl, 1910

Wishham (i.e., Wishram) girl

1910

An Acoma woman, 1905

An Acoma woman

1905

A Hopi woman, Arizona, 1904

A Hopi woman

1904

[Gathering hanamh - Papago woman picking cactus fruit with wooden…, Arizona, 1907

[Gathering hanamh - Papago woman picking cactus fruit with…

1907

Umatilla maiden, 1910

Umatilla maiden

1910

Walvia ("Medicine Root")--Taos, Taos, New Mexico, 1905

Walvia ("Medicine Root")--Taos

1905

Walvia ("Medicine Root")--Taos, Taos, New Mexico, 1905

Walvia ("Medicine Root")--Taos

1905

Dahchihtok--Nunivak, Alaska, Nunivak Island, 1929

Dahchihtok--Nunivak

1929

Wife of Old Crow -- Cheyenne, 1927

Wife of Old Crow -- Cheyenne

1927

Ŭǵiyakŭ--Nunivak, Arctic Regions, 1929

Ŭǵiyakŭ--Nunivak

1929

[An Isleta woman], Isleta, New Mexico, 1926

[An Isleta woman]

1926

Moss for the baby-bags--Cree, 1927

Moss for the baby-bags--Cree

1927

Nespilim woman, 1905

Nespilim woman

1905

[Papago Indian, Luzi, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, with…, 1907

[Papago Indian, Luzi, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing…

1907

Mother and child--Ogalala, 1905

Mother and child--Ogalala

1905

[Zuni portrait], New Mexico, 1903

[Zuni portrait]

1903

Kenowun--Nunivak, Nunivak Island, Alaska, 1929

Kenowun--Nunivak

1929

Hidatsa woman, 1908

Hidatsa woman

1908

Hidatsa mother, 1908

Hidatsa mother

1908

Under the palms--Cahuilla, 1905

Under the palms--Cahuilla

1905

The harvester--Cahuilla, 1905

The harvester--Cahuilla

1905

Daughter of American Horse, 1908

Daughter of American Horse

1908

Lucille, Great Plains, 1907

Lucille

1907

Day Woman, Great Plains, 1907

Day Woman

1907

[Yaqui matron, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left,…, Arizona, 1907

[Yaqui matron, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly…

1907

[Head-and-shoulders portrait of Navajo woman, facing front], Women, 1904

[Head-and-shoulders portrait of Navajo woman, facing front]

1904

[En Al Leih], 1903

[En Al Leih]

1903

[Three Hopi women at top of adobe steps, New Mexico], 1906

[Three Hopi women at top of adobe steps, New Mexico]

1906

Cheyenne mother and child, Great Plains, 1905

Cheyenne mother and child

1905

In the village of Santa Clara, Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico, 1905

In the village of Santa Clara

1905

[O Che Che, Mohave Indian woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing…, 1903

[O Che Che, Mohave Indian woman, head-and-shoulders…

1903

A Navaho woman, 1904

A Navaho woman

1904

Hopi virgin, 1905

Hopi virgin

1905

A desert Cahuilla woman, 1924

A desert Cahuilla woman

1924

Mizheh and babe, 1906

Mizheh and babe

1906

Two Charger Woman, Great Plains, 1907

Two Charger Woman

1907

The wife of Ow High, 1905

The wife of Ow High

1905

[Two Apache Indian women at campfire, cooking pot in front of one], Women, New Mexico, Domestic Life, 1903

[Two Apache Indian women at campfire, cooking pot in front…

1903

[Hasen harvest [B]--Qahatika.  Three women walking through desert,…, Arizona, 1907

[Hasen harvest [B]--Qahatika. Three women walking through…

1907

Ola--Noatak, Noatak, Alaska, 1929

Ola--Noatak

1929

Selawik women, Alaska, Selawik, 1929

Selawik women

1929

A Navaho smile, 1904

A Navaho smile

1904

[Cayuse woman, half-length portrait, standing, facing front, braids,…, 1910

[Cayuse woman, half-length portrait, standing, facing…

1910

Mrs. Jack Red Cloud, 1905

Mrs. Jack Red Cloud

1905

Hard Wood, 1905

Hard Wood

1905

Spotted Eagle's wife, 1907

Spotted Eagle's wife

1907

Wife of Slow Bull, 1907

Wife of Slow Bull

1907

Big Road's daughter, 1907

Big Road's daughter

1907

Ogalala girls, 1907

Ogalala girls

1907

Ogalala women, 1907

Ogalala women

1907

Offering the pipe, 1908

Offering the pipe

1908

The wife of Plenty Coups, 1908

The wife of Plenty Coups

1908

Strikes Back, 1910

Strikes Back

1910

Mrs. Big Head, 1905

Mrs. Big Head

1905

Navaho Belle, 1904

Navaho Belle

1904

[An Acoma woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front], 1904

[An Acoma woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

1904

Mrs. Lame Dog, 1905

Mrs. Lame Dog

1905

Her Horse Kills, 1908

Her Horse Kills

1908

Hattie Bear Black, 1905

Hattie Bear Black

1905

Cheyenne matron, 1905

Cheyenne matron

1905

The mealing trough--Hopi, Arizona, 1906

The mealing trough--Hopi

1906

Lucille, 1907

Lucille

1907

Lucille [B], 1907

Lucille [B]

1907

A Washo woman, Great Basin, 1924

A Washo woman

1924

An idle hour, 1910

An idle hour

1910

Maid of dreams, 1909

Maid of dreams

1909

A Maidu woman, California, 1900

A Maidu woman

1900

A Southern Miwok woman, California, 1900

A Southern Miwok woman

1900

Hupa female shaman, California, 1923

Hupa female shaman

1923

Maricopa Woman Mealing, Arizona, 1907

Maricopa Woman Mealing

1907

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