Edward S. Curtis 
 

From the book 
Edward S. Curtis 
by Victor Boesen and 
Florence Curtis Graybill 
1977 

Edward Sherriff Curtis was born in White Water, Wisconsin, in 1868. After the Curtis family moved to Minnesota, Edward had much exposure to the surrounding tribes such as the Chippewa and the Winnebago. Through his adolescence he taught himself the art of photography and even built his own cameras. Then, from 1896 until 1930, he photographed every major tribe west of the Mississippi River, using some 40,000 negatives to do so. His work is still valued as an important ethnography of our Native Americans.
Edward Curtis Inventory (below)
Mono Type - $290
Photogravure - 4 3/4" x 7 1/4"
The Ancient Shore of Walker Lake - $150
Photogravure - 4 3/4" x 7 1/4"
Kaktsamah - Cowlitz - $150
Photogravure - 4 3/4" x 7 1/4"
Palm Fruit - $150
Photogravure - 4 3/4" x 7 1/4"

River "Shovelnose" Canoes - Quinault - $150
Photogravure - 7 1/4" x 4 3/4"
TITLE VOL. PAPER PRICE
       
Site of Abandoned Hidasta Village 4 Tissue 65
Hidatsa Bull Boat 4 Tissue 100
The Mouth of the Quinault River 9 Tissue 110
Silto - Quilliute 9 Vellum 160
Hoh Type 9 Vellum 250
Cowichan Woman 9 Vellum 270
Goathair Blanket - Cowichan 9 Vellum 250
Henipsum Village - Cowichan 9 Vellum 160
Cowichan Housefront 9 Vellum 175
Cowichan Houseframe 9 Vellum 175
Qamutsun Village - Cowichan 9 Vellum 175
Cowichan River 9 Vellum 160
Setting the Net - Quinault 9 Vellum 175
Kaktsamah - Cowlitz 9 Vellum 225
Quinault Houses 9 Vellum 175
Grave House - Snohomish 9 Vellum 160
Drying Tules - Cowichan 9 Vellum 250
River "Shovelnose" Canoes - Quinault 9 Vellum  
Quinault Canoes 9 Vellum 175
Mortar Pits - Cupenyo 15 Vellum 150
Basketry of the Mission Indians 15 Vellum NFS
Southern Shoshonean Pottery 15 Vellum 175
Site of a Prehistoric Village - Cahuilla 15 Vellum 150
Remains of Ancient Fish Pounds (A) 15 Vellum 150
Remains of Ancient Fish Pounds (B) 15 Vellum 150
Fiesta Camp - Cahuilla 15 Vellum 175
Modern Rancheria at Santa Ysabel - Diegueno 15 Vellum 175
A Santa Ysabel Woman - Diegueno 15 Vellum 300
A Southern Diegueno Woman 15 Vellum 300
A Northern Diegueno Type 15 Vellum 275
Communal Ceremonial Shelter at 15 Vellum 175
A Modern House at Capitan Grande - Diegueno      
Summer Shelter at Campo - Diegueno 15 Vellum 175
An Owens Valley Mono 15 Vellum 290
A Mono Type 15 Vellum 290
Mono House near Independence 15 Vellum 180
Mono Summer Shelter 15 Vellum 175
Mono Summer Kitchen 15 Vellum 175
Pavaish - Pyramid Lake Paviotso 15 Vellum 300
The Ancient Shore of Walker Lake 15 Vellum 150
Western Shore of Walker Lake 15 Vellum 180
Paviotso House at Walker Lake 15 Vellum 200
Paviotso Woman of Pyramid Lake 15 Vellum 290
Su-donii - Pyramid Lake Paviotso 15 Vellum 300
Volcanic Mud Formation at Pyramid Lake 15 Vellum 150
Bob Lowry - Pyramid Lake Paviotso 15 Vellum 290
Phallic Rock Painting at Walker Lake 15 Vellum 175
Washo Cradle Baskets 15 Vellum 250
Captain Pete, Namina-Washo 15 Vellum 300
Primitive Chemehuevi Dwelling 15 Vellum 180
Chemehuevi House on Colorado River 15 Vellum 180
Chemehuevi Granary 15 Vellum 180
Cahuilla House in the Desert 15 Vellum 190
Modern Houses at Palm Springs - Cahuilla 15 Vellum 180
Palm Fruit 15 Vellum 150
Marcos - Palm Canon Cahuilla 15 Vellum 300
A Man of Palm Springs - Cahiulla 15 Vellum 275
A Woman of Palm Springs - Cahuilla 15 Vellum 275
Modern House at Captain Grande - Diegueno 15 Vellum 190
Modernized House at Mesa Grande - Diegueno 15 Vellum 175
A Capitan Grande Man - Diegueno 15 Vellum 300
A Capitan Grande Woman - Diegueno 15 Vellum 275
A Mesa Grande Man - Diegueno 15 Vellum 290
A Santa Ysabel Man - Diegueno 15 Vellum 275
A Young Woman of Campo - Diegueno 15 Vellum 275
Paviotso Female Type 15 Vellum 275
A Washo Woman 15 Vellum 290
A Pyramid Lake Matron - Paviotso 15 Vellum 290
Updated: May 26, 2008