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    • Oratone of "At the Old Well of Acoma," Portfolio 16, plate 571

    • Oratone of "At the Old Well of Acoma," Portfolio 16, plate 571

    • Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952

    • Acoma Indians

    • Members of Coronado's army of explorers in 1540 and espejo in 1583 noted the "cisterns to collect snow and water" on the rock of Acoma. An oratone is glass printed photographic print that is backed by a gold colored powder that is mixed with...
    • Sigesh - Apache, Portfolio 1, Plate 6

    • Sigesh - Apache, Portfolio 1, Plate 6

    • Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952

    • Apache Indians

    • This illustrates the girls' method of tying the hair previous to marriage. The ornament fastened to the hair in the back is made of leather, broad and round at the ends and narrow in the middle.
    • Alchise - Apache, Portfolio 1, Plate 5

    • Alchise - Apache, Portfolio 1, Plate 5

    • Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952

    • Apache Indians

    • Chief of the White Mountain Apache. A well-known character, having been a scout with General Crook. Colonel Cooley, who was chief of scouts under Crook, says a braver man than Alchise never lived. He was about twenty-two when Fort Apache, then Camp...
    • The Apache, Portfolio 1, Plate 7

    • The Apache, Portfolio 1, Plate 7

    • Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952

    • Apache Indians

    • This picture might be titled "Life Primeval." It is the Apache as we would mentally picture him in the time of the Stone Age. It was made at a spot on Black river, Arizona, where the dark, still pool breaks into the laugh of a rapids.
    • The Apache Reaper, Portfolio 1, Plate 8

    • The Apache Reaper, Portfolio 1, Plate 8

    • Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952

    • Apache Indians

    • Here the Apache woman is seen in her small wheatfield harvesting the grain with a hand sickle, the method now common to all Indians of the Southwest.
    • Renegade Type - Apache, Portfolio 1, Plate 12

    • Renegade Type - Apache, Portfolio 1, Plate 12

    • Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952

    • Apache Indians

    • No picture could better show the old renegade type of the Apache than this one of Genitoa. It is the type of Indian who has yielded to the inevitable and lives in peace - not because he prefers it, but because he must.
    • The Morning Bath - Apache, Portfolio 1, Plate 14

    • The Morning Bath - Apache, Portfolio 1, Plate 14

    • Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952

    • Apache Indians

    • The Apache, old and young alike, are particularly fond of bathing, and make the most of every opportunity to have a swim. They call it "a swim" regardless of how shallow the water may be, just so long as they can wash their bodies.
    • An Apache Babe, Portfolio 1, Plate 17

    • An Apache Babe, Portfolio 1, Plate 17

    • Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952

    • Apache Indians

    • A fortunate child picture, giving a good idea of the happy disposition of Indian children, and at the same time showing the baby carrier or holder.
    • Chideh - Apache, Portfolio 1, Plate 18

    • Chideh - Apache, Portfolio 1, Plate 18

    • Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952

    • Apache Indians

    • "Again, judging by the similarity in language, the Apache and the Navaho in prehistoric times were as nearly a single group as the present bands of Apache are; and, likewise, there is sufficient similarity in the underlying principles of their...
    • The Lost Trail - Apache, Portfolio 1, Plate 19

    • The Lost Trail - Apache, Portfolio 1, Plate 19

    • Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952

    • Apache Indians

    • "The Indian and his history present innumerable problems to the student. Facts seemingly contradict facts, well-founded theories contradict other theories as well founded. Linguistically the Apache belong to the great Athapascan family, which,...
    • Desert Rovers - Apache, Portfolio 1, Plate 3

    • Desert Rovers - Apache, Portfolio 1, Plate 3

    • Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952

    • Apache Indians

    • The White Mountain Apache and the desert portion of their country. The picture was made on a gray day of early spring, when the Apache wear blankets as protection against the keen air of their mountain home.
    • Geronimo - Apache, Portfolio 1, Plate 2

    • Geronimo - Apache, Portfolio 1, Plate 2

    • Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952

    • Apache Indians

    • This portrait of the historical old Apache was made in March, 1905. According to Geronimo's calculation he was at the time seventy-six years of age, thus making the year of his birth 1829. The picture was taken at Carlisle, Pennsylvania, the day...
    • Apache-Land, Portfolio 1, Plate 4

    • Apache-Land, Portfolio 1, Plate 4

    • Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952

    • Apache Indians

    • Apache horsewomen in a small valley of the White Mountain region. The horses are laden with the complete camp equipage, on top of which the women have taken their seats.

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