Rare 1900s Photos Capture How Native Americans Lived 100 Years Ago

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Native American culture is rich with magical customs and captures the spirit of living free, but during the 20th century it was quickly vanishing. Because of this, Edward Sheriff Curtis dedicated decades of his life to capturing and recording the lifestyle of indigenous tribes in North America and his extensive work includes some of the most captivating photos from that era.

In 1906, wealthy financier and banker J.P. Morgan provided Curtis with $75,000 to produce a series on Native Americans. Together they produced a 20-volume series, called The North American Indian. Edward spent more than 20 years traveling across the continent and made over 40,000 images of over 80 tribes. He also recorded songs and language, transcribed oral stories and biographies.

Curtis’ methods to record the disappearing way of life were later criticized by some anthropologists. He occasionally posed individuals from unrelated tribes in the same clothing, removed them from natural settings and used overly romantic ones, and so on. Nonetheless, his work still features a lot of authenticity and is regarded as one of the biggest Native American research.

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#1 A Klamath Chief Stands On A Hill Above Crater Lake, Oregon, 1923

Rare 1900s Photos Capture How Native Americans Lived 100 Years Ago

#2 An Apsaroke Man On Horseback, 1908

Rare 1900s Photos Capture How Native Americans Lived 100 Years Ago

#3 A Jicarrilla Girl, C. 1910

Rare 1900s Photos Capture How Native Americans Lived 100 Years Ago

#4 A Group Of Navajo In The Canyon De Chelly, Arizona, 1904

Rare 1900s Photos Capture How Native Americans Lived 100 Years Ago

#5 An Apsaroke Mother And Child, 1908

Rare 1900s Photos Capture How Native Americans Lived 100 Years Ago

#6 Sioux Chiefs, 1905

Rare 1900s Photos Capture How Native Americans Lived 100 Years Ago

#7 A Nootka Man Aims A Bow And Arrow, 1910

Rare 1900s Photos Capture How Native Americans Lived 100 Years Ago

#8 A Tewa Girl, 1906

Rare 1900s Photos Capture How Native Americans Lived 100 Years Ago

#9 Black Eagle, An Assiniboin Man, 1908

Rare 1900s Photos Capture How Native Americans Lived 100 Years Ago

#10 Piegan Tepees, 1910

Rare 1900s Photos Capture How Native Americans Lived 100 Years Ago

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