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The first Americans : photographs from the Library of Congress / text by William H. Geotzmann.

Title
The first Americans : photographs from the Library of Congress / text by William H. Geotzmann.
Author
Library of Congress
Publication
Washington, D.C. : Starwood Pub., c1991.

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Additional Authors
Goetzmann, William H.
Description
144 p. : chiefly ill. (some col.); 27 cm.
Summary
From Edward S. Curtis' renowned sepia-toned portraits to Adam Clark Vroman's glimpses of the sacred Hope Snake Dance, these images were all meant to be sold to publishers of books and magazines, to tourists in curio shops, and to art lovers in photographic studios.
Series Statement
Library of Congress classics
Uniform Title
Library of Congress classics
Subject
  • Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division > Photograph collections
  • Indians of North America > Portraits
Genre/Form
Portraits
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Ceremonies -- At home -- Crafts -- Warriors -- Portraits -- Epilogue.
ISBN
0912347961
LCCN
^^^91012662^
OCLC
  • 23463876
  • SCSB-10055033
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library