[Four Eskimo children, at edge of cliff, in holiday costume, Nunivak, Alaska] – Historic Reproduction
![[Four Eskimo children, at edge of cliff, in holiday costume, Nunivak, Alaska], c1929. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/2d/2d714acc971c-L.webp)
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[Four Eskimo children, at edge of cliff, in holiday costume, Nunivak, Alaska]
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Four children stand at the edge of a cliff on Nunivak Island, off Alaska's western coast, dressed in holiday clothing for the camera. Edward S. Curtis made the picture around 1929 for *The North American Indian*, his multivolume series, issued in Seattle between 1907 and 1930, that aimed to document Native peoples across the continent. It appeared on page 30 of volume 20 and reflects the posed, carefully arranged style Curtis favored. The original title uses the older term "Eskimo," which has largely given way to the names Alaska Native communities use for themselves.
| Created / published | c1929. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Portrait photographs 1920-1930.Group portraits 1920-1930.Book illustrations 1920-1930.Photographic prints 1920-1930. |
| Notes | Edward S. Curtis Collection. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30, v. 20, p. 30. |
| Subjects | Indians of North America--Alaska--Nunivak--Children--1920-1930. Indians of North America--Alaska--Nunivak--Clothing & dress--1920-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,276 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-183980 |
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