Sings in the Mountains – Vintage Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: Sings in the Mountains, preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The name Sings in the Mountains identifies the sitter, which sets this portrait apart from the many others in Edward S. Curtis's series of Native American subjects. Curtis made the c1905 print as part of the work that became *The North American Indian*, a multivolume project published between 1907 and 1930 that aimed to document traditional life he believed was disappearing. The headdress is the notable feature here, and Curtis often posed sitters in traditional or ceremonial dress, so the image reflects his choices as much as everyday life. The Library of Congress holds the print as part of the Curtis collection, catalogued under number 216-05.
| Created / published | c1905. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Portrait photographs 1900-1910.Photographic prints 1900-1910. |
| Notes | Curtis no. 216-05. LC no. 54. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Sings in the Mountains. Indians of North America--1900-1910. Headdresses--1900-1910. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,737 × 4,662 px · prints to 12 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-222186 |
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