The spirit of the past--Apsaroke – Antique Wall Art
(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: The spirit of the past--Apsaroke, 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 spirit of the past--Apsaroke
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Rather than a portrait of one person, this picture shows Apsaroke, or Crow, riders on horseback in Montana, a scene the title, *The Spirit of the Past*, presents as a look back at a way of life already changing. Edward S. Curtis made it around 1908 for his multivolume work *The North American Indian*, where it appeared as plate 122 in volume 4. Curtis often arranged costumes and settings for his camera, so the riders reflect his idea of tradition as much as daily life in that decade. The Crow were skilled horsemen of the northern plains, and horses were central to their travel, hunting, and ceremonial life, which makes the mounted figures worth studying closely.
| Created / published | c1908. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Book illustrations 1900-1910.Photographic prints 1900-1910. |
| Notes | H-113086 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 2758-08. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30, suppl., v. 4, pl. 122. |
| Subjects | Indians of North America--Montana--1900-1910. Crow Indians--1900-1910. Horseback riding--Montana--1900-1919. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,237 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-189415 |
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