Shores of Shoalwater Bay – Antique 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.)
Description
Shores of Shoalwater Bay comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Choose the framed print, ready to hang the day it arrives, or the unframed print for a frame of your own. It brings character to any room and makes a memorable gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Shores of Shoalwater Bay
Order a print
Thank you. Your order went through, and a receipt is on its way by email.
Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal
Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.
Shoalwater Bay, on the southwestern coast of Washington, is the setting for this view of canoes drawn up along the shore. Edward S. Curtis made the photograph around 1913 while documenting Native life across the Pacific Northwest, and it later appeared in volume 9 of his multivolume work *The North American Indian*. It shows the watercraft that Salish people relied on for travel, fishing and gathering in the bay's sheltered waters. Curtis often arranged his subjects, so the scene reflects his particular vision as much as everyday practice.
| Created / published | c1913. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1910-1920. |
| Notes | J182565 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Curtis no. 3446-12. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30, v. 9, p. 6. |
| Subjects | Indians of North America--Transportation--Washington (State)--1910-1920. Salish Indians--Transportation--1910-1920. Canoes--Washington (State)--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,259 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-194756 |
More from the Historic Print Archive collection
Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.
