Before the white man came—Palm Canyon, from The North American Indian

Artist Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868–1952)

Maker Suffolk Engraving Company

Date1924 (negative); 1926 (print)

MediumPhotogravure

DimensionsImage: 15 3/8 x 11 1/2 inches (39.1 x 29.2 cm);
Sheet: 21 1/2 x 17 3/4 inches (54.6 x 45.1 cm)

ClassificationsPhotographs

Credit LineGift of Edward D. Klein, Class of 1972, MBA 1973, and Muriel Klein, Class of 1972

Terms

Photographs
Photogravure
Animal skins
Baskets
Bowls
Canyons
Ethnic groups
Fantasy
Native Americans
Palm trees
Rivers
Rock
Vessels

Object number83.131.004.017

Label CopyAdditional materials by Edward Curtis are held in the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library, Rare Books E77 .C97 ++ and Archives 8043, boxes VIII-1 – VIII-4.

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