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Language Not applicable Name Curtis, Edward Sheriff, 1868-1952

711. L.R.298.b.2, 20(710)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.298.b.2, 20(710)
Title:
A Kotzebue man. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
Head-and-shoulders full-face portrait: 'Although commercial cloth has displaced the native skin garments to some extent, the old-style tailoring is adhered to.'
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1928
Extent:
1 item

712. L.R.298.b.2, 20(711)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.298.b.2, 20(711)
Title:
A foggy day — Kotzebue. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
Showing a fishing boat being paddled and sailed out to sea.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1928
Extent:
1 item

713. L.R.298.b.2, 20(712)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.298.b.2, 20(712)
Title:
Starting up the Noatak River — Kotzebue. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
Showing a small sailing boat, loaded with trade goods, at the water's edge: 'Although it has become reduced in recent times, the Kotzebue people still carry on a brisk trade with the Eskimo of the mainland and islands, as well as with those of the Siberian coast.'
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1928
Extent:
1 item

714. L.R.298.b.2, 20(713)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.298.b.2, 20(713)
Title:
Jackson, interpreter at Kotzebue. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
A tightly-cropped head-and-shoulders portrait.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1928
Extent:
1 item

715. L.R.298.b.2, 20(714)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.298.b.2, 20(714)
Title:
Muskrat-hunter — Kotzebue. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
Portrait of a hunter seated in his kayak among reeds near the shore of a lake.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1928
Extent:
1 item

716. L.R.298.b.2, 20(715)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.298.b.2, 20(715)
Title:
Arriving home — Noatak. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
View of a trading boat near the water's edge: 'Sails were an invention of great importance to the Alaskan Eskimo, whose material culture indeed reached a highly advanced stage.'
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1928
Extent:
1 item

717. L.R.298.b.2, 20(716)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.298.b.2, 20(716)
Title:
Ola — Noatak. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
Head-and-shoulders full-face portrait of a young woman, wearing a fur-hooded cape.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1928
Extent:
1 item

718. L.R.298.b.2, 20(717)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.298.b.2, 20(717)
Title:
A family group — Noatak. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
Head-and-shoulders portrait of a couple and their young child. The woman is also seen in the preceding plate.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1928
Extent:
1 item

719. L.R.298.b.2, 20(718)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.298.b.2, 20(718)
Title:
Noatak kayaks. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
Group of Inuit men, posed in their kayaks at the water's edge: 'These skin-covered craft, of marvellous lightness and efficiency, are of outstanding importance to the Eskimo. Remarkable too is the manner in which they are handled by their owners, who are exceedingly expert even in rough water.'
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1928
Extent:
1 item

720. L.R.298.b.2, 20(719)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.298.b.2, 20(719)
Title:
Nungoktok — Noatak. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
Portrait of an Inuit man seated in his kayak
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1928
Extent:
1 item

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