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Title
The Blackfoot country
William Smith Mason Collection of Western Americana
Alternative Title
Volume 18, plate 636
Creator
Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952
Publication Information
E. S. Curtis (Seattle); The University Press (Cambridge, Mass)
Honnold Mudd Library. Special Collections
Contributing Institution
Claremont Colleges Library
Collection
West-ography, re-imaging the West
Rights Information
For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact Honnold Mudd Library Special Collections at https://library.claremont.edu/scl/
Description
Since the beginning of the historical period the Blackfeet have ranged the prairies along Bow river, while their allies, the Bloods and Piegan, were respectively on Belly and Old Man rivers. In the earliest times of which their traditionists have knowledge the three tribes were respectively on Saskatchewan, Red Deer, and Bow rivers.
Type
image
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
wor00420.tif
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15831coll8/id/420
Language
English
Subject
Alberta
Bow River (Alta.)
Canada
Clothing and dress
Headdresses
Horses
Landscape photography
Landscapes
Men's clothing
Native Americans
Photogravure
Siksika Indians
Source
Photogravure, 22.25 x 18.25 inches: The North American Indian; being a series of volumes picturing and describing the Indians of the United States, and Alaska, 970.6 C942 vol.18 plates, William Smith Mason Collection of Western Americana, Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library
Relation
West-ography, re-imaging the West - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/p15831coll8

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