Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868-1952), "The Vanishing Race - Navajo", negative creation date 1904, orotone, signed in negative lower right, copyright lower left, "The Curtis Studio, Seattle" label on reverse of frame, 11 in. x 14 in., original Curtis Studio frame, overall 15 5 /8 in. x 19 in. x 1 1/2 in. Provenance: Treadway Toomey Auctions, Chicago, IL, Dec. 7, 2013, lot 110; Estate of Eric Bloomquist, Bloomington, IL. Ill.: Davis, Barbara A. Edward S. Curtis: The Life and Times of a Shadow Catcher. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1985, p. 90.

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