Curtis girl

This image of a native child was made by Edward S. Curtis around 1900. Curtis was an important photographer; he made approximately 1500 images of Native Americans at the turn of the century with plans to publish them all in 20 volumes. Curtis sold just 227 of these book sets before the economic depression and died with his project unfulfilled. He also made documentary films such as In the Land of the Head Hunters, depicting life among Northwest Coast peoples; this film has recently been restored with new audio by the Burke Museum and retitled In the Land of the War Canoes.
This card was sent by Laura in the Netherlands!