PHOTO CREDIT:
Left-Edward Curtis, "Piegan Encampment" 1900, The North American Indian (NAI) Volume VI Folio;
Right-Asahel Curtis, #18735. Courtesy Washington State Historical Society.

Text:
When the Curtis family moved to Washington in 1888, Edward and Asahel were just teenagers, a homemade camera the only suggestion of their future professions. As their careers grew, their choice of subjects became increasingly different. Edward spent 33 years documenting what he perceived were the traditional lifeways of the North American Indians. Asahel photographed Washington's natural resources and their related industries, as well as the young state's cities, population, and historic events.

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