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Waiting in the forest - Cheyenne

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Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952
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Photographs, Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952, Photogravures, Images, Cheyenne Indians, Forests
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Edward S. Curtis Collection. Images
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Abstract
Description by Edward S. Curtis: "At dusk in the neighborhood of the large encampments young men, closely wrapped in non-comittal blankets or white cotton sheets, may be seen gliding about the tipis or standing motionless in the shadow of the trees, each one alert for the opportunity to steal a meeting with his sweetheart." source: Library of Congress, American Memory website
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The original photogravure was produced in Boston by John Andrew & Son, c1906 and published as plate 218 in The North American Indian volume 06; The Piegan. The Cheyenne. The Arapaho [portfolio]. Original copyright Seattle : E.S. Curtis, 1911.