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Piegan encampment
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Photographs, Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952, Photogravures, Images, Piegan Indians, Tipis
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Description by Edward S. Curtis: "The picture not only presents a characteristic view of an Indian camp on an uneventful day, but also emphasizes the grand picturesqueness of the Piegan, living as they do almost under the shadow of the towering Rocky mountains." Library of Congress, American Memory website
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The original photogravure was produced in Boston by John Andrew & Son, c1909 and published as plate 207 in The North American Indian volume 06, The Piegan. The Cheyenne. The Arapaho [portfolio]. Original copyright Seattle : E.S. Curtis, 1911