The first Americans
photographs from the Library of Congress
From Edward S. Curtis' renowned sepia-toned portraits to Adam Clark Vroman's glimpses of the sacred Hope Snake Dance, these images were all meant to be sold to publishers of books and magazines, to tourists in curio shops, and to art lovers in photographic studios.
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