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Series Title: The North American Indian: being a series of Portfolios picturing and describing the Indians of the United States, the Dominion of Canada, and Alaska

Portfolio XX, Plate 707: Launching the Whaleboat - Cape Prince of Wales

1928

Edward S. Curtis

(American, 1868–1952)
published by

The University Press

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Culture
America
Medium
photogravure
Credit Line
Presented by Mrs. James H. Hoyt, Elton Hoyt, II, and Mrs. Amasa Stone Mather in memory of James H. Hoyt 1995.203.40.20
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A horizontally oriented sepia photogravure depicts eight Indigenous people with medium skin tones launching a long whaleboat from a sandy beach. Clad in thick, hooded parkas, seven figures surround the vessel while one on our right faces our left. Soft, painterly textures define the scene, with a low horizon line dividing the calm sea and pale sky. Text at the bottom reads, "LAUNCHING THE WHALEBOAT — CAPE PRINCE OF WALES."

Portfolio XX, Plate 707: Launching the Whaleboat - Cape Prince of Wales

1928

Edward S. Curtis, The University Press

(American, 1868–1952)
America

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