George Curtis photograph collection, 1860-1952
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Collector
- Curtis, George Harry, 1901-1999
- Title
- George Curtis photograph collection
- Dates
- 1860-1952 (inclusive)18601952
- Quantity
- 71 photographic prints including 1 album containing 32 prints (2 boxes) ; sizes vary
- Collection Number
- PH0590
- Summary
- Photographs of the Raphael (Ray) Curtis family at their homes, formal portraiture, and the 50th wedding anniversary of Raphael and Harriet Curtis. This Curtis family is related to famous photographers Asahel and Edward Curtis.
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries’ Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials Curator required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.
- Languages
- English
Biographical Note
George Curtis is the son of Raphael and Harriet Curtis who was the brother of Asahel and Edward Curtis, photographers prominent in Seattle, Washington.
Content Description
The collection includes photographs of the Raphael (Ray) Curtis family including the family at their homes, formal portraiture, and the 50th wedding anniversary of Raphael and Harriet Curtis, as well as postcards sent to and from the Curtis family.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative Information
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Curtis Family Album
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Description: Raphael (Ray) and Harriet (Hattie) Emily Henderson Curtis
Written on verso: Married 1890.
E. J. Christman, Waterville, Minnesota (Photographer)Dates: circa 1890Container: Box 1, Item 1-1 -
Description: Ray Curtis, Sr.Dates: 1890Container: Box 1, Item 1-2
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Description: Harriet Emily Henderson CurtisE.J. Christman, Waterville, Minnesota (Photographer)Dates: 1890Container: Box 1, Item 1-3
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Description: Richard S. Henderson and Margaret Emily Coughlin Henderson
Written on paper in album behind photo: Grandma and Grandma [sic] Henderson.
Parents of Harriet Curtis.
E.J. Christman, Waterville, Minnesota (Photographer)Dates: circa 1880s-1890sContainer: Box 1, Item 1-4 -
Description: Abbie and Maggie Henderson
Written on verso: Abbie on the right.
Sisters of Harriet Curtis.
Christman, Waterville, Minnesota (Photographer)Dates: circa 1880s-1890sContainer: Box 1, Item 1-5 -
Description: Jennie Curtis Colvin and Ray H. Curtis
Written on verso: Children of Ray and Hattie Curtis.
E.J. Christman, Waterville, Minnesota (Photographer)Dates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Item 1-6 -
Description: Hattie Henderson in baby buggyC.A. Steward, Granite Falls, Minnesota (Photographer)Dates: 1869Container: Box 1, Item 1-7
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Dates: circa 1880s-1890sContainer: Box 1, Item 1-8
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Description: Edward S. Curtis
Written on paper in album behind photo: Edward S. Curtis, Ray's Brother.
Imperial Gallery, Rothi & Sanstrom, Props. 713 Third Street, Seattle, Washington (Photographer)Dates: circa 1891-1892Container: Box 1, Item 1-9 -
Description: Charles Sheriff
Written on verso: Father of Ellen Sheriff Curtis.
Grandfather of Raphael, Edward, Eva, and Asahel Curtis.
A.B. Rumsey's Art Studio, Bower's Block, Whitewater, Wisconsin (Photographer)Dates: circa 1880s-1890sContainer: Box 1, Item 1-10 -
Description: Elizabeth Loxley Sheriff
Written on verso: Mother of Ellen Sheriff Curtis.
Grandmother of Raphael, Edward, Eva, and Asahel Curtis.
A.B. Rumsey's Art Studio, Bower's Block, Whitewater, Wisconsin (Photographer)Dates: circa 1880s-1890sContainer: Box 1, Item 1-11 -
Description: Ellen Sheriff Curtis
Written on front of photo: Mother of Ray, Edward, Asahel and Eva. Written on verso: Grandmother of Abbie Curtis Schall.
Dates: circa 1880s-1890sContainer: Box 1, Item 1-12 -
Description: Johnson Curtis
Written on photo: Father of Ray, Edward, Asahel and Eva. Written on verso: Grandfather of Abbie Curtis Schall.
Dates: circa 1880s-1890sContainer: Box 1, Item 1-13 -
Description: Asahel CurtisDates: circa 1880s-1890sContainer: Box 1, Item 1-14
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Description: Asahel CurtisRothi and Curtis, Imperial Studio, 713 Third St. Seattle, Washington (Photographer)Dates: circa 1893-1895Container: Box 1, Item 1-15
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Description: Middle aged manRibble, St. Peter, Minnesota (Photographer)Dates: circa 1880s-1890sContainer: Box 1, Item 1-16
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Description: Young womanRibble, St. Peter, Minnesota (Photographer)Dates: circa 1880s-1890sContainer: Box 1, Item 1-17
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Description: InfantCurtis & Guptill, Seattle, Washington (Photographer)Dates: circa 1894-1897Container: Box 1, Item 1-18
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Description: Postcard of Benjamin Harrison and Mrs. Harrison, Washington Monument, President's Mansion
Written on verso: Ray Curtis, Postmaster at Cordova, Minn. during Harrison's Presidency.
Dates: circa 1889-1893Container: Box 1, Item 1-19 -
Description: Eva CurtisRothi and Curtis, Imperial Studio, 713 Third St. Seattle, Washington (Photographer)Dates: circa 1893-1895Container: Box 1, Item 1-20
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Description: Possibly Asahel Curtis and Florence CarneyE.J. Christman, Waterville, Minnesota (Photographer)Dates: circa 1880s-1890sContainer: Box 1, Item 1-21
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Description: Robert and Clara Henderson
Brother and sister-in-law of Harriet Curtis.
Written on verso: Robert was guard at Stillwater Prison while the Youngers were there.
C.A. Steward, Granite Falls, Minnesota (Photographer)Dates: circa 1880s-1890sContainer: Box 1, Item 1-22 -
Description: Young man in studio, probably a member of Henderson familyChristman, Waterville, Minnesota (photographer)Dates: circa 1880s-1890sContainer: Box 1, Item 1-23
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Description: Middle aged man, probably Robert HendersonC.A. Steward, Granite Falls, Minnesota (photographer)Dates: circa 1880s-1890sContainer: Box 1, Item 1-24
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Description: Young woman, probably Clara HendersonC.A. Steward, Photographer, Granite Falls, Minnesota (photographer)Dates: circa 1880s-1890sContainer: Box 1, Item 1-25
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Description: Infant in chair, probably Roy HendersonChristman, Waterville, Minnesota (photographer)Dates: circa 1880s-1890sContainer: Box 1, Item 1-26
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Description: Young child standing next to chair, probably Roy HendersonChristman, Waterville, Minnesota (photographer)Dates: circa 1880s-1890sContainer: Box 1, Item 1-27
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Description: Man and woman with three children, probably members of Henderson familyE.J. Christman, Waterville, Minnesota (photographer)Dates: circa 1880s-1890sContainer: Box 1, Item 1-28
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Description: Young man, probably a member of Henderson familyYates Studios, Waseca and Waterville, Minnesota (photographer)Dates: circa 1880s-1890sContainer: Box 1, Item 1-29
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Description: Peter Henderson, Abbie Henderson Curtis, Maggie Henderson Brown
Siblings of Harriet Curtis.
Christman, Waterville, Minnesota (photographer)Dates: circa 1880s-1890sContainer: Box 1, Item 1-30 -
Description: Ellen Sheriff Curtis
Mother of Raphael, Edward, Eva, and Asahel Curtis.
Rothi and Curtis, Imperial Studio, 713 Third St. Seattle, WashingtonDates: circa 1893-1895Container: Box 1, Item 1-31 -
Description: Jennie and Ray Curtis, children of Harriet and Raphael CurtisJ.F. Barta, Waterville, Minnesota (photographer)Dates: circa 1890sContainer: Box 1, Item 1-32
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Johnson and Ellen Sherriff Curtis
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Description: Ellen Sherriff Curtis, age 16The Curtis Studio, Seattle (photographer)
Mother of Raphael, Edward, Eva, and Asahel Curtis.
Photo is a copy made in the 1920s of a probable tintype originally taken circa 1862.
Dates: circa 1862Container: Box/Folder 2/1, Item 2 -
Description: Johnson Curtis, age 22The Curtis Studio, Seattle (photographer)
Father of Raphael, Edward, Eva, and Asahel Curtis.
Photo is a copy made in the 1920s of a probable tintype originally taken circa 1862.
Dates: circa 1862Container: Box/Folder 2/1, Item 3
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Raphael (Ray) and Harriet (Hattie) Curtis and family
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Description: Jennie and Ray Curtis, children of Raphael and Harriet CurtisJ.F. Barta, Waterville, Minnesota (photographer)Dates: circa 1890sContainer: Box/Folder 2/1, Item 4
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Description: Portrait of infant
Written on verso: To cousin George, from Margaret.
Josey, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Territory (photographer)Dates: circa 1890-1907Container: Box/Folder 2/1, Item 5 -
Dates: circa 1910sContainer: Box/Folder 2/1, Item 6
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Description: Record of Curtis family birth dates, possibly from family bibleDates: after 1920Container: Box/Folder 2/1, Item 7
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Description: Eva Curtis, Ray's sisterDates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 2/1, Item 8
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Description: Four boys with a dog
Written on verso: George, Melvin, and Nuburn Curtis, friend Harold, Bobby.
Dates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 2/2, Item 9 -
Description: George Curtis riding a horseDates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 2/2, Item 10
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Dates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 2/2, Item 11
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Description: Harriet Curtis standing outdoorsDates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 2/2, Item 12
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Description: Melvin Curtis standing next to canoeDates: 1931Container: Box/Folder 2/2, Item 13
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Description: Hattie Curtis and grandchildren sitting outdoors
Written on verso: Grandma Curtis and grandchildren 1942?
Dates: circa 1942Container: Box/Folder 2/2, Item 14 -
Description: Abbie Curtis Schall in Tijuana, Mexico
Written on verso: Abbie Schall in 1952 when she and her brother George drove to Tijuana.
Dates: 1952Container: Box/Folder 2/2, Item 15 -
Description: Three young children
Written on verso: Abbie and Horace's grandchildren.
Dates: 1952Container: Box/Folder 2/2, Item 16 -
Description: Walter and Jennie Curtis Colvin standing outdoorsDates: circa 1960sContainer: Box/Folder 2/2, Item 17
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Description: Studio portrait, possibly Jennie Curtis ColvinSalon Portrait (photographer)Dates: 1967Container: Box/Folder 2/2, Item 18
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Raphael and Harriet Curtis 50th Anniversary
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Description: Raphael and Harriet Curtis in front of house
Written on verso: Mom and Daddy Curtis on their 50th wedding anniversary.
Dates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 2/3, Item 19 -
Description: Raphael and Harriet Curtis in front of house with family members
Written on verso: Mom and Dad Curtis 50th wedding anniversary at our home on 80th ave.
Pictured are George Curtis (far left), Asahel Curtis (seated), Jennie Curtis Colvin (standing behind Hattie), Walter Colvin (to the right of Jennie), Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Curtis (to the right of Walter), Eva Curtis (far right). Pictured but not identified are other Colvin family members and Mrs. Asahel Curtis.
Dates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 2/3, Item 20 -
Description: Ray and Hattie Curtis in front of houseDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 2/3, Item 21
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Description: Newspaper clipping
Clipping from the Portland Oregonian describing the 50th wedding anniversary celebration of Ray and Hattie Curtis.
Dates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 2/3, Item 22
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Richard and Margaret Henderson, Cordova, Minnesota
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Description: Richard and Margaret Henderson sitting indoors
Written on verso: To Jennie. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Nuburn Henderson, Margaret Coughlin.
Dates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 2/4, Item 23 -
Description: Richard and Margaret Henderson sitting outside their home
Written on verso: Grandma and Grandpa Henderson, Richard and Margaret.
Dates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 2/4, Item 24
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Lizzie Tandy Family, Marshland, Oregon
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Dates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 2/5, Item 25
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Description: Tom Tandy standing next to car
Written on verso: Tandy of Marshland, Oregon, Aunt Lizzie's husband.
Dates: circa 1920sContainer: Box/Folder 2/5, Item 26 -
Description: Tom Tandy seated in car
Written on verso: Aunt Lizzie Tandy (Grandma Curtis' sister) husband-- they lived at Marshland, Oregon (near Clatskanie).
Dates: circa 1920sContainer: Box/Folder 2/5, Item 27 -
Description: Richard and Margaret Coughlin Henderson, Elizabeth Henderson Tandy, Margaret standing outdoors
Written on verso: Grandpa Henderson, Aunt Margaret, Margaret, Aunt Lizzie. Taken at Marshland, Oregon, do not know the year. It was in Grandma Henderson's pictures.
Dates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 2/5, Item 28 -
Description: Elizabeth Henderson Tandy, Margaret Bauer Anderson, Tom Tandy, Richard Henderson outdoors
Written on verso: Aunt Lizzie Tandy (white haired), Tandy (with large hat), Margaret Bauer Anderson (dark haired), and the man with goatee is Grandpa Henderson, Hattie Curtis' (Grandma Curtis) father.
Dates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 2/5, Item 29 -
Description: Richard and Margaret Coughlin Henderson, Elizabeth Henderson Tandy, Margaret standing outdoors
Written on verso: Aunt Lizzie Tandy and friends.
Dates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 2/5, Item 30 -
Description: Elizabeth Henderson Tandy and friends at Marshland train depot
Two images on one print; written on verso: Lizzie Tandy and friends.
Dates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 2/5, Item 31 -
Description: Elizabeth Henderson Tandy and dog on front porch of house
Written on verso: Lizzie Tandy.
Dates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 2/5, Item 32 -
Description: Home of Tom and Elizabeth Henderson Tandy, Marshland, Oregon
Written on verso: Mr. and Mrs. Tom Tandy's (Aunt Lizzie) home in Marshland, Oregon.
Dates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 2/5, Item 33
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Postcard Album
The postcards have been removed from the album. Postcards that were not in the album were transferred to the Postcard Collection.
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Romans Photo Co. postcards
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Description: Lake Chelan, WashingtonDates: 1906Container: Box/Folder 2/6, Item 34
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Description: Mt. SeattleDates: 1907Container: Box/Folder 2/6, Item 35
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Description: Number not usedContainer: Box/Folder 2/6, Item 36
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Description: Woodland Park in SeattleDates: circa 1910sContainer: Box/Folder 2/6, Item 37
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Description: Number not usedContainer: Box/Folder 2/6, Item 38
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Description: Squak Slough (Sammamish River), WashingtonDates: circa 1903-1920Container: Box/Folder 2/6, Item 39
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Description: Ice bridge at Mt. BakerDates: circa 1903-1920Container: Box/Folder 2/6, Item 40
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Description: Logs on rail cars near SeattleDates: circa 1903-1920Container: Box/Folder 2/6, Item 41
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Description: Fisherman on Skykomish RiverDates: circa 1903-1920Container: Box/Folder 2/6, Item 42
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Edward Curtis postcards
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Description: Native American women digging for clams along riverDates: 1904Container: Box/Folder 2/6, Item 43
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Description: Red Thunder of the Nez PierceDates: 1904Container: Box/Folder 2/6, Item 44
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Description: Apache manDates: 1904Container: Box/Folder 2/6, Item 45
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Description: Crow Eagle of the BlackfeetDates: circa 1904Container: Box/Folder 2/6, Item 46
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Postcards to George Curtis and family
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Description: Village scene "Honor Card" for excellence in recitationDates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 2/7, Item 47
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Description: Drawing of boy playing with toy boatDates: 1906Container: Box/Folder 2/7, Item 48
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Description: Christmas cardDates: 1906Container: Box/Folder 2/7, Item 49
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Dates: circa 1908Container: Box/Folder 2/7, Item 50
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Description: U.S. sailors using sewing machines onboard shipDates: 1908Container: Box/Folder 2/7, Item 51
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Description: Illustration of pink and red rosesDates: 1908Container: Box/Folder 2/7, Item 52
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Description: Native American woman carrying firewood
Printed on card: Mary of the Yosemite Band. Yosemite Valley, California.
Charles Weidner, San Francisco (photographer)Dates: circa 1909Container: Box/Folder 2/7, Item 53 -
Description: Man and woman next to palm trees
Printed on card: Spending Sunday among the palms in California.
Dates: circa 1909Container: Box/Folder 2/7, Item 54 -
Description: Bear climbing a tree
Printed on card: Wheeler Park: after bread and honey, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Dates: circa 1909Container: Box/Folder 2/7, Item 55 -
Description: Happy Easter cardDates: circa 1909Container: Box/Folder 2/7, Item 56
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Description: Cowboy on bucking horse
Printed on card: A bucker from way back.
Dates: circa 1909Container: Box/Folder 2/7, Item 57 -
Description: Two dogs with two horsesDates: circa 1909Container: Box/Folder 2/7, Item 58
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Description: Two children standing on a fenceDates: circa 1910Container: Box/Folder 2/7, Item 59
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Description: People standing on the beach
Printed on card: Beach scene, Seaside, Oregon.
Dates: circa 1910Container: Box/Folder 2/8, Item 60 -
Description: Christmas cardDates: circa 1910Container: Box/Folder 2/8, Item 61
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Description: Illustration of boy with stick
Printed on card: I ain't afraid o' nothing.
Dates: circa 1912Container: Box/Folder 2/8, Item 62 -
Description: Thanksgiving cardDates: circa 1912Container: Box/Folder 2/8, Item 63
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Description: Buffalo grazing in Stanley Park, Vancouver, British ColumbiaDates: circa 1913Container: Box/Folder 2/8, Item 64
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Description: Native American wearing traditional clothing
Printed on card: Pahsetopah, Oasage Indian, in full dress, Oklahoma.
Dates: circa 1941Container: Box/Folder 2/8, Item 65 -
Description: Illustration of donkey with mouth open
Printed on card: Smile and the world smiles with you.
Dates: circa 1941Container: Box/Folder 2/8, Item 66 -
Description: Native American man, Whiskey Jack, standing outdoorsB.C. Markham, Portland, Oregon (photographer)
Printed on card: Whiskey Jack.
Dates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 2/8, Item 67 -
Description: Crater Lake, OregonDates: circa 1941Container: Box/Folder 2/8, Item 68
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Description: Tacoma Narrows BridgeDates: circa 1950sContainer: Box/Folder 2/8, Item 69
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Description: Thanksgiving cardDates: circa 1957Container: Box/Folder 2/8, Item 70
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Description: Christmas cardDates: circa 1957Container: Box/Folder 2/8, Item 71
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Portrait
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Description: Portrait of young womanMurray & Son, Brockville, Ontario, Canada (photographer)Dates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 2/9, Item 72
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Photographs--Specimens
- Postcards--Specimens
Personal Names
- Curtis, Asahel, 1874-1941--Photographs
- Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952--Photographs
- Curtis, George Harry, 1901-1999--Archives
- Curtis, George Harry, 1901-1999--Family--Archives
Family Names
- Curtis family--Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographs
- Postcards
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Curtis, Asahel, 1874-1941, (photographer)
- Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952, (photographer)
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
