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Edward S. Curtis and Detroit Photographic Company photographs

 Unprocessed
Identifier: HP.1997.35-MNM.1997.563.57

Content Description

2 Holland Van Gelder photogravures by Edward S. Curtis from The North American Indian series and 55 17x21 photochrom photographs by Detroit Publishing Company (European scenes). Curtis photogravures are Plate # 336 "Kwakiutl House-Frame," 1914 and plate # 34 "The Blanket Weaver - Navaho," 1904. Detroit Publishing Company photographs includes scenes from Germany, Great Britain, and Switzerland, ca. 1895.

Acquisition Type

Gift

Provenance

Andrew Smith & Claire Lozier

Restrictions Apply

No

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Use Restrictions

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Dates

  • ca. 1895
  • 1904
  • 1914

Creator

Extent

57 Photographic Prints

Inventory

166808 to 166809, 167910 to 167963; Itemized list in accession file. (55) Photochrom Photographs - Switzerland, Germany, Great Britain, by Detroit Photographic Co., ca. 1895 167910 (3002) Grisons Engadine, Piz Bernina, and Piz Monteratch; 167911 (3004) Grisons, Ata Bridge in Water); 167912 (3006) Grison’s Engadine, The Foono Glacier, Cuma de Rosso; 167913 (3007) Village, St. Moritz, Switzerland, Grison’s Engadine; 167914 (3008) Grison’s, Ata Bridge in Summer; 167915 (3009) The Falls of the inn near St. Moritz, Grison’s; 167916 (3011) Grison’s, Village on Pontsesina; 167917 (3012) Grison, Switzerland, The Bernina Hospice, and Cambria Glacier; 167918 (3015) The “Viannila” view on Thusis, and the Ruins of High Rhaetia, Switzerland; 167919 (3016) Bernese, Aberland, …. & Matterhorn; 167920 (3017) Brienz, view of the lake, Switzerland, Bernese Oberland; 167921 (3019) general view of Upper Engadine, Switzerland; 167922 (3021) Switzerland, Bernese Oberland, Elger and Monch. from Murren; 167923 (3024) Switzerland/Bernese Oberland, Jumgfrau (?) and Silberhorn; 167924 (3016) Germany, Heidelberg Castle (The Ruprechtsbad (?), Baden Castle, Germany; 167925 (3027) Heidelberg seen from the Philosopherweg, Germany; 167926 (3029) Lake of the Four Cantons [Lucerne] with the Rutli, Switzerland as seen from Axenstrasse; 167927 Upper Bavaria, Berchtesgaden, general view; 167928 ((3032 Upper Bavaria, Palenkirchen, general view; 167929 (3033) Brunnen and the Mythen; 167930 (3035) Tyrol, Austria, Ortler Mt.; 167931 (3039) Grison, Forno Glacier; 167932 (3041) Valley with 2 villages and mountains; 167933 (3053) Alps of Valais, Switzerland; 167934 (3060) Windsor Castle, general view, Great Britain; 167935 (3074) Kenilworth Castle; 167935 (3076) Keswick, Friar’s Canyon, Derwentwater, Great Britain/Ireland; 167936 (3077) Edinburgh, general view; 167937 (3088) Teufin (sic), Switzerland; 167938 (3097) Campfer, Silverplana, and Piz Margnu, Grisons Engadine, Switzerland; 167939 (3105) Schynige Platte, and view of Eiger, Mönch, Jungfrau, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland; 167940 (3106) The Wetkerhorn, Schreckhorn, and Lutschiren, Bernese Oberland, Grindenwald, Switzerland; 167941 (3116) Kuffhauser Monument, Thuringia, Germany; 167942 (3120) Village of St. Moritz, Grisons Engadine, Switzerland; 167943 (3129) Village in valley; 167944 (3130) Rhone Glacier, Alps of Valais, Switzerland; 167945 (3135/3737) The Palatine, 17x21 photochrom circa 1895; 167946 (3139) Germany, Corinthia (?); 167947 (3142) Little Sheidegg with Eiger and Mönch, Bernese, Oberland, Switzerland; 167948 (3147) Wenger Alp Station, Eiger and Mönch, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland; 167949 (3150) Lugano with Monte Bre, Switzerland; 167950 (3153) shrine, cows and mountain; 167951 (3154) Thun Lake, Oberhofen, Switzerland; 167952 (3163) unidentified landscape with cows, castle, village and mountains; 167953 (3164) Davosersee (Lake Davo), Switzerland; 167954 (3165) lake, village, and mountains; 167955 (3168) man on bridge, animals, and mountain with lake; 167956 (3169) village in snow; 167957 (3170) Grand Hotel, village in valley; 167958 (3172) city along river with mountains; 167959 (3303) Chatsworth House; 167960 (59040) Trinity Church; 167961 Lake in mountain tops; 167962 Windsor Castle; 167963 Castle and City at Night; Edward Curtis photogravures from The North American Indian 1. Plate 336, Kwakiutl house frame, Holland Van Gelder; 2. Plate 34, The Blanket Weaver, Navajo, Holland Van Gelder