Fishing from Canoe - Hupa, Edward S. Curtis, 1898–1924
Edward Sheriff Curtis, portraitEdward Sheriff CurtisAmerican, 1868–1952

Fishing from Canoe - Hupa

1898–1924 · Photograph · 15.2 × 20.4 cm

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Where is “Fishing from Canoe - Hupa” now? Collection: J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. Not on view at present. Checked October 7, 2026.

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Los Angeles, United States

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Native American man seated at right edge of canoe on still water, holding onto fishing spear in water

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84.XM.638.33

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In the life of Edward Sheriff Curtis

The whole life
  1. 1899

    Photographer of the Harriman expedition

    Curtis becomes the official photographer of the Harriman Alaska Expedition.

  2. 1906

    Morgan's support

    J. P. Morgan provides Curtis with $75,000 for fieldwork for a twenty-volume publication on Native American peoples.

  3. 7 December 1914

    In the Land of the Head Hunters premieres

    Curtis's film premieres simultaneously in New York and Seattle.

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