Stunning Portraits of Young Navajo Boy, ca. 1907
This post was originally published on this siteThese photographs were taken in 1905 or 1907 by photographer Carl Everton Moon (1879–1948). According to the Huntington […]
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Studio Portraits of American Indians by Alexander Gardner From the 1860s
This post was originally published on this siteAlexander Gardner (1821-1882) was a photographer best known for his portraits of President Abraham Lincoln, his American Civil […]
Amazing Photos Capture Portraits of Modoc People During and After the Modoc War
This post was originally published on this siteThe Modoc are a Native American people who originally lived in the area which is now northeastern California […]
Amazing Portrait Photos of the Indian Tribes of North America in the 1840s
This post was originally published on this siteHistory of the Indian Tribes of North America is held by SMU’s DeGolyer Library. Indian Tribes of North […]
20 Vintage Photos of Madagascar Women Showcasing Their Beautiful Hairstyles in the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteAmong works of art, the hairstyle occupies an important place in the traditional life of the Malagasy. Every […]
30 Vintage Photos of Young Hopi Maidens With Their Traditional Hairstyle From the 1900s and 1910s
This post was originally published on this siteThe hairstyle is called the Squash Blossom Whorls, or Butterfly Whorls and were worn only by the young […]
25 Eerie Vintage Photographs Capture Muslim Women Wearing Dark Face Veils on the Streets of Sarajevo
This post was originally published on this siteIn Bosnia-Herzegovina the niqab is called “feredza.” During Ottoman times some Bosnian women used to wear them, before […]
Rare Photos of Baluchi Women in Their Traditional Masks in Muscat, Oman From the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteThe Omani burqa is a female identity in the nomadic desert. It covers the lower part of the […]
Fascinating Vintage Photographs of Bedouin People From the Late 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteThe Bedouin or Bedu are a grouping of nomadic Arab people who have historically inhabited the desert regions […]
Buffalo Dance (1894): The First Appearance of Native Americans on Film
This post was originally published on this siteShort Edison film featuring Native American Indian dancers from Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show. The first appearance of […]
Rare Portraits of Men and Women Around the World in Their Tradition Costumes at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair
This post was originally published on this siteHere’s a rare set of large-format photographic portrait images of the different ethnic people who represented various countries […]
The Bigger the Better: 18 Vintage Photos of African Women With Their Traditional Lip Plates From the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteThe Mursi, Chai and Tirma are probably the last groups in Africa amongst whom it is still the […]
Amazing Color Photographs of the Blackfoot and Their Homelands in Northwestern Montana
This post was originally published on this sitePittsburgh native Walter McClintock graduated from Yale in 1891. In 1896 he traveled west as a photographer for […]