I believe that these pictures were taken to study the Native American ways of living. These pictures show the Native Americans hard at work and they show other views of what they look like and the way that they live. For example, the picture of the Natives face shows how they dressed themselves with piercings to express themselves. Also the picture of their homes shows how different they live from the rest of the world. I believe that if the world saw these pictures it might effect them in a way that they might have more respect for the Natives.
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If you are interested in learing why those Curtis photos were made, you need to see the film that explains it. THE INDIAN PICTURE OPERA, is a DVD that uses Curtis's own words and photos and explains The Indian's world as it seemed to be around 1900. This dvd can be found on Amazon if you search on the title.
Its an awesome production, that is very educational.
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