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Beginning of the Altar, Cheyenne by Edward S. Curtis — VisualArtsDB

Beginning of the Altar, Cheyenne

Beginning of the Altar, Cheyenne

Edward S. Curtis

1911

Medium: Photogravure
Dimensions: 5 3/8 x 7 3/8 in. (13.65 x 18.73 cm) (image) 9 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (24.13 x 31.75 cm) (sheet)
Genre: Photographs
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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