In 1927, after thirty years of documenting Native American culture, Edward Curtis left Seattle on a steamer to photograph the Iñupiat and Yup’ik Alaska costal communities. This trip was poignant for Curtis, as he knew it would be his last.

A Family Group-Noatak 1927

A FOGGY DAY — KOTZEBUE, 1927

A KOTZEBUE MAN, 1927

ARRIVING HOME — NOATAK, 1927

BOYS IN KAIAK — NUNIVAK, 1927

CAPE PRINCE OF WALES MAN, 1927

CHARLIE WOOD — KOBUK, 1927

DIOMEDE BOAT CREW, 1927

HOOPER BAY YOUTH, 1927

JACKSON, INTERPRETER AT KOTZEBUE, 1927

JAJŪK — SELAWIK, 1927

KING ISLAND HOMES, 1927

KING ISLAND VILLAGE FROM THE SEA

KING ISLAND VILLAGE, 1927

LAUNCHING THE BOAT — LITTLE DIOMEDE ISLAND

LAUNCHING THE WHALE BOAT — CAPE PRINCE OF WALES

NUNIVAK CHILDREN, 1927

ÓLA — NOATAK, 1927

OLD STONE HOUSE — DIOMEDE ISLAND

QUNANÍNRU — KING ISLAND, 1927

READY FOR SEALING — NUNIVAK, 1927

STARTING UP THE NOATAK RIVER — KOTZEBUE

THE MUSKRAT HUNTER — KOTZEBUE, 1927

THE VILLAGE — HOOPER BAY, 1927

ÚGIYAKŪ — NUNIVAK, 1927

ÚGIYAKŪ #2 — NUNIVAK, 1927

UYOWŪTCHA — NUNIVAK, 1927

WHALING CREW — CAPE PRINCE OF WALES

WOMAN AND CHILD — NUNIVAK, 1927