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Edward S. Curtis Portraits: The Many Faces of the Native American Unicorns The books include illustrationsIn 1906 J. P. Morgan commissioned Edward S. Curtis to produce a series of books depicting Native American life. Curtis goal was to not just photograph but to document as much of traditional Native life as possible before it disappeared. During his project, Curtis made over 10,000 wax cylinder recordings of Native languages and music, and took over 40,000 photographs of peoples from over eighty tribes. He recorded tribal lore and history, and he