When was The North American Indian published?

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Curtis, Edward S. — Edward S. Curtis Self-portrait, photogravure by Edward S. Curtis, 1899; in the collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

The monumental work The North American Indian was published between 1907 and 1930.1

This extensive project, which documented Native American peoples of the trans-Mississippi West, consisted of 20 volumes of illustrated text accompanied by 20 portfolios of large photogravures. While the publication was credited to Edward S. Curtis, it was a collaborative effort produced by North American Indian, Inc., with contributions from various ethnologists, writers, and Native American assistants.12