Edward S. Curtis in the Land of the War Canoes: a Pioneer Cinematographer in the Pacific Northwest
- ISBN-10
- 0888942575
- ISBN-13
- 9780888942579
- Category
- Cinematographers
- Pages
- 132
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1980
- Authors
- Bill Holm, George Irving Quimby
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- 1980-01-01
- 132 pages
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- Seattle : University of Washington Press
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