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Title
Postcard, Women sitting on wooden sidewalk
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1912-1920
Publication Information
Ella Strong Denison Library; Claremont Colleges Digital Library
Contributing Institution
Claremont Colleges Library
Collection
Bessie Bartlett Frankel Collection of Travel and Early Los Angeles Music
Rights Information
For more information on copyright or permissions, please contact Ella Strong Denison Library at http://www.scrippscollege.edu/denison/.
Description
Six indigenous women, wearing blankets, head scarves, sitting on sidewalk made of wooden boards. The women are leaning against the walls of a wooden building made from huge timbers. Beside them are bowls, leather carriers and pails of what appear to be berries or other foodstuff. Unused, monochromatic, with divided back. Described as a view card, based on realistic image of a specific location.
Type
image
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
bbf00397.tif
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15831coll2/id/300
Language
English
Subject
Postcards--1900-1920
Postcards--Alaska
Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Antiquities
Alaska Natives
Headgear
Ethnic costumes--United States
Women's clothing--United States--History
Sidewalks
Buildings--Alaska
Place
Alaska (United States)
Source
Bessie Bartlett Frankel Collection, Box 6, Folder 30
Relation
Bessie Bartlett Frankel Collection of Travel and Early Los Angeles Music - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/p15831coll2

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