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Title
Postcard, Native basket makers and venders
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
Title taken from image. In this photographic postcard, four indigenous women are seated with children on the ground, by a tent. In front of them are baskets, moccasins and other goods, presumably for sale. The women are wrapped in blankets and wearing kerchiefs on their heads. In front of them, standing, are four men and women, presumably tourists. In the background are stacks of cut lumber and wooden buildings. Also printed on card: On Line Pacific Coast Steamship Co., Totem Pole Route. Unused, hand colored, with divided back. Described as a view card, based on realistic image of a specific location.
Type
image
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
bbf00421.tif
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15831coll2/id/302
Language
English
Subject
Postcards--1900-1920
Postcards--Alaska
Alaska Natives
Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Antiquities
Women's clothing--History--20th century
Men's clothing--United States--History--20th century
Headgear
Indian baskets--Alaska
Steamships--1900-1920
Tourism--Alaska
Pacific Ocean--Voyages and travels
Place
Killisnoo (Alaska)
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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