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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. An out-of-focus photograph of Native Americans selling souvenirs on the dock at Chatham. The dock extends across the foreground and surrounds a large building standing in the near distance at center. The building stands in partial view and is viewed at an angle from the front and the side. It faces left. In the upper left corner, a portion of a sign is visible, it reads, "P.E. HARRI[S...]." The corner of the building juts towards the camera at center. To the left of the corner, a woman sits with her goods on a pile of large sacks. To the right of the corner, 3 women stand gathered around a couple vending stands. Two stand with their backs to the camera, in front of the stands. The other stands to the right of the stands and faces the camera. A mountainside is visible in the distance at right. Text from negative sleeve: 2193. Alaska Trip. Chatham Sept.13, 1946 1. A shore settlement 2. The inlet at Chatham 3. Hauling nets to dock for drying 4. Natives have souvenirs for sale 5. Beach below Chatham dock 6. Point below dock at low tide 7. Dock at Chatham 8. [handwritten:] SAME AS NO 4 - SOUVENIRS [end handwritten]
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2193_008 ark:/21198/zz002j2vgx
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Indigenous peoples--Alaska Street vendors--Alaska--Sitka Piers & wharves--Alaska--Sitka
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