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Title
Native American village, viewed at a distance, Gulkana vicinity, 1946
Contributor
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Date Created and/or Issued
August 23, 1946
1946-08-23
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
West (H. H.) Collection
Rights Information
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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Photograph of a Native American village near Gulkana, viewed at a distance. Tall grasses and brush pass across the foreground. In the distance, several structures stand. A couple of log cabins stand nearest to camera at center. Tents and caches stand in the distance on the left side of the village. Behind the village, a tree-covered mesa rises in the background.
Text from negative sleeve: 2202. Alaska Trip Gulkana to Anchorage August 23, 1946. · 1. Mertie West in old stage at Gulkana · 2. Mertie West and our bus at Gulkana Fur store at left - closed up. · 3. H.H.West and sign at junction · 4. Native village across river from Santa Claus Lodge Gulkana · 5. Mertie West and caches at native village · 6. Eureka Road House Mertie West · 7. Lake behind Eureka road house Typical scenery · 8. Freda Chernoff, native girl, bus passenger, from El Nathan Home Valdez, Alaska. Taken at Palmer.
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2202_002
ark:/21198/zz002j2xgw
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Villages--Alaska
Source
West (H. H.) Collection

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