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Eskimo summer house, or topek, constructed of reindeer skins stretched over poles, Plover Bay, Siberia, July 1899.
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| Title | Eskimo summer house, or topek, constructed of reindeer skins stretched over poles, Plover Bay, Siberia, July 1899. |
| Photographer | Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952 |
| Date | 1899 |
| Notes | From album entitled: A Souvenir of the Harriman Alaska Expedition, May - August, 1899. Volume II, Cook Inlet to Bering Strait and the Return Voyage, leaf 161.
Shows inflated seal skins hanging from dwellings.
Caption on image: Eskimo Village--Plover Bay
Photograph taken by Edward S. Curtis, official photographer, member of the 1899 Harriman Alaska Expedition. |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Yuit Eskimos--Structures--Russia (Federation)--Plover Bay
Hides & skins
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| Subjects (LCSH) | Harriman Alaska Expedition (1899)
Yuit Eskimos--Dwellings--Russia (Federation)--Plover Bay
Plover Bay (Russia)
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| Location Depicted | Russia--Siberia--Plover Bay |
| Digital Collection | Harriman Alaska Expedition Collection
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| Order Number | HAR047 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/reproduction-info Please cite the Order Number when ordering. |
| Negative Number | NA2111 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Harriman Alaska Expedition Collection. PH Coll 333
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| Object Type | Photograph |
| Physical Description | silver gelatin, b&w
Safety film copy negative (4 x 5 in.), B2/F14, good |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from a photographic print using a Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL at 72 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3. 11/1998. |
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