Name/Title
Old Russian Curio Store, Sitka, Alaska, Harry George Collection, Photos (2), c. 1910Entry/Object ID
P2020.143.4Description
Old Russian Curio Store, Sitka, Alaska, Harry George Collection, Photos (2), c. 1910 b/w. Three photos mounted on cardboard backing. (Photos are 8¼" x 6½:"). They show the interior of an Alaskan Curio shop in Sitka, Alaska. Harry George refers to Sitka on the backs of a number of photos in his collection. Handwritten on back; "Old Russian Trading Post Curio Store, Sitka, Alaska."
A = Interior view of shop. It is crammed with items hanging along wall and from ceiling to include baskets, bags, moccasins, mucklucks, dolls, ropes, etc. (Reference to George collection, Vol II, pg. 201A)
B = View of a different wall than A above. Items include many fur-lined moccasins, other furs. baskets, household size totems, etc., hanging on wall, from ceiling, or on benches. (Reference to George collect, Vol. II, pg. 200A)Collection
Harry L. George CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Native American, Alaska Tribes, Alaska Curio Shop, Sitka, Alaska, George CollectionDimensions
Height
10 inWidth
12 inDimension Notes
color photo printed on linen backingRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Harry L. George Collection
