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Captain Mason and his mother
Object Number 2004.29.3607
Display Title Captain Mason and his mother
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Quiniault Indians (Salishan) / Billy Mason & Mother 107 yrs. old - Billy captain of Quiniaults. / Gift of Miss G. Nicholson - 1905."
Keywords
  • Ethnographic
  • Social and Political Figure
  • Proper Name
Subject
  • Woman
  • Man
  • Mother
  • Portrait
Department Photographic
Date 1850-1905
Culture
  • Quinault
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Washington
Materials Gelatin silver print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 7.62 x 9.53 cm (3 x 3 3/4 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Grace A. Nicholson

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