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General view from front; Bay in foreground.
General view from front; Bay in foreground.
Object Number 2004.29.3465
Display Title General view from front; Bay in foreground.
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Kwakiutl / No. 7 / [verso] Yilis i.e. Alert Bay. / 7) General view from front / Photo taken by Dr. C. F. Newcombe."
Keywords
  • Rural Settlement
  • Ethnographic
Subject
  • Village
Department Photographic
Date 1899
Artist Dr. Charles Frederick Newcombe
Culture
  • Kwakwaka'wakw
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia
Additional Geographic Terms Albert bay; yilis
Materials Gelatin silver print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 6.35 x 12.7 cm (2 1/2 x 5 in.)

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