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Inuit family in front of log and sod house
Inuit family in front of log and sod house
Object Number 2004.29.3149
Display Title Inuit family in front of log and sod house
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Eskimauan. / Wm. Bradford Expedition - 1864 - Taken by Wm. H. Pierce, Sr. 1864 / Gift of Wm. H. Pierce Co. Boston, 1919. / Hopedale, Labrador."
Keywords
  • People and Family
  • Dwelling
  • Ethnographic
Subject
  • House
  • sod
  • Child
  • Adult
  • Log
Department Photographic
Date 1864
Artist William H. Pierce
Culture
  • Labrador Coast Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Newfoundland and Labrador / <County> / Hopedale
Materials Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 19.05 x 13.34 cm (7 1/2 x 5 1/4 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by William H. Pierce Co

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