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Rear view of human skull with wound, US Coast Survey
Media Restricted
Object Number 2004.29.722.7
Display Title Rear view of human skull with wound, US Coast Survey
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Frontal view of human skull with wound 8257-P.M. No. Skull with wound. Caucasian (?) Taken from tumulus on West Bank of Halifax River, E. Florida, 1874. From A.M. Harrison U.S. Coast Survey. Rec. 1875"
Keywords
  • Human Remains
  • Archaeological
Subject
  • Skull
Department Photographic
Date 1874-1875
Culture
  • Southeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Florida
Additional Geographic Terms Halifax River, West Bank
Materials Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 5.72 x 8.89 cm (2 1/4 x 3 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Collector Capt. Alexander Medina Harrison

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