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Grave on Glacier Island
Object Number 2004.29.25028
Display Title Grave on Glacier Island
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Eskimo / (Eskimouan) / Old grave. Glacier Island. Prince William Sound. / Alaska. / Probably Eskimo / Gift of Professor Turner. History Dept. 1920."
Department Photographic
Date before 1920
Culture
  • Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms Glacier Island, Prince William Sound
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 8.5725 × 10.9538 cm (3 3/8 × 4 5/16 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Frederick Jackson Turner

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