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Adrienne DeArmas photographs of Tlingit village in Klukwan, Alaska

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Creator:
DeArmas, Adrienne  Search this
Names:
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Department of Anthropology  Search this
Extent:
111 Color slides
Culture:
Indians of North America -- Northwest Coast of North America  Search this
Tlingit  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Color slides
Place:
Klukwan (Alaska)
Date:
1993
Scope and Contents note:
Images of streets, houses, and other buildings in Klukwan, a Tlingit village in Alaska, made on August 6, 1993. According to a description by photographer Adrienne DeArmas, the images form "a panoramic view of the Tlingit Village in Klukwan, Alaska, U.S.A. . . .The slides begin on the left-hand side of the road which divides the community into the riverside and the mountain side, and progress to the end of the community and back up the road on the right-hand side. The river is to the left and the mountains to the right."
Biographical/Historical note:
In 1993, National Museum of Natural History staff traveled to Juneau and Klukwan, Alaska, to present their plan for the museum's renovated North American Hall to the board members of the Sealaska Corporation and to the community of Klukwan. During the trip, permission was obtained to photograph the community for the archives, the village, and the Sealaska Corporation.
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot 94-19
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Citation:
Photo Lot 94-19, Adrienne DeArmas photographs of Tlingit village in Klukwan, Alaska, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.PhotoLot.94-19
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw35b07af1d-c07f-4250-b047-1e76c37457ae
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-94-19