[Aleutian Islands? : Earthen hut with fence] – Historic Print
![[Aleutian Islands? : Earthen hut with fence], c1899. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/03/0316698ad76c-L.webp)
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Step back in time with [Aleutian Islands? : Earthen hut with fence], a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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[Aleutian Islands? : Earthen hut with fence]
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Its title places this earthen hut somewhere in the Aleutian Islands, though the question mark shows the location comes from a caption card and isn't firmly documented. Edward S. Curtis made the photoprint around 1899 while traveling with the Harriman Alaska Expedition, the scientific voyage sponsored by railroad executive E.H. Harriman, whose name appears in the copyright line. Partly sunk into the ground and roofed with sod, such dwellings, called barabaras, were traditional Aleut homes, and the fence beside this one suggests the yard around a household. Curtis later became known for his photographs of Native peoples across North America.
| Created / published | c1899. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | Photoprint by E.S. Curtis. Copyrighted by E.H. Harriman. No. X354. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geogr.; Dwellings. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,137 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-171776 |
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