[Harriman Alaska Expedition members pose on beach at deserted Cape Fox village, Alaska, 1899, with Tlinget totem poles in background] / Curtis. – Antique Wall Art
![[Harriman Alaska Expedition members pose on beach at deserted Cape Fox village, Alaska, 1899, with Tlinget totem poles in background] / Curtis., c1899. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/30/3098c887b201-L.webp)
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[Harriman Alaska Expedition members pose on beach at deserted Cape Fox village, Alaska, 1899, with Tlinget totem poles in background] / Curtis. comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[Harriman Alaska Expedition members pose on beach at deserted Cape Fox village, Alaska, 1899, with Tlinget totem poles in background] / Curtis.
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Members of the Harriman Alaska Expedition stand on the beach at Cape Fox, a southeastern Alaska village that was largely deserted when the party arrived in 1899, with carved totem poles rising behind them. The expedition, financed by railroad executive Edward H. Harriman, sailed the Alaska coast that summer with scientists, artists and photographers, and Edward S. Curtis, later known for his portraits of Native American peoples, was among those taking pictures. Scenes like this one record a coastal Tlingit community at a time when many such villages were emptying out.
| Created / published | c1899. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1890-1900. |
| Notes | Copyright by Edward H. Harriman. No. X448. |
| Subjects | Harriman Alaska Expedition--(1899)--People. Villages--Alaska--1890-1900. Tlingit Indians--Structures--1890-1900. Indians of North America--Structures--Alaska--1890-1900. Totem poles--Alaska--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,632 × 3,737 px · prints to 15 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221740 |
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