Indian squaw – Vintage Wall Art
![Indian squaw, [between ca. 1900 and ca. 1930] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/8d/8dbec5471136-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Indian squaw. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Indian squaw
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This portrait was taken at Fort Yukon, a community in interior Alaska where the Porcupine River joins the Yukon, and the Gwich'in people have lived in that region for generations. The caption title, "Indian squaw," reflects the outdated language of its time; the sitter's name is not recorded, so the photograph is best read as a portrait of an individual woman rather than a type. It comes from the Frank and Frances Carpenter collection, assembled by travel writers who photographed many parts of the world for newspaper and lecture audiences. Fort Yukon's history as a fur-trading post shaped the contact between Native families and outside visitors that such photographs often documented.
| Created / published | [between ca. 1900 and ca. 1930] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1890-1940.Portrait photographs 1890-1940. |
| Notes | Title transcribed from caption accompanying item. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951. |
| Subjects | Indians of North America--Women--Alaska--Fort Yukon--1890-1940.United States--Alaska--Fort Yukon |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,278 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-209430 |
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