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Squaw wanted / Goetze. – Vintage Wall Art

Squaw wanted / Goetze., c1906. — historic photograph
Squaw wanted / Goetze., c1906.. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(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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Squaw wanted / Goetze. comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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The title, "Squaw wanted," is a period caption transcribed from the item, and its language reflects the racist attitudes common in commercial photographs of the time. The picture shows Alaska Native domestic life in Nome, a town that boomed after gold was found on the Seward Peninsula in 1898 and drew thousands of prospectors. Laundry was a common source of paid work for women in gold-rush towns, and images like this one were often marketed to outside audiences as views of a distant frontier. The print was registered with the U.S. Copyright Office, which explains the catalog number in its record.

Created / publishedc1906.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1900-1910.
NotesH83793 U.S. Copyright Office. Title transcribed from item. No. A865.
SubjectsEskimos--Alaska--Nome--Domestic life--1900-1910. Laundry--1900-1910.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,319 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-178184

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