National Anthropological Archives

Adrienne DeArmas photographs of Tlingit village in Klukwan, Alaska, 1993

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.94-19
Creators:
DeArmas, Adrienne
Dates:
1993
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
111 Color slides
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

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

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.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Sets of slides were distributed to the Klukwan Village, one at the Sealaska Corporation in Juneau, Alaska, and two sets in the National Anthropological Archives. They were probably transferred by Adrienne DeArmas, 1993.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research.
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Conditions Governing Use note
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Preferred Citation note
Photo Lot 94-19, Adrienne DeArmas photographs of Tlingit village in Klukwan, Alaska, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 94-19


Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Indians of North America -- Northwest Coast of North America Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Klukwan (Alaska) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Tlingit Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Department of Anthropology Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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