Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2006.38.038
Accession#:
2006.38
Credit Line:
Donated by Robert J. Freeman.
Object Name:
Print, Photographic
Title:
Interior of Indian House, Sitka
Studio:
Partridge
Place:
Sitka
Date:
1887
Year Range from:
1887
Description:
Partridge cabinet card photo of Interior of Indian House, Sitka.

Three adults and two children sit in the general center of the image. The room is hung with clothes on clothes lines and on hooks. A blanket is spread out in the middle of the room and pans and a kettle are placed on the blanket. There are a few items of furniture along the walls. On the bottom edge of the image is "Partridge publisher" on the bottom left, "Interior of Indian House, Sitka" printed in the center, then "1887" written in pen, and "69 Morrison St., Portland, Or." on the bottom right corner. On the top edge in the center is printed, "Alaska, U.S."
Notes:
A rare shot inside of one of Beardslee's houses (Jim Geraghty)
Search Terms:
Sitka
Household
Native
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