File:Group of Sami reindeer herders, 1898 (MOHAI 7158).jpg

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English: Group of Sami reindeer herders, 1898 (

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Photographer

English: MOHAI credits this as "Curtis Studio" However, they also credit phttps://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/digital/collection/imlsmohai/id/1226 a hand-colored version of the same] as



Alternative names	Birth name: Edward Sheriff Curtis; Edward Curtis; E. S. Curtis; E.S. Curtis; Edward Sherriff Curtis
Description	American photographer, anthropologist, explorer, film director and screenwriter
Date of birth/death	16 February 1868	19 October 1952
Location of birth/death	Whitewater	Los Angeles
Work period	1896 –1930
Work location	United States of America; Seattle
Authority file	: Q433128 VIAF: 31995046 ISNI: 000000012277999X ULAN: 500018219 LCCN: n80034999 NLA: 36204847 WorldCat

Asahel and Edward Curtis were brothers. At the time this picture was taken, the were partners in what was simply called "Curtis Studio". However, for the entire year of 1989, Asahel Curtis was in Alaska, so this picture cannot be by him. The attribution on the hand-colored version would seem to be correct.

Title

English: Group of Sami reindeer herders, 1898

Description

English: Beginning in 1892, the United States Government brought reindeer from Asia and Europe into Alaska as a new food source for the native peoples. The idea was to replace hunting with herding, particularly after so much traditional game had been killed by newly arrived gold miners. Some of the early groups of reindeer were accompanied by Asian or Sami (Lapp) herdsmen.

In 1898, a group of Sami herdsmen and their families brought a group of reindeer through Seattle on their way to Alaska. This Curtis Studio photo shows several of the Sami herders near a railroad crossing in Seattle.

Subjects (LCTGM): Gold rushes; Reindeer industry; Sami (European people)

Depicted place

English: Seattle (Wash.)

Date

1898

Medium

English: 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard : gelatin, b&w

Dimensions

height: 15 cm (5.9 in); width: 17 cm (6.6 in)

Collection

University of Washington

	Native name	University of Washington
	Location	Seattle, Washington, United States of America
	Coordinates	47° 39′ 15″ N, 122° 18′ 29″ W
	Established	1861
	Website	www.washington.edu
	Authority file	: Q219563 VIAF: 265500071 ISNI: 0000000122986657 ULAN: 500308857 LCCN: n79054596 NLA: 35573202 WorldCat

Current location

Museum of History and Industry

Accession number

7158

Source

English: Museum of History and Industry

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The author died in 1941, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 80 years or fewer.

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.

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File:Sami people on reindeer drive, Seattle, 1898 (MOHAI 1226).jpg

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