Sujet

Fort Wrangell, Alaska, USA, c1900. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Fort Wrangell, Alaska, USA, c1900. Tlingit wooden carving on the shore of Wrangell Island. Fort Wrangell was established in 1868 aafter the US purchase of Alaska from Russia. The Fort was used in suppressing the illicit liquor trade with the local Indians. A Stikine (regional group of the Tlingit people) was hanged in the first application of the death penalty in Alaska under US rule, following the Wrangell Bombardment, a two-day bombardment of the Stikine village. From Scenic Marvels of the New World edited by Prof. Geo.R. Cromwell. [C.N.Greig & Co., c1900]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1900

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19D48_326

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

47,6Mo (2,9Mo) / 38,6cm x 30,9cm / 4555 x 3650 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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