The Russian Church at Sitka 1899

Summary

Photo of the interior of an old Russian church in Sitka, Alaska. The interior is still decorated, including garlands strung between the columns. Page 59 of a photo album documenting the Harriman Alaska Expedition, Volume 1. This image is part of a series of photographs taken by various members of the Harriman Alaska Expedition of 1899, which was cosponsored by Edward Henry Harriman, president of the Union Pacific Railroad and the Washington Academy of Sciences. Originally conceived by Harriman as a big-game hunt, the enterprise was transformed into a scientific expedition upon the advice of Clinton Hart Merriman, chief of the Bureau of Biological Survey.

Subject

Harriman Alaska Expedition (1899)

Notes

Also known as: RU7243_Box1_F2_Harriman18 [SPI_1579]

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7243, Harriman Alaska Expedition, Image No. SIA2012-3690

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

1899

Restrictions & Rights

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Topic

• Design
• Scientific expeditions
• Art
• Interior decoration
• Religion
• Church buildings
• Arts

Place

Sitka (Alaska)

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA RU007243 [SIA2012-3690]

Physical description

Photographic prints 9.5h x 13.75w

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