Alaskan Purchase, 1867
EverGreene Painting Studios
Oil on Canvas
1993-1994
On a map of the lands purchased in 1867, an Eskimo hunts in a kayak;
nearby seal and walrus represent the fur trade as well as the
subsistence of the indigenous people. On the map are various towns
that were important in drawing people to Alaska.
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