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Saami Family 1900[edit]

A Sami family in Norway around 1900.
Reason
Historically significant, high resolution, good quality, very unique and informative.
Articles this image appears in
Sami people, Indigenous peoples, Finno-Ugric peoples, Indigenous peoples of Europe, Lavvu
Creator
Unknown
Nominator
Rhetth
  • Support — Rhetth 13:32, 19 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. I thought it'd nominate this unique picture, but i noticed it had already been nominated, but the nominator had failed to add it to the list. --Snoopydawg 11:13, 17 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support, good quality and encyclopaedic. It reminds me of the beautiful film The Cuckoo.--Svetovid 16:53, 17 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Question Why do the people look fairly awkward to me? The woman on the left look particularly awkward, maybe it's just me but it looks like a cut-out face stuck on. PS: Overwritten picture with full-sized version from TIFF from the link on the image description page. --antilivedT | C | G 08:06, 18 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    • Perhaps because they're not used to being photographed because they lead such a primitive life?
      • Actually, I think it's a hand-coloured picture (a fairly common practice at the time it was taken). It does look a little odd to modern eyes, but it's typical of this period. Adam Cuerden talk 23:44, 20 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
        • Actually, the concept of 'smiling for the camara' is a learned cultural practice. Very few photos show anyone smiling at this time (1900), even in so-called 'main-stream' society. There is a book called The Culture Builders that describes this from a Scandinavian perspective. Dinkytown (talk) 09:24, 30 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support, excellent FP status worth image. -- Grandpafootsoldier 08:44, 18 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support this is a much better version than the original nom. I think it could be an autochrome or maybe a hand-tinted monochrome plate, which is why it looks a little "unreal" in places. mikaultalk 12:36, 18 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Strong Support Wow! A great picture, perfectly illustrative of the rare subject it depicts. A+++++ SELLER Jellocube27 17:20, 20 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - nice, historic picture. Adam Cuerden talk 23:44, 20 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. Good encyclopedic picture. -- Underneath-it-All 04:28, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:Saami Family 1900.jpg --Raven4x4x 05:37, 26 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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