"Jannes Holm, native of Lapland with his wife and child reindeer etc"
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"Jannes Holm, native of Lapland with his wife and child reindeer etc"
"Jannes Holm, native of Lapland with his wife and child reindeer etc"
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SC_GL_ENT_006 (Collage 323390)
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London Metropolitan Archives: Entertainments Scrapbook
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Depiction of Jannes Holm sat in a sledge pulled by a reindeer. Holm looks to his wife and child who stand beside him. This family are Sámi people, the only indigenous people of the European Union, who inhabit Lapland, North Finland. This image advertises how in 1822 this Sámi family and their reindeer were ‘exhibited’ as curiosities rather than people at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. They were stood in front of a painted backdrop and gave short sleigh-rides to visitors.
Depiction of Jannes Holm sat in a sledge pulled by a reindeer. Holm looks to his wife and child who stand beside him. This family are Sámi people, the only indigenous people of the European Union, who inhabit Lapland, North Finland. This image advertises how in 1822 this Sámi family and their reindeer were ‘exhibited’ as curiosities rather than people at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. They were stood in front of a painted backdrop and gave short sleigh-rides to visitors.
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