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A
Sami
family in
Norway
around 1900. Also known as
Lapps
, the Sami are among the largest group of
indigenous peoples of Europe
, inhabiting
Sápmi
, which today encompasses parts of northern
Sweden
,
Norway
,
Finland
and the
Kola Peninsula
of
Russia
. This image is a
photochrom
(a hand-coloured monochrome plate), a common practice at the time.
Photo credit:
Detroit Publishing Co.
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