Aleš Hrdlička (1869-1943), curator of physical anthropology, U.S. National Museum, Smithsonian Institution. Dr. Hrdlička is shown, per the caption, "holding an extraordinary piece of old American portrait art which he has just brought back from Kodiak Island, Alaska. This is one of several notable discoveries made by Dr. Hrdlička in Alaska in summer."
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