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Where was this photo taken? Old Kasaan, Prince of Wales Island, Southeastern Alaska, USA

Photo: FMIB 49174 Indian fishing village, southeastern Alaska.jpeg, Wikimedia Commons (public domain / CC0).

This photo was taken atOld Kasaan, Prince of Wales IslandSoutheastern Alaska, USA

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The clues that gave it away

The AI found 5 clues in the picture. Here is what each one told it:

01 PRINTED CAPTION → SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA

The printed caption reads Indian Fishing Village, Southeastern Alaska.

02 TOTEM POLES → NORTHWEST COAST NATIVE

Tall carved totem poles stand in front of the houses, a Haida or Tlingit tradition.

03 HOUSE FRONT POLE → HAIDA/TLINGIT VILLAGE

Another crest pole fronts a house, typical of Haida villages on Prince of Wales.

04 FRAME HOUSES → LATE 1800S ALASKA

Plank frame houses replaced the old longhouses, dating this to around the 1890s.

05 CONIFER RAINFOREST → TONGASS COASTAL FOREST

Dense spruce and cedar rainforest rises right behind a calm saltwater shore.

A historic shoreline view of a Native fishing village with totem poles and plank houses be.

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