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Title	Usguli village in Upper Svanetia
Date of Photograph	1929
Photographer	Field, William O. (William Osgood), 1904-1994
Photographer's Note	“The uppermost valley of the Ingur River leading to the village of Ushgul [variation of Usguli] was a very remote area where few foreigners had been. There were several different communities. The people here worked all year round. In many locations, the men had become the warriors and tended to just stand around with spears looking impressive, but here everybody had to work because life was extremely hard. This is the lower village of Ushgul. A very prominent part of each village was the siege towers. These towers in Swanetia date back to the fourteenth of fifteenth century and were built for defense against foreign attacks as well as protection during the devastating blood feuds that at times were rampant in many of these communities. Almost anything you did in courtship would antagonize somebody. The siege towers were very much in use until the Bolsheviks came in and helped restore order. Nov 3/5, 1929.” Source: W.O Field quoted in “With a camera in my hands: William O. Field, pioneer glaciologist: A life history as told to C Suzanne Brown.” Fairbanks: University of Alaska Press, 2004.
Description	Usguli village in Upper Svanetia, with 'Machubes" - traditional Svanetian homes with towers that were originally built for defense purposes.
Contributors	Iakobashvili, Irakli; Georgian Parliament Archive; Brown, C Suzanne
Subject	Architecture Houses Villages Mountains Towers
Continent	Asia
Country	Georgia
Region	Svanetia
State/Province	Upper Svanetia
City/Place	Ushguli (village)
Type	Image
Original Collection	W.O. Field Collection
Original Item Size	3.25 x 4 in.
Original Item Medium	Lantern slides
Orientation	Landscape
Original Item ID	F-29-C168
Repository	American Geographical Society Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
Rights	The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
Digital Publisher	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
Digital ID	fi000015
Date.Digitized	2006/05/19
Digital Collection	Images of Russia and Caucasus Region 1929-1933 from the W.O. Field Collection
Part of	American Geographical Society Library Photo Collection

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