I would agree with you, Joe, on Russia being the country represented, or rather Russian America, that 19th century fur trading region whose capital was Kodiak, although that's technically late 18th - early 19th century. The capital changed to Sitka a little later. If I recall I think the trade with the Aleuts stretched further into the mid-19th century, but I think it was pretty much dead by the time this photograph was taken(?)
I'll take a gamble and say this photo was a set-up representing a way of life that was at its very end or dead completely.
I'd have to hit the books and verify the dates to be absolutely sure.
