Title taken from verso. Bags of seal oil stored inside a tent like structure at a sealing camp on Nunivak Island. Original photograph size: 4 x 5 inch.
Congress was almost totally ignorant of Alaska, many suspected that the purchase was a bad bargain, and the only interest revolved around fur sealing. Therefore, many Congressmen were reluctant to pass Alaska...
Congress was almost totally ignorant of Alaska, many suspected that the purchase was a bad bargain, and the only interest revolved around fur sealing. Therefore, many Congressmen were reluctant to pass Alaska legislation. Aside from the purchase,...
Title from indexer. Photograph of woman and child holding hands. The child is wearing a life jacket. Verso reads: "Victims of war are these Aleuts who were evacuated from their homes during the installation of Alaskan defenses. Natives...
47 second, black & white/silent, film clip of someone painting and sealing a boat. This is followed by views of boats on Harding Lake including a canoe, a motor boat, a row boat and a sail boat. It is possible that most of these are the same boat...
A group of men, women, and children on the loading dock of a large building, probably a portion of the sealing industry facilities. Other industrial buildings in the background.