Title taken from caption. " Hope (?) Frame cabin, barn on dirt road, laundry on a line, man and dog by saddled horse ". photographer: P. S. Hunt, photo No. G850.
Title taken from caption. View of the frame of a bidarka at Naknek, Alaska. Pawik is a variant name for the village of Naknek. Photo taken during National Geographic Society expedition to Katmai area, 1919.
Title taken from caption. View of two members of the National Geographic Society expedition cooking next to a framework of sticks beside the Naknek River, Alaska. Caption also says: "Frame work of a native camp; Naknek River below the rapids."...
Title taken from caption. View of kayak frame resting on rack in Hooper Bay, Alaska. Also from caption: "Hooper Bay, AK." Photograph type: 35 mm color slide. Photographer: Robert Fortuine.
Title taken from caption. View of kayak frame in Hooper Bay, Alaska. Also from caption: "Hooper Bay, AK." Photograph type: 35 mm color slide. Photographer: Robert Fortuine.
Two couples in front of unidentified wood frame house with white trim. The white trim, small boards, and style of windows makes this house look government built. Unidentified family stands outside by door of arctic entry. People wear fancy parkas...
This frame of would be covered with canvas to become a useable summer dwelling, qalluvik. A tent like this covered with skins is called an Itchellik by the Nunamiut. A tepee style tent with one pole in the middle is called a napattaq tupiq.
Daylight comes in through a window made of ice. A large door on one end allowed the boat through. The holes for the lashing were handmade. This driftwood frame was lighter than with modern techniques. Workshops were heated with seal oil lamps....
Title taken from verso. View of hunter carrying seal skin floats (pokes) approaching building in Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska. April 1969. Photographer: Ward W. Wells. Original photograph size: 8" x 10".
Title taken from verso. View of walrus skin boats (umiaks) up on racks on beach at Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, with buildings in background. April 1969. Photographer: Ward W. Wells. Original photograph size: 8" x 10".