Handwritten note reads "Kwithluk fish trap [Kwethluk]." Alaska Native man and woman pose in front of a structure identified as a fish trap. There are buildings located behind the fish trap.
Jimmy Koyukuk at his fish camp 8-10 miles below Allakaket showing a new fish trap similar to the one set in the fence in photo 10. Photo by Johnson Moses in July or August of...
Title from finding aid. Photograph shows a man named Wally holding up one fish trap and standing next to another. Caption from finding aid reads "Wally with fish trap of willow reed". Location is unknown.
Title from finding aid. Photograph shows two men standing inside of a fish trap. One of the men is holding up a fish. Caption from finding aid reads "Kalgin Island inside fish trap". Location is Kalgin Island, Alaska.
Title from finding aid. Photograph shows Caption from finding aid reads "Lyman Reynoldson with fish trap, Lower Yukon 1954-56". Location is on the Lower Yukon, Alaska.
Title from finding aid. Photograph shows two men on a barge loading salmon caught in nets into the barge. Caption from finding aid reads "Fish trap at Kalgin Island, loading salmon into barge". Location is Kalgin Island, Alaska.
Title from finding aid. Photograph shows two men standing in a barge pulling fish out of the netting of a fish trap. A few pilings an another boat can be seen. Caption from finding aid reads "Fish out of trap to be hauled and barged to...
Title from finding aid. Photograph shows a man standing with two fish traps on either side of him. Caption from finding aid reads "Fish traps Lower Yukon, Yukon Delta 1954-56". Location is the Yukon Delta, Alaska.
Title from finding aid. Photograph shows a man standing on a river bank. Small boats are parked along the shore. What appears to be a fish wheel can also be seen. Caption from finding aid reads "Boats at Kwiguk 1954". Location is Kwiguk,...
Title from finding aid. Photograph shows two men standing in a barge pulling fish out of the netting of a fish trap. A few pilings an another boat can be seen. Compare with UAF-2010-25-116. Caption from finding aid reads "Fish trap Kalgin...
The John W. Chapman Family Papers consist of material relating to John Wight Chapman and May Seely Chapman and their work as Episcopal missionaries at Anvik, Alaska (1887-1930), as well as family correspondence, genealogical information,...
Additional comments from village presentations read: "They could be making fish traps under the ice or making a dam (blocking) for under-ice fishing. Blocking the channel diverts the fish."
61 second film clip, color with audio track narration Clip showing the the operation of salmon fish traps. Narration describes techniques and impacts of fish trapping.
The Alaska History Nugget series was created in 2004-2005 as a...