Title taken from caption. From verso: "Uyak – 1936, fire place, west banks." From May's journal, dated June 9th: "The Doctor uncovered a nice fireplace from which I saved a lot of seed found in a shell which was used for food. This is is the...
Title and spelling taken from caption. View of a totem pole taken near Wrangell, Alaska, most likely one on Chief Shakes Island, representing the killer whale. There are men in the foreground, as well as a building. Photograph taken by Alan May...
Title taken from caption. View of "Ozzie" Osborne working at the excavation site on Kodiak Island. He is utilizing expedition equipment, including shovels and a wheelbarrow. Photograph taken by Alan May during the 1936 Smithsonian Institution's...
Title taken from caption. View of seven men posing for a photograph in front of an exposure. Each man is holding some type of expedition equipment, including shovels, pickaxes, or a rifle. Some men are wearing glasses, and one is smoking a pipe....
Title taken from caption. From verso: "Chinese cemetery, Larson’s Bay [sic]." Close-up of a grave with fences and Chinese writing on the markers. The Larsen Bay cannery is in the background. Photograph taken by Alan May during the 1936...
Title taken from caption. View of "Ozzie" Osborne, Sidney Connor, and George Corner near a Russian Orthodox cemetery on Kodiak Island. Photograph taken by Alan May during the 1936 Smithsonian Institution's Archaeological Expedition to the Aleutian...
View of the Tallapoosa life ring. From May's journal, dated May 22nd: "The Tallapoosa is a small boat but has a very neat appearance. It is 160 feet long and has 900 tons displacement. It served in the Atlantic waters from April 1917 until November...
Title taken from caption. From verso: "Skipper Hansen, ashore." Hans Hanson, Captain of the U.S. Coast Guard Patrol Boat Alert, poses for a photograph on a pier in Unalaska. There are several buildings in the background. Photograph taken by Alan...
Title taken from caption. The cart reads: “Danger, Arctic Special, Trip Every 45 Minutes, Always On Time.” From verso: "The “Arctic Express” 1935." View of two men posing for a photograph near a small railroad cart. Both men are wearing...
Title taken from caption. View of automobiles, utility poles, and buildings and storefronts in downtown Ketchikan from the deck of the S.S. Yukon. From May's journal, dated May 18th: "Up early in time to see the boat dock at Ketchikan at 6:30 a.m....
Title taken from caption. View of many boats, buildings and people on the pier at Juneau. From May's journal, dated May 19th: "About 8 a.m. this morning we docked at Juneau, the capital of Alaska. ...Juneau is by far the nicest town we have seen...
Title taken from caption. View of Larsen Bay and the Larsen Bay cannery, a.k.a. the Alaska Packers Association cannery, which had then merged with the California Packing Corporation (or Calpak). Photograph taken by Alan May during the 1936...
From caption: "Half-breed fisherman's boat at Larsens Bay." From verso: "Aleut children and their father’s (Grumpy Joe?) fishing boat." View of several children on a beach near an anchored sailboat. Photograph taken by Alan May during the 1936...
Title taken from caption. View of a traditional style Aleut home, constructed of wood. From verso: "Aleut House, Barabara Style, sweat bath in rear." Photograph taken by Alan May during the 1936 Smithsonian Institution's Archaeological Expedition...
Title taken from caption. View of a small shed with expedition gear and clothing hung on the outside. From May's journal, dated May 22nd: "There is a small shack out on the site and here the Doctor keeps his specimens and later packs them. Outside...
Title taken from caption. View of Ales Hrdlicka and Sidney Conner photographing a slate sidewalk. From May's journal, dated June 22nd: "In the afternoon I came across a slate flagstone walk, which the Doctor wanted exposed. This took considerable...
Title and spelling taken from caption. View of a man walking along a beach on Kodiak Island. There is a building in the background. From May's journal, dated May 28th: "For the purpose of the identification of artifacts, the site is divided into...
Title taken from caption. From verso: "Left to right: Osborne, the customs inspector, and major; aboard U.S.C.G. “Alert”." View of "Ozzie" Osborne, Mr. Sides, the customs inspector, and Alan May on the deck of the U.S. Coast Guard Patrol Boat...
Title taken from caption. View of a young man posing for a photograph on deck of the U.S. Coast Guard Patrol Boat Alert. Photograph taken by Alan May during the 1936 Smithsonian Institution's Archaeological Expedition to the Aleutian Islands.
Title taken from caption. View of the deck aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Patrol Boat Alert. The life preserver reads: "U.S. Coast Guard Alert." From May's journal, dated June 28th: "The Alert is about 120 feet long and has five hundred tons...