35 second, color/silent, film clip of a whale hunt, 1951-1959. The men look for whales with the aid of a telescope, shoot a small white whale, pull it to shore with some type of grappling hook, and eventually pull it onto shore with ropes. A...
Ttile taken from caption; engraving faces page 699. "Canoes of Oonalashka." The engraving shows two kayaks. The top picture shows a kayak with two paddlers, each with a single-bladed paddle. The men are wearing water-proof gear and...
Title taken from the back of photograph. Note with photograph indicates that the man is demonstrating position to harpoon a whale. Property of Dorothea Leighton, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore MD.
Title taken from caption. "One of the Old Timers. Fairbanks, Alaska." Identified in identical photograph UAF-1985-72-111 as "Old Silas". Tinted postcard.
Title taken from caption. "Chilkoot natives, Kyak, Alaska." Outdoor group portrait. ["Chilkoot natives" would usually be Tlingits from Southeast Alaska, where the Kayak Islands are located. But UAF-1959-866-44 identifies the "Kyak"...
Title taken from caption on slide. [Gordon Mitchell is standing in the water, wearing a gray jacket and blue cap. Compare UAF-1966-80-3 for identification.]
Title taken from caption on slide. "Gordon Mitchell Sr., carrying his paternal uncle Mishiguq, Sishoalik 1952." An unidentified little girl is on the beach at left.