Title taken from caption. Caption continues: "Myself, Clemes and the Doctor." Mrs. Pedlar and members of the 1938 expedition work at the excavation site on Unalaska. From left to right: Ales Hrdlicka, William Clemes, Alan May, and Mrs. Pedlar....
Title taken from caption. Alan May aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Shoshone en route from Unalaska to Seattle. Photograph taken during the 1938 Smithsonian Institution's Archaeological Expedition to the Aleutian Islands.
Title taken from caption. View of Harold Cowper, Alan May, and Captain H.W. Stinchcomb aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Ariadne. They preparing to load launches with supplies for their stay on Amchitka Island. Photograph taken during the 1938...
Title taken from caption. Expedition members and crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Ariadne prepare for the expedition's time on Amchitka Island. Alan May is second from the left. Photograph taken during the 1938 Smithsonian Institution's...
Title and spelling taken from caption. View of Alan May sitting near a whale vertebrae, and eating a sandwich. There are shovels propped up next to him. From May's journal, dated July 11th: "Turned out the grandaddy [sic] of all whale vertabrae...
Title taken from caption. Five members of the expedition team pose for a photograph during lunch. Alan May is on the far right, and Ales Hrdlicka is seated next to him. Photograph taken during the 1936 Smithsonian Institution's Archaeological...
Title taken from caption. Alan May poses for a photograph during at a dig site wearing full rain gear, including a hat, jacket, pants and boots. There is a wheelbarrow full of dirt next to him, and he is holding a shovel. Photograph taken during...
Title taken from caption. View of Alan May on a beach surrounded by whale bones. There is a wheelbarrow in the background. Photograph taken during the 1936 Smithsonian Institution's Archaeological Expedition to the Aleutian Islands.
Title taken from caption. Caption continues: "Myself, Osborne and a sea-man." View of Alan May, "Ozzie" Osborne, and another man aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Chelan. Photograph taken during the 1936 Smithsonian Institution's Archaeological...
Title taken from caption. Caption continues: "Part of bidarka frame found, shown in centre foreground." View of Alan May and another expedition member at the entrance to a cave on Kagamil Island. Photograph taken during the 1936 Smithsonian...
From verso: "Military and civilian personnel of U. S. Engineers in Alaska at Headquarters of Alaska Defense Command, Fort Richardson, following award of the Distinguished Service medal to Col. B. B. Talley, Officer in Charge Alaska Construction,...
Title taken from caption. The sign reads: "Government Excavations, U.S. National Museum, Visitors Welcome, Admission 20 Shovelfulls". The sign is located at the entrance to the site. There is a man with a wheelbarrow in the background. From May's...
Title taken from caption. View of several cannery buildings with mountains in the background. Photograph taken by Alan May during the 1936 Smithsonian Institution's Archaeological Expedition to the Aleutian Islands.
Title taken from caption. From verso: "Uyak – 1936. Above the creek." View of a shed on a hill overlooking Pea Creek on Kodiak Island. Photograph taken by Alan May during the 1936 Smithsonian Institution's Archaeological Expedition to the...
Title taken from caption. From verso: "Uyak – 1936 Pots on point." View of excavated checkalinas, or storage containers. From May's journal, dated June 13th: "I found a good lamp, some points and three chekalinas. ...These chekalinas are dishes...
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...