Title taken from verso. Andrew Ooseva cutting piece of ivory for umiak, Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska. Photographer's number McM 13453. May 1961. Original photograph size: 7" x 5".
Boat shell rests on a cradle of sawhorses set up in yard by a house; one man works beneath the boat, another looks on; a woman [Vera Bayers] heats tools over a forge as other woman turns the crank; numerous tools are strewn about, including clamps,...
Title from image caption Numerous tents crowded into small area; prospectors engaged in boat-building activities; completed boats along shore Photographer's number 2144
Man exiting, ice windows, storage rack in background. Structures built by digging snow out of a hole and building the blocks up around it. Contact with walls would wet clothing. Ice visible in the background indicates location is near the ocean....
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....
Putting cover on umiak. After they are sewn together using special waterproof stitch, men will stretch skin cover across wood frame and lash them to it. This unusually large boat requires 7-8 skins. Five women work outside, standing. Now about ten...