Two women in hats bend over another woman's head while drying her hair on the steps of the Holland House in Seward, Alaska. Mrs. Burns is seated on the steps and Florence is in the white dress. 1905-1915. Original photograph size: 2 1/2" x 4 1/8".
Title taken from verso. Mrs. Burns drying Florence's hair on the front steps of the Holland House in Seward, Alaska. 1905-1915. Original photograph size: 2 3/8" x 4 1/16".
Caption: Eskimos are not Indians, but Mongoloids. Both have all inherent reverence for their ancestors, the Japanese possessing the characteristic a degree stronger than the Eskimos. The Japanese serve fish raw. ...
Five young women identified as left to right: Kuzrere or Grace (Mrs. Percy Blatchford of Nome), Koot egweena, Angnohok, Oo me eeuk, Ang arolok or Bessie (Mrs. Henry Miller of Teller).
Two women identified as Nora (left) and Angnolok (right).
Caption: Eskimos are not Indians, but Mongoloids. Both have all inherent reverence for their ancestors, the Japanese possessing the characteristic a degree stronger than the...
Caption: Eskimos are not Indians, but Mongoloids. Both have all inherent reverence for their ancestors, the Japanese possessing the characteristic a degree stronger than the Eskimos. The...
Title from verso and cataloger's notes. Image shows a young boy with blond hair standing in front of the Experimental Farm . A large barn, automobile, farm truck and several other buildings are visible behind him. Original photo size: 2...
Photograph of Sarah and Laura Luke standing in front of a fence during winter. Narrative in photo album reads: "Here are Sarah and Laura Luke in their winter garb of beaver skin hoods, caribou parkas and caribou boots made with the hair on."
Title from caption. Photograph of a woman standing on what may be a moose hide as she prepares it for smoking. Narrative from photo album reads: "Here is Mrs. Luke working on a moose skin. It has stood for days in a a stinking mess of rotten...
These photographs were taken between 1899 and 1911 and depict life in the region around Forts Gibbon and Egbert. Included are hunting parties, military personnel, camp buildings, scenery, dog sledding and skiing. Steamships are shown loading wood...
Title from indexer. Photograph shows a little boy in a bathing suit. He appears to be putting toothpaste on a toothbrush. The little boy may be Joe Crosson Jr. A woman's hair can be seen.
Portrait photo of a native girl with long hair brushed to one side. She's holding the ends of her hair with her right hand. Postcard is postmarked from Iditarod, Alaska on Feb. 14, 1914 and addressed to L.J. Clemons,...