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. 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. 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...
Title taken from caption. From verso: "Larson’s Bay: Dr. H. and the major seen thru bug nets, uncovering a fireplace, June 9." View of Ales Hrdlicka and Alan May cleaning out a fireplace. Both men are wearing head netting, and May is smoking a...
Title taken from caption. From verso: "Log of the Smithsonian: walking it, with overland freight, the Major-- toward fisherman houses and the wooden Barabra-- Kodiak Island." View of Alan May carrying supplies to the expedition site. Photograph...
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 four of the expedition team members standing near a mounted gun on the deck of the U.S. Coat Guard Cutter Tallapoosa. Photograph taken during the 1937 Smithsonian Institution's Archaeological Expedition to the...
Title taken from caption. View of expedition members aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tallapoosa awaiting permission to land at Bering Island. Alan May is third from the left. Photograph taken during the 1937 Smithsonian Institution's...
Title taken from caption. Caption continues: "Paden, Guill, the Doctor, the Captain, Lazerof, Clemes and myself." Party departing the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Shoshone for Nikolskoe village on Bering Island. Photograph taken during the 1938...
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. 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 taken from caption. Caption continues: "Myself, Johnson, Corner, the Doctor, Zweigood and Connor." Alan May, Johnson, George Corner, Ales Hrdlicka, Zweigood and Sidney Connor pose for a photograph outside a cave on Kagamil Island. Photograph...
Title taken from caption. Handwritten note on verso: "Kind remembrances of a pleasant association. Sincere good wishes. Dr. & Mrs. L.A. White." This aerial photograph of Amaknak Island was likely sent to Alan May by Dr. and Mrs. White after the...
Title taken from caption. View of a funeral cortege at Dutch Harbor. Photograph taken during the 1938 Smithsonian Institution's Archaeological Expedition to the Aleutian Islands.
Title taken from caption. Memorial Day celebrations in Unalaska. Photograph taken during the 1938 Smithsonian Institution's Archaeological Expedition to the Aleutian Islands.
Title taken from caption. View of Russian Orthodox priest. Photograph taken during the 1938 Smithsonian Institution's Archaeological Expedition to the Aleutian Islands.
Title taken from caption. Biplane taking off from Juneau. Photograph taken during the 1937 Smithsonian Institution's Archaeological Expedition to the Aleutian Islands.