Title taken from verso. Fur trader Ed Shepherd examines rolls of oogruk (bearded seal) skins before purchase at Kotzebue, Alaska. Also from verso: "Arctic trip w[ith] Ed Shephard [sic]." 1958. Photographer: Ward W. Wells. Original photograph size:...
Title taken from verso. Fur trader and buyer Ed Shepherd wearing fur parka, with polar bear skin rolled and tied after purchase during trip to Kivalina, Alaska. Also from verso: "Arctic trip w[ith] Ed Shephard [sic]." March-April 1958....
Title taken from verso. Woman examines fur and skin moccasins on bench while mukluks hang from above at Nome Skin Sewers Association display in Nome, Alaska. Photo taken during trip with fur trader Ed Shepherd. Also from verso: "Arctic trip w[ith]...
Fur trader Ed Shepherd (left background) and Nathan Noongwook (right background) stand next to sled holding Adventurers Club of New York flag, as last U.S. mail run via dogsled in Alaska prepares to go from Gambell to Savoonga on Saint Lawrence...
Title taken from verso. Fur trader Ed Shepherd (right) examines polar bear skin before purchase at Kivalina, Alaska. Also from verso: "Arctic trip w[ith] Ed Shephard [sic]." 1958. Photographer: Ward W. Wells. Original photograph size: 10" x 8".
Title taken from front. Fur trader Ed Shepherd and Nathan Noongwook shaking hands above flag which reads "The Adventurers Club" in front of sled in Gambell on Saint Lawrence Island, Alaska. Flag advertises The Adventurers Club of New York. Sled is...
Title from sleeve. Woman who cooked for fur trader Ed Shepherd sits at the kitchen table on a chair covered with a fur. The kitchen is visible behind her. Photographer's number: 490. 2 1/4 B&W negative.
Title from sleeve. Fur trader Edward R. Shepherd with his wife 'Dick', who sits on the hood of a Snow-Trac snowmachine at the Gambell airport. Photographer's number: 11216. 2 1/4 B&W negative.
Title from sleeve. Two men sit in a small boat. Buildings can be seen along the shore. Also on sleeve: 'Holikachuk is on the Innoko River Trib[utary] of Yukon [River] near St. Mary's.' 2 1/4 X 3 1/4 B&W negative (cut neg)
Title from sleeve. Man sits in small boat on the Innoko River, holding a pole. A gas can sits at his feet. Image is printed backwards. 2 1/4 B&W negative
Eskimo children love to sing - organist is half breed eskimo daughter of trader Pete Curran. Title and description from photographer's notes. Photographer's number 739. Organist is Ruth Curran Sellers. Singer wearing bracelet is Maggie...
Cache of baleen, man (trader?) standing. Probably autumn, because the water is shallow, and there is no ice. In the spring, the whale would be pulled up by its tail, and in the fall it would be pulled up by its head.