A small fleet of Unangan sea otter hunters. Some appear to have been successful. Not all bidarka crews seem to have harpoons onboard, and the middle or rear crew member may have been the harpooner.
Four native men in two skin boats, probably Aleut men (Unangan), paddle up to another ship (note rigging in upper right corner. Both kayaks are of the three seat versions and both have a harpoon attached to the right front of the bidarka.
Title taken from caption. View of One-eyed Riley and Shorty in their bidarka on Naknek Lake, Alaska. Photo taken during National Geographic Society expedition in what was later designated as Katmai National Park and Preserve. 1918.
Title taken from caption. View of One-eyed Riley and Shorty departing in their bidarka at Naknek Lake, Alaska. Photo taken during National Geographic Society expedition in what was later designated as Katmai National Park and Preserve. 1918.
Title taken from caption. Jasper Sayre, a National Geographic expedition team member, in his bidarka on Naknek Lake, Alaska. Caption also says: "Jasper Sayre in his bidarka on Naknek Lake." Photo taken in what was later designated as Katmai...
Title taken from caption. View of a tent, bidarka, and salmon drying racks full of salmon at Naknek River, Alaska. Caption also says: "Natives drying salmon at the mouth of the Naknek River." Photo taken during National Geographic Society...
Title taken from caption. View of salmon on drying racks in the center, a man, woman, and children to the right, and the end of a bidarka sticking into the photo from the left. Caption also says: "Natives drying salmon at the mouth of the Naknek...
Title taken from caption. View of salmon drying on racks, Naknek River, Alaska. In the background can be seen two tents, one person, and a bidarka. Caption also says: "Natives drying salmon at the mouth of the Naknek River." Photo taken during...
Title taken from caption. View of the frame of a bidarka at Naknek, Alaska. Pawik is a variant name for the village of Naknek. Photo taken during National Geographic Society expedition to Katmai area, 1919.
Title taken from border of photo. View of group of Native people in bidarka at Port Clarence, Alaska, with other boats and ships in background. Also from border: "50." From information with photo: "Taber Photographic Parlors. View Department. San...
Cyanotype photograph of a two kayakers in a three-seat bidarka. Photograph taken during the 1898 Cook's Inlet Exploring Expedition led by Edwin F. Glenn on behalf of the U.S. Army. The photographer is unidentified. The title on the back of the...
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...