Three men with huge bear hide strung up between poles on the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska. Tent stands in the background. 1905-1910? Photographer: Sylvia Sexton. Original size of photograph: 5/1/2" x 3 1/2".
"My cold weather outfit. Beaver cap, Caribou coat, moose hide fur trimmed mittens, woolen pants, moosehide moccasins and on the snowshoes made for me by Sarah Bob one of the Ketchumstuk tribe squaws of the Forty Mile Indians. These snow shoes are...
Title from verso. Verso: Jumping For Joy-When the news of statehood reached the arctic village of Kotzebue, the town started jumping. Here pretty Laura Mae Beltz goes aloft, via walrus hide blanket toss, carrying a flag that will soon have a...
View of several houses in Savoonga, Alaska. Visible are many people going about their daily life, with at least half a dozon dogs throughout the photograph. A frame is stretching a hide on the roof of one house and out front of that house is a...
Title from finding aid. Photograph shows a Dall sheep head placed on a log. Some other scraps of hide can also be seen. Caption from finding aid reads "Sheep head at Lyman Fork camp". Location is on the Lyman Fork River, Alaska.
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...
Title from caption. Photograph of Mrs. Pitka preparing a moose hide. Narrative in photo album reads: "Below. Mrs. Pitka working at tanning a moose hide. She is using a dull knife to remove pieces of flesh from the skin."
Title from verso. Photograph of a man standing outside of the refuge station at Point Barrow. The number 64 is marked, presumably by the photographer, on the lower left corner. Also visible in the photo are what looks to be a grindstone next to...
Title from photograph UAF-2009-123-550, current caption reads: "Sept 4 - Same different exposure". Photograph shows Mt. McKinley far in the distance. Shrubs and a light hide appear in the foreground.
Title from caption. Photograph of Chief William (Deyemaddins) and his wife, Sudinatnitz[?]. They are wearing a mixture of western and native garments, including beaded hide and fur mittens held in place with mitten strings.
The entire collection contains reports, correspondence, pamphlets, and administrative records received from the agricultural stations at Matanuska, Fairbanks, and Petersburg. The papers address such topics as environmental data, Alaskan flora,...
39 second, color/silent film clip of men making babiche (hide rope). First, a man rinses the hide in a barrel, then in a large body of water. Two men then stretch and cut the hide into strips.
Title taken from stereograph. "246-(11530) -- Arctic City is near the Arctic Circle on a branch of the Yukon River. You would know by everything in this view that you are in a cold climate. In the background are the snow-covered mountains with...
Title taken from caption. Photographer's number: C38. Cataloguer's note: A picture of an Alaska Native girl in a white fur (possibly spotted seal) parka, mukluks, and striped pants. A carpet with an elaborate design is used as a backdrop. ...