View of Kobuk Valley Jade Company in Kotzebue, Alaska, with large pieces of jade in front of building. 1950's? Photographer: Frank Whaley. Original photograph size: 8" x 10".
Title from verso. "Jade from jade [mountain] Alaska. 150 mi East of Kotzebue. [Awaiting pickup by the owners in the Wien hangar in Fairbanks.] 2 1/2 tons Jade, [moose] antlers. 44 x 21 1/2, 81%. Wien Alaska Airlines & Photo by Frank Whaley...
Title taken from verso. Large pieces of jade sitting on pallet next to sign reading " Wien" in Fairbanks, Alaska. Also from verso: "Copyright Elisabeth Meyer, Eckersberggt 21, Oslo." Photographer: Elisabeth Meyer. Original photograph size: 4 3/4" x...
Flat, tapered piece of jade. 5" long or 1cm x 13cm x 4.5cm
Collected in the field for the Modern Alaskan Material Culture Project undertaken by the UA Museum. 12/6/2011: In the field notes and paper file the "place" is listed as Kobuk, but...
Tear-drop shaped piece of jade, used as or with a fishing lure. Holes are drilled on either end. Not completely flat - the narrow end appears to curve up while the wider end curves down, from the side. Highly polished. Property mark engraved on 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 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 sleeve. Phyllis McCutcheon stands in front of a log cabin in Shungnak next to a metal barrel. Cabin identified as the Jade Shop. 2 1/4 B&W negative.