Deering on a spit of land surrounded by water [mouth of Inmachuk River at Kotzebue Sound]; dark, low clouds in sky; a kayak on water in foreground; Fairhaven Mining Company buildings on right
From verso: "The Aleuts used a light skin boat that greatly resembled the Eskimo kayak but was usually built to carry either two or three people instead of just one."
[Northern Native camp along coast, possibly near the village of Tanuak; an animal hide is stretched between posts of a frame; a kayak rests on a support, which may be a tusk; a sailing ship is visible offshore.] Photographer’s number 343.
Kayak frame and willow tent poles are stored on rack. These racks were used to hang caribou skins on for drying in the sun, and to store food on in the winter to keep it away from the dogs. Occasionally polar bears were still able to get into the...