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 an otter raised in captivity at Gladkuvskaya Stanovishche, Medny Island, Russia.Photograph taken during the 1938 Smithsonian Institution's Archaeological Expedition to the Aleutian Islands.
Title taken from caption. View of captive sea otter raised at Gladkuvskaya Stanovishche, Medny Island, Russia. Photograph taken during the 1938 Smithsonian Institution's Archaeological Expedition to the Aleutian Islands.
Title taken from verso. Alaska Governor Wally Hickel and fur trader Ed Shepherd holding sea otter pelt in Anchorage, Alaska. July 1967. Photographer: Ward W. Wells. Original photograph size: 6 3/4" x 4".
Contents: Letter of transmittal. Testimony of Chief Kah-du-shan from Wrangel; Chief Johnson (Yash-noosh) from Juneau; Chief Koogh-see fom Hoonah; Chief Kah-ea-tchiss from Hoonah; Chief Shoo-we-Kah from Juneau; Chief Ah-na-tlash from Taku;...
Otter rehabilitation center, three sea otters swim together while in captivity until they recover from the effects of the oil spill- Valdez Harbor (Prince William Sound).
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.