"Bone diggers from U. of Alaska dug this up. It is part of an eskimos village 2000 years old. (Point Hope)." Wood and bone from an excavation unit at the prehistoric village, Point Hope, Alaska.
Photograph shows nine sled dogs relaxing in the snow while hooked up to their sled harnesses. Some barrels, other equipment, and a building are in the distance.
Photograph shows nine sled dogs in various states of relaxation on snow, all are wearing harnesses and lines. Some buildings, barrels and other various objects are visible in the background.
Herbert Heller was an avid collector of historical material on Alaska, with emphasis on the gold-seeking pioneers of 1898. Among these pioneers was his uncle, (Robert) Lynn Smith, a gold miner, jeweler and U.S. Marshal in Alaska. Smith’s career...
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 indexer. Photograph of Rowland and Mary Cox behind a sled with two huskies. St. Thomas Church is behind them, and it appears the snow is nearly up to the roof.
Title by indexer. Photograph of two children standing outside a house. Two dogs are visible to the right. According to the donor notes: "The Coxes lived for the year and a half of the moving project in a small house located in the middle of...
Title from donor notes. Additional narrative in the donor notes read: "The Coxes lived for the year and a half of the moving project in a small house located in the middle of the village and rented from Eebrulik Rock, a Point Hope man who had...
Title from donor notes. Photograph of Jim VanStone with Chrismas decorations and gifts. Additional donor notes read: "Dr. James W. VanStone spent a year, 1955-56, at Point Hope. His book, 'Point Hope: An Eskimo Village in Transition' was...
Title from donor notes. Additional donor notes read: "David Frankson was the Point Hope postmaster. (Mail arrived by air three times a week from Kotzebue, weather permitting and pilot willing. When Bishop Gordon was priest-in-charge at Point...
Title from donor notes. Full donor notes read: "Polling place for primary election (pre-statehood, the only national election in which Point Hope could vote): RJC, with election officials and poll-watchers Lenny Lane, David Frankson, Daniel...