Photograph of Alma Shavings of Mekoryuk. Identification provided by Muriel Amos of Mekoryuk and verified by Lillian Shavings (granddaughter) of Anchorage, Alaska.
Woman with a fire nearby boiling a liquid in a pot.
Caption: An old woman burns the shavings from the new paddles. She throws the ashes over the path of the whale boat as it is taken to open water. This is to scare away evil spirits....
Title from verso. Photograph of several dogsled teams resting outside of a shelter cabin. Verso reads: "This is a shelter cabin. They are built about a day's journey apart by dogteam along the trail. A supply of wood is left each year,...
Men enjoying steam bath - note bundles of shavings in mouth to serve as respirators. Title and description from photographer's notes. Photographer's number 464.