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Collection Name
AMRC. Ward Wells Collection
Identifier
AMRC-wws-1564-C-13
Title
Frozen
reindeer
being
loaded
onto a
wagon
for
transporting
to
airplane
.
Description
Men
loading
frozen
reindeer
carcasses
on
wagon
for
transporting
to
floatplane
at
U.S
.
Government
Reindeer
Project
complex
,
Mekoryuk
,
Nunivak
Island
,
Alaska
, with
others
looking
on and
conveyor
belts
running
over
head
. From
information
with
photo
:
[Photo
used
in
article
entitled]
"
Nunivak
Island
Reindeer
Story
-
August
1954
. By
Howard
Kosbau
and
Ward
W
.
Wells
,
Anchorage
,
Alaska
.
Black
and
white
glossy
photographs
taken
and
submitted
by
Ward
W
.
Wells.
" From
photo
caption
: "A
view
of the
frozen
reindeer
halves
being
loaded
onto a
wagon
for
shipment
to
Bethel
on a
waiting
bush
plane
. An
average
of
1500
pounds
of
frozen
reindeer
is
shipped
per
plane
load
.
Most
of
[the]
reindeer
meat
sold
in this
part
of
Alaska
is
for
commercial
use
;
i.e
. to
general
stores
and
roadhouses
in the
Kuskokwim
area
. A
modern
system
of
conveyors
makes
the
handling
of
reindeer
halves
an
easy
task.
"
Aug
.
25
,
1954
.
Original
photograph
size
:
8
"
x
8
".
Creator
Wells, Ward W.
Subject.TGM
Reindeer
Deer
Dead animals
Meat
Carts & wagons
Buildings
Conveying systems
Men
Boys
People
Signs (Notices)
Subject.LCSH
Reindeer industry
Subject.Local
Alaska Natives--Western Alaska
Personal Name
Kosbau, Howard
Location
Mekoryuk (Alaska)
Nunivak Island (Alaska)
Region
Western Alaska and Aleutian Islands
Time Period
1939 to 1959
Date.original
Aug
.
25
,
1954
Type
Image (Photographs)
Ordering & Use
https://www.anchoragemuseum.org/collections/rights-and-reproduction/
Holding Institution
Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center. 625 C Street Anchorage, AK 99501
mailto:resourcecenter@anchoragemuseum.org
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