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Box PCA 303

 Container

Contains 142 Results:

A frosty George Attla Jr. having just finished the Huslia race.

 Item — Box: PCA 303
Identifier: ASL-P303-48
Scope and Contents

It was so cold we had to place our cameras inside our jackets.

Dates: 1956-1963

Cue Bifelt with his trophy after winning in Anchorage.

 Item — Box: PCA 303
Identifier: ASL-P303-49
Scope and Contents

He had just returned a few months earlier from treatment for tuberculosis, which included the removal of one lung so this was a real triumph. He had also won the seal parka he is wearing.

Dates: 1956-1963

Richard Derendoff with a load of winter wood

 Item — Box: PCA 303
Identifier: ASL-P303-50
Scope and Contents

Dogs were very utilitarian and necessary as well as used in racing. Within a few years snowmobiles replaced dogs for many people as working vehicles.

Dates: 1956-1963

Sidney and Carl Huntington "parked" at a beaver set., February-March 1958

 Item — Box: PCA 303
Identifier: ASL-P303-51
Scope and Contents

Sidney is digging and chopping down to the set itself. Title and description courtesy of Mrs. Keller.

Dates: February-March 1958

Having retrieved a set with beaver, Sidney removed his gloves to work on retrieving beaver., February-March 1958

 Item — Box: PCA 303
Identifier: ASL-P303-52
Scope and Contents

The parka Sidney is wearing was made for him by his wife, Angela from wolf skins he had acquired in a poker game with several white wolf hunters who were weathered in at Huslia.

Dates: February-March 1958

Sidney "wipes" the beaver in the snow to clear ice and water from the pelt., February-March 1958

 Item — Box: PCA 303
Identifier: ASL-P303-53
Content Description From the Collection: The collection reflects the Keller family and their experiences while living in Huslia and traveling through the interior regions of Alaska. Descriptions, written by Mrs. Keller, capture the residents of the villages and their daily activities and contain much historical information. The collection includes views of Huslia, Tetlin, Minto, Tanana, Alaskan villages on the Koyukuk River, Koyukon families and members of the Episcopal church, 1956-1963. Included in the collection are...
Dates: February-March 1958

Sidney clowning with a good sized beaver., February-March 1958

 Item — Box: PCA 303
Identifier: ASL-P303-54
Content Description From the Collection: The collection reflects the Keller family and their experiences while living in Huslia and traveling through the interior regions of Alaska. Descriptions, written by Mrs. Keller, capture the residents of the villages and their daily activities and contain much historical information. The collection includes views of Huslia, Tetlin, Minto, Tanana, Alaskan villages on the Koyukuk River, Koyukon families and members of the Episcopal church, 1956-1963. Included in the collection are...
Dates: February-March 1958

Sidney at rest in his sled as he moves to the next trap., February-March 1958

 Item — Box: PCA 303
Identifier: ASL-P303-55
Content Description From the Collection: The collection reflects the Keller family and their experiences while living in Huslia and traveling through the interior regions of Alaska. Descriptions, written by Mrs. Keller, capture the residents of the villages and their daily activities and contain much historical information. The collection includes views of Huslia, Tetlin, Minto, Tanana, Alaskan villages on the Koyukuk River, Koyukon families and members of the Episcopal church, 1956-1963. Included in the collection are...
Dates: February-March 1958

Sidney retrieving a blackfish trap., February-March 1958

 Item — Box: PCA 303
Identifier: ASL-P303-56
Scope and Contents

The homemade traps were placed in lakes.

Dates: February-March 1958

A good view of the blackfish trap as it was removed from the hole., February-March 1958

 Item — Box: PCA 303
Identifier: ASL-P303-57
Scope and Contents

You could clearly see the piece of canvas which had been turned back from its covering place over the trap.

Dates: February-March 1958