Box PCA 303
Contains 142 Results:
Unloading the trap of its catch which will be cooked up for dog food back at the beaver camp., February-March 1958
Betty, Agnes and Roger Huntington at the camp doing chores, i.e., cutting wood for cooking., February-March 1958
The warm dog food will be cooked on the outdoor Yukon woodstove. Note the half log house below and the canvas above that was home for beaver season.
Inside, Angela Huntington cooks dinner for the family over another woodstove., February-March 1958
Sidney Huntington skinning a beaver. , February-March 1958
He stretched it on a wooden board.
The family assembled for a picture. , February-March 1958
Roger, Carl and Sidney in front. Angela, Gil, Tommy, Betty and Agnes on the bed.
In 1961, the first Polaris Snow Go was used for trapping by Jimmy Huntington., 1962
Here he is in 1962 about to head out for beaver camp with his family. The building in the background is his home and store built in 1959 after his original building burned to the ground.
The river in the summer was also an important means of transportation.
People in town had traditional fish camp sites to travel to as well as traveling the river (as far up as Bettles and down to Galena). Here a young hot shot, Wilson Sam was cruising the river the same way young people elsewhere might drag Main Street.
George Attla Jr., working on his boat as the river was still breaking up.
Boats were kept on high ground until the river cleared of ice and then they were hopefully ready to go, sometimes to retrieve good driftwood from the high water, much like cowboys rounding up cattle.
Willy Vent at his fish camp., ca. August 10, 1962
I think the date was August 10, 1962 since that was Kathryn Keller's (born 1959) and Hazel Vent's birthday and we always had a joint celebration. The smudge pot was critical to keep flies away from the people and fish. The main fish run was over, which is why the racks seem so empty. The fish was for dogs and human consumption.
Granma Mary Vent at the same fish camp.
Her husband was Willy's brother. Bobby was gone most summers working so Mary would go with Willy's family to fish camp.