Box PCA 262
Container
Contains 62 Results:
Each man that catches a whale have to give what they call a Skin dance. A blanket of skins is stretched like in the picture and held by as many persons can get around it, then a person goes in and is tossed up in the air until he is tired or falls down.
Item — Box: PCA 262
Identifier: PCA0262-41
Scope and Contents
[blanket toss - man jumping with group holding skin] Fading print.
Dates:
circa 1930s
Snap shot of a reindeer fawn, four hours old. My brother and I have a herd of about 2000 heads of reindeer.
Item — Box: PCA 262
Identifier: PCA0262-42
Scope and Contents
[standing on snowy ground]
Dates:
circa 1930s
One of the Polar Bear cubs caught by my Brother after two weeks they were tame so we could get up to them without fear.
Item — Box: PCA 262
Identifier: PCA0262-43
Scope and Contents
[polar bear cub on grassy area]
Dates:
circa 1930s
This picture show [s] the position of the canoe while waiting for a sight of whales.
Item — Box: PCA 262
Identifier: PCA0262-44
Scope and Contents
[men in and beside canoe on ice at edge of water]
Dates:
circa 1930s
This picture shows the lower jaw with part of the lip cut off to show the size of the tongue of the whale.
Item — Box: PCA 262
Identifier: PCA0262-45
Scope and Contents
[people working on and near whale] Fading print.
Dates:
circa 1930s
Under the skin canoe there can be seen six drums which are used in our native dance; the man is doing a dance after a successful season of whaling.
Item — Box: PCA 262
Identifier: PCA0262-46
Scope and Contents
[men playing drums, left and center; dancer, right]
Dates:
circa 1930s
A modern Eskimo girl with her winter parke made of spotted reindier skins.
Item — Box: PCA 262
Identifier: PCA0262-47
Scope and Contents
[wearing a parka made of spotted reindeer skins]
Dates:
circa 1930s
S.S. HOLMES in ice [off] Barrow
Item — Box: PCA 262
Identifier: PCA0262-48
Scope and Contents
[distant view of ship] Fading print.
Dates:
circa 1930s
S.S. HOLMES
Item — Box: PCA 262
Identifier: PCA0262-49
Scope and Contents
[closer view of ship with bow and masts showing, mostly behind ice] Fading print.
Dates:
circa 1930s
S.S. HOLMES.
Item — Box: PCA 262
Identifier: PCA0262-50
Scope and Contents
[closer view of ship in broken ice, water in foreground, most of ship visible]
Dates:
circa 1930s