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Alaskan Inuit (Eskimo) village photograph collection
Wyles SC 1115  
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  • Title: Alaskan Inuit (Eskimo) village photograph collection
    Contributing Institution: UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
    Language of Material: English
    Identifier/Call Number: Wyles SC 1115
    Physical Description: 0.02 linear feet (1 folder)
    Date (inclusive): circa early 1900s
    Abstract: 33 black-and-white photographs of an Inuit (Eskimo) or Aleut village, some with printed captions.
    Physical Location: Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library

    Access Restrictions

    The collection is open for research.

    Use Restrictions

    Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Research Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Research Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Research Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of Item], Alaskan Inuit (Eskimo) village photograph collection, Wyles SC 1115. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

    Acquisition Information

    Library purchase, 2013.

    Scope and Content

    33 black-and-white photographs of an Inuit (Eskimo) or Aleut village, some with printed captions. Photographs feature tents, sled dogs, a man carving walrus tusks, strings of herring drying, women cooking, repairing and carrying a large boat, a man launching his kayak, Russian guns at Unalaska, a town and harbor with masted ships, dog sleds, water and coastal views, and a traditional fur costume.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Inuit -- Alaska
    Eskimos -- Social life and customs
    Alaska -- Pictorial works
    Photographs