Collection Contents
Photographs
Items 1-40
“Bear” [ship] in Bering Sea [Has copy negative]
The “Bear”
[The “Bear” crew on deck]
[The “Bear”. Man on deck with 2 dogs]
[Further view of deck of the “Bear”] [Has copy negative]
[The “Bear”, view of lifeboats and deck]
[The “Bear”; crewman blowing horn with 2 men sitting nearby] [Has copy negative]
[The “Bear”; crewman with small dog; other officers and Native Americans watching]
[The “Bear”; 2 crewman attending to 2 dogs]
[Gunner and equipment on deck of unidentified ship, possibly the “Bear”]
[Crew of unknown ship] [Has copy negative]
U.S. Rev. Cutter “Thomas Corwin”, Arctic Relief Expedition. [Cameos of officers and photo of the “Corwin”] [Bradley and Rulofson, photographers. 1880] [Has copy negative]
U.S. Revenue Cutter, “Corwin”, Departure for Alaska. [Taber, photographer] [Has copy negative]
U.S. Revenue Cutter “Corwin” at San Francisco ready to leave for Alaska. [Has copy negative]
“Corwin” at San Francisco
Officers of the “Corwin” on deck. January 20, 1886
Aboard the “Corwin” [Crewman of the “Corwin”] [Has copy negative]
[Crew of the “Corwin”] [Has copy negative]
[Crew of the “Corwin”]
Revenue Cutter “Bear” at Ounalaska [Unalaska].
[Unidentified ship. Men leaning over bow]
[Unidentified ship. Crew on deck with walruses]
[Unidentified ship. Man in furs with gun on deck]
[The “Richard Rush” in ice with rope ladder]
U.S.R.C. “Richard Rush” on her departure January 2nd, 1886, in search of the “Amethyst” [Taber, photographer]
U.S.R.C. “Richard Rush” on her departure January 2nd, 1886, in search of the “Amethyst” [Taber, photographer]
U.S.R.C. “Richard Rush” on her departure January 2nd, 1886, in search of the “Amethyst” [Taber, photographer]
Possibly the “Richard Rush” at Sitka [Edward DeGroff, photographer]
[Officers] Probably aboard the “Richard Rush" [Edward DeGroff, photographer]
Revenue Cutter “Bear” in the Sea[?]—Behring [Bering] Sea
Revenue Cutter “Bear” in the ice—Behring [Bering] Sea [Has copy negative]
Trading Schr. [Schooner] “Clara Light”
Whaling bark “John Carver” in the ice—Behring [Bering] Sea
Trading Sch. [Schooner] “San Jose” in the ice—Behring [Bering] Sea
Ounalaska [Unalaska] [View of the town] [Has copy negative]
Ounalaska [Unalaska] [View of the town] [Has copy negative]
Ounalaska [Unalaska]. Back portion of village. [Has copy negative]
Barabara at Ounalaska [Unalaska] [Has copy negative]
Fur seals-St. Paul’s Island
Fur seals at St. Paul’s Island
Items 41-80
Greek burial ground—Saint Paul’s Island
Fur seals on the rocks—St. George’s Island
Indian dog team—Indian Point-Siberia
Natives of East Cape-Siberia
Natives of East Cape-Siberia
Indian trading party on the ice. East Cape-Siberia
Native houses at Plover [Providence] Bay-Siberia [Has copy negative]
Indian village near St. Michaels-Alaska [Has copy negative]
Indian village near St. Michaels-Alaska
Indian trading camp near St. Michaels-Alaska
Indian trading camp near St. Michaels-Alaska
Native kyak [kayak]
Native kyaks [kayaks]
Indian oomiak [umiak]
Natives of Sheshalik, Hotham Inlet-Alaska
Native boats alongside Rev. [Revenue] Cutter “Bear” [Has copy negative]
Eskimo dogs—“Tom and Jerry” [on deck of unidentified ship]
Indian summer rendezvous at Sheshalik, Kotzebue Sound-Alaska [Has 2 copy negatives]
“Tar-ta-Rok” [Alaskan native man]
Watering ship at Cape Thompson-Alaska [Has copy negative]
Point Hope Oomalik (chief) [Has 2 copy negatives]
Native house at Point Hope-Alaska [Has copy negative]
Natives at Sheshalik—Kotzebue Sound-Alaska [Has copy negative]
Native house at Point Hope-Alaska [Has copy negative]
Indian graves at Point Hope-Alaska
Native houses at Point Hope-Alaska [Has copy negative]
Cape Lisburne Trading Station-Alaska [Has copy negative]
Traveling natives at Port Clarence-Alaska
Whaling station at Point Barrow-Alaska [Has copy negative]
Point Barrow women-Alaska [With 2 children] [Has copy negative]
Natives at rendezvous near Icy Cape-Alaska [Has copy negative]
Steam whaler “Lucretia” at Indian Point-Siberia
Natives of Indian Point-Siberia
Bald Mountain-Siberia
Indian keshagem (Dance house) [Has copy negative]
Ice-berg off Point Barrow [Men on iceberg]
Native houses at Indian Point-Siberia
Skeletons near Cape Thompson-Alaska
Carrying a pig over the ice [Has copy negative]
Kowak River native [male] [Lt. C.D. Kennedy of the U.S. Revenue Marine, photographer]
Items 81-120a
Collection of Indian pipes
Indian oomiak [umiak]
On the “Bear”
Camp of the N.A. Exploring Expedition, Hotham Inlet
Cutter of Rev.[Revenue] Str. [Steamer] “Bear”, starting on an expedition
U.S. Str. [Steamer] “Explorer” of the N.A. Ex. [Exploring] Expedition
Natives at Port Clarence-Alaska
Luint. [Lt.] F.M. Dunwoody [on unidentified ship, possibly the USRC Rush]
Engineer Paul Barnes [on unidentified ship]
Quarter Master Johnsen [on unidentified ship]
Mess-boy [on unidentified ship]
[3 Caucasian men and 1 Alaska native outside house]
[6 unidentified men on top of and beside house]
[2 Caucasian men with Alaskan natives outside native house]
[Woman, possibly native, sitting by bay with book in hand]
[3 women, possibly native, in Caucasian dress, sitting in front of house]
[Sea of ice]
[Group of girls, possibly native. Possibly part of school]
[Group of Alaska natives sitting on unidentified boat deck] [Has copy negative]
[Ship crewman and small boy on unidentified ship, both in sailor outfits]
[7 girls, possibly native, standing by house. May be same house in photo 98]
[Captain Michael A. Healy and a group of young ladies, Unalaska, 1890.]
[Fur seals on rocks]
[Group of 8 unidentified men in field.]
[Group of Alaska native men on unidentified ship with raingear] [Has copy negative]
[Captain Michael A. Healy and a group of young ladies, Unalaska, 1890.]
[Alaska native women on ship deck with fur coat]
[Coast showing rock strata]
[Alaska natives, possibly a family, with Caucasian man in fur coats. Woman on far left may be Mary Antistarlook. Man with pipe may be Charlie Antistarlook, Mary’s husband.]
[Alaskan natives on ship deck in fur coats]
[Caucasian man with Alaska natives in front of native house]
[Small boy in sailor outfit on ship deck]
[Alaska natives, possibly a family, with 2 Caucasian men. Woman on far left may be Mary Antistarlook. Man with pipe may be Charlie Antistarlook, Mary’s husband.] [Has copy negative]
[Group of children and 3 adults. Possibly a school. Same building as in photos 98 and 101]
[Children, possibly native, next to possibly a school. Same building as in photos 98, 101, and 114]
[Herd of caribou grazing]
[3 Alaska native men outside native houses]
The Siberian herder, his Cape P. of W. [Prince of Wales] wife and step children.
The herder’s cook
Charlie [Charles Antisarlook] using Mr. L’s [William T. Lopp] cart and harness [Has copy negative]
Point Reyes
Items 121-159
Moses, the Indian boy [with caribou]
Priest Rock, Ounalaska [Unalaska]
Ounalaska [Unalaska] [Has copy negative]
Captain Harbor, Ounalaska [Unalaska]
Expedition Island, Ounalaska [Unalaska]
View of mountains from Ounalaska [Unalaska]
Ounalaska [Unalaska] from graveyard
Entrance to harbor, Ounalaska [Unalaska] [Has copy negative]
Pyramid Mountain, Ounalaska [Unalaska]
Barabara and woman [with girl] [Has copy negative]
Waterfall, Ounalaska [Unalaska]
Bogoslov Island, bearing N.W. 1/2 N.
Bogoslov Island, New End, bearing N.W. x. N.
Bogoslov Island, Old End, bearing E. x S.
Bogoslov Island, Sail Rock, bearing S.E.
Bogoslov Island, New End, bearing N.W. x N.
Town on St. Paul Island [Has copy negative]
Group of fur seal, St. Paul Island
Fur seal on beach, St. Paul Island
St. Michaels [Has copy negative]
St. Michaels trading camp
Esquimo [Eskimo] Houses, St. Michaels
Esquimo [Eskimo] Houses, St. Michaels
Group of natives and up-country Indians, St. Michaels
Entrance to Port Clarence
Cape Nome
Esquimo [Eskimo] bidarras [bidaras] [umiaks]
Esquimo [Eskimo] boots
Esquimo [Eskimo] camp at Point Spencer
Esquimo [Eskimo] camp at Port Clarence
Esquimo [Eskimo] camp at Port Clarence
Grantley Harbor, toward entrance
Grantley Harbor, toward river
View on Grantley River
View of lake and mountains, head of Grantley River
View of lake and mountains, head of Grantley River
View of lake and mountains, head of Grantley River
King’s Island, bearing S.W. x W.
King’s Island houses
Native[s] of King’s Island
Items 160-199
King’s Island natives in boats
Group of [native] women at Port Clarence
Drying fish at Grantley Harbor
Fairway Rock, Behring [Bering] Straits, N. x E.
The Diomedes Island, Behring [Bering] Straits, N.W.
Whaler J.H. Howland speaking U.S.R.C. Corwin [Has copy negative]
Bidara [umiaks], Port Clarence [Has copy negative]
Bidara [umiak], Hotham Inlet
North side, East Cape, Siberia
Houses and natives of East Cape, Siberia [Has copy negative]
Village at East Cape, Siberia
Native men, East Cape, Siberia
Native women, East Cape, Siberia [Has copy negative]
View in Senavine Straits, Siberia, July 12, 1885
Steam whaler Lucretia in Arctic Ocean
Whaling bark Carver in Arctic Ocean
Wreck of “Mabel” and “George & Susan” in Arctic Ocean
Whale boat and crew, Arctic Ocean
Arctic scenery. Cape Lisburn 26 miles S.W. x W.
“Coral Seam”. Bringing of coal in Corwin’s boats
Trading station above Cape Lisburn [Has copy negative]
Natives of Point Barrow
Bidarra [Bidara] [umiak], Point Barrow [Has copy negative]
Strata at Cape Thompson
Cape Prince of Wales
Esquimo [Eskimo] bows, arrows, and spears
Esquimo [Eskimo] boots & shoes and snow shoes [Taber, photographer]
Esquimo [Eskimo] dogs and sledge
Emperor geese
Game in the Arctic [2 Caucasian men with rifles and fowl]
Bidarra [Oomiak], Golovin Bay
St. Paul’s Island. Rocks and seals
St. Paul’s Island. Young seals
St. Paul’s Island. Seal on killing ground.
St. Paul’s Island. Killing fur seal [Has copy negative]
Point Hope. Esquimo [Eskimo] graves
Point Hope. Esquimo [Eskimo] graves [Has copy negative]
Point Hope. Esquimo [Eskimo] houses
Three-holed bidarka [umiak]
[Unidentified ship. Possibly the “Bear”]
Items 200-239
Party hunting for fish
View of Ounalaska [Unalaska]. [Unidentified ship] [Has copy negative]
Navigating in Arctic Ocean [Unidentified ship]
Fort St. Michael
View of small steam jets at the volcano of Bogosloff [Bogoslof] Island
View new Bogosloff [Bogoslof]
Field ice Arctic Ocean
View of new Bogosloff [Bogoslof]
Lutz Governor’s house, Otter Island, Behring [Bering] Sea
View of old Bogosloff [Bogoslof] Island
East cape entrance to Behring [Bering] Straits. 20 miles distant
Old Bogosloff [Bogoslof]
Native huts. St. Lawrence Bay, Siberia
View of new and old Bogosloff [Bogoslof] Islands. New island and active volcano arose from the sea in the fall of 1883. “Corwin” first vessel to land and examine it. [Has copy negative]
Interior of native hut. St. Lawrence Island. All inhabitants having died of starvation
Boat cruising
Tied up to an ice flo, waiting a victim seal, duck, or walrus
Whale ships made fast to ground ice off Sea Horse Island. Arctic Ocean. [Has copy negative]
Glacier clift. Elephant Point. Arctic Ocean. Visited by Bee.
Native hut of the Aleut—Ounalaska [Unalaska] [Has copy negative]
The large crater of New Bogosloff [Bogoslof]
Corwin in the ice [Has copy negative]
Mining camp, Golovin Bay, North Sound
[Group of well-dressed men and women aboard ship]
Ounalaska [Unalaska] (No. 1) [Has copy negative]
Ounalaska [Unalaska] (No. 2) [Has copy negative]
Ounalaska [Unalaska] (No. 3)
Winter house at Point Belcher, Alaska [Has copy negative]
Native house. Point Hope [Has copy negative]
Summer village. Point Belcher
Civilized Indian of the Yukon River [Has copy negative]
Native houses, Point Hope [Has copy negative]
Indian graves
Indian grave
Women of Point Barrow [Has copy negative]
Saint Lawrence Island Indians [print and copy print] [Has copy negative]
Native girl from St. Lawrence Island [Faded caption]
Indians wearing labrets [Has copy negative]
Indian woman and child
Icy Cape Indians (husband & wife)
Items 240-276
Indian dog sled
King’s Island house
Selawik River Indian
Women of Saint Lawrence Id. [Island]
Winter houses-St. Lawrence I. [Island] [Print and copy print]
Indian girl
Indian boys-Saint Lawrence Id. [Island]
Wife and child of Selawik chief
Yukon River Indian
Indian guide and interpreter
Cape Navarin, Siberia
Cape Navarin natives-Siberia
Mount Pabyloff [Pavlof]-Alaska
Mountain near Bellkofsky [Belkofski], Alaska [Has copy negative]
Esquimau [Eskimo] dogs
Walrus Island
Visiting Walrus Island
Landing at Walrus Island
Mr. J.B. Vincent as he appeared when rescued by U.S. Revenue Str. [Steamer] “Bear” [Has copy negative]
J.B. Vincent, survivor of whaling bark “Napoleon”
Frank [Francis] Fuller, murderer of Archbishop [Charles John] Seghers. [On unknown revenue cutter, possibly the “Richard Rush”] [Has copy negative]
Portrait of USCG Capt. M. [Michael] A. Healy [with parrot] [Includes copy print] [Has copy negative]
[Herd of caribou]
[2 children with dog sled and dogs]
[Unknown man in sailor outfit]
[2 men with dog sled and dogs]
[Rabbits and owls on unidentified ship]
[Caucasian couple]
Sitka [Alaska]
Sitka [Alaska] [Has copy negative]
Sitka [Alaska] [View of Greek church]
Interior of the Greek Church at Sitka [Alaska]. Front view. [Taber, photographer. 1889]
Sitka [Alaska] [Folded up panoramic shot] [Has copy negative]
Laplanders herding dogs. Teller Reindeer Station. Port Clarence, Alaska. [Geoff Knight, photographer. 1894]
U.S. Government Reindeer Herders. Lapplanders at Teller’s Reindeer Station. Port Clarence, Alaska. 1894. [Taken by Geoff Knight, photographer] [Has copy negative] In photo (left to right): Samuel Johnson Kemi, Mathis Aslakseu Eira Jr., Mathis Aslakseu Eira Sr., Mrs. Mathis Aslakseu Eira, Mrs. Aslakseu Larseu Souity, Mr. Aslakseu Larseu Souity, Mrs. Samuel Johnson Kemi, William A. Kjellmann [?], Johan Speindsen Tornensis, Per Aslaksen Rist, Mrs. Johan Sheindsen Tornesnsis, Mikkel Josefsen Nakkila, Mrs. Mikkel Josefseu Nakkila
F. [Frank] A. Healy [Son of Michael Healy] and group of soldiers
[2 preteen boys and a dog]
Items 277-282
U.S. Revenue Cutter “Bear” [Has copy negative]
U.S. Revenue Cutter “Bear”
Crew [on deck of unknown ship, possibly the “Bear”]
Officers [on deck of unknown ship, possibly the “Bear”]
Crew and two dead polar bears on deck of unidentified ship
The whaler “Fearless” in ice jam in Arctic Ocean
Preservation microfilm copy
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