Alaskan Inuit (Eskimo) village photograph collection, circa early 1900s

Summary

Title:

Alaskan Inuit (Eskimo) village photograph collection

Dates:

circa early 1900s

Abstract:

33 black-and-white photographs of an Inuit (Eskimo) or Aleut village, some with printed captions.

Extent:

0.02 linear feet (1 folder)

Language:

English

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.

Background

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.

Acquisition information:

Library purchase, 2013.

Physical location:

Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:

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

Places:

Alaska -- Pictorial works

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:

Finding aid prepared by Edward Fields, 2014.

Date Encoded:

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2019-08-21 09:23:09 -0700 .

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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.

Location of this collection:

UC Santa Barbara, Special Research Collections

UC Santa Barbara Library

Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US

Contact:

(805) 893-3062

special@library.ucsb.edu

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