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[Portrait of Edward Schieffelin, 1882]

Steamer “New Racket” at the wharf of St. Michael, two hours before the departure for the Yukon River

All the white men of San Michael and the Yukon River [Back row, left to right: John Waldron; John R. Forbes; Arthur Harper; Capt. Al Mayo; Capt. Charles Peterson; Joseph La Due; John Franklin; Fred Mercier. First two men at far left, back to front: John C. Smith; Moses Lurens. Three men at far right, left to right: A.S. Frederickson; Dr. W.E. Everette; Gregory Kokerine.]

San Michael

Wharf and rear of San Michael. Indian camping grounds, while they are waiting for the arrival of Steamer “St. Paul,” to assist unloading. June, 1884 [1883 is the correct year; Schieffelin left Alaska just before 1884.].

Rear view of San Michael [Fred Mercier (left) and unidentified man with camera and tripod]

Upper Yukon Indians. Esquimaux [Esquimo]

The oldest Chamon [Shaman], or Medicine Man, in Northern sound

Nuchigak [Nushagak] chief

Mission Indians

Tananah Indian squaw returning from a hunt

Keokuck [probably Koyukuk] Chamon [Shaman] or Medicine Man [Name is “Red Shirt”]

Ivan, Chief of the Tananah Indians

[Number skipped]

The Black Showman [Shaman?] of the Tananah

Sinate, Chief of Fort Yukon Indians

Indians cutting fire-wood for Steamer, two miles from Fort Yukon

The remains of Fort Yukon. Rev. Dr. Sims, Missionary. Harper, trader for the Alaska Com. Co. [1883]

Charlie, chief of what is known as Charlie’s Band; 1600 miles up the Yukon River

Tananah Indians [Kheeltat, his son, and Deshaddy]

Rv. [Reverend] Dr. Sims preaching to the Indians at Fort Reliance, Aug. 18, 1883.

First appearance of winter—short days. View taken at 12 M. [midnight], 60 seconds exposure, rapid dry plates

First appearance of winter—short days. View taken at 12 M. [midnight], 60 seconds exposure, rapid dry plates [Variant of photograph 22]

Winter. Ed. Schieffelin feeding his dogs.

Ed. Schieffelin starting on a prospecting tour

Winter, Nuklakahyet [Nuklukayet]

Winter, Nuklakahyet [Nuklukayet]

Winter fish trap on the Yukon

House constructed by the Schieffelin party at Nuklakyat [Nuklukayet], 950 miles above the mouth of the Yukon River

Indian cemetery. Indians on snow shoes

Steamer Yukon in a slough while the ice is passing down the river

Spring. Steamers St. Michael, Yukon, and New Racket

Tananah Indians in canoes, as seen from a distance, coming down to trade at Nuklakahyet [Nuklukayet] in the spring.

Five minutes later [Variant of photograph 33]

Indians landed [Variant of photograph 34]

Steam launch built by Chas. [Charles] O. Farciot, 1000 miles above the mouth of the Yukon

Nuklakahyet trading station [Alaskan natives standing in front of building]

Fort Yukon Indians

Island of St. Paul

In winter quarters after a trip of 2500 miles in Bydarkee [Bidarka], or Indian skin boat

Portage of 150 miles, from the Behring [Bering] Sea across the mountains, to the Yukon River. Started from the Signal Service Office at San Michael Feb. 3, 36° below zero

Traveling with dogs, without snow-shoes

Fifty degrees below zero. The only photo ever taken on a trip of this kind. [Men with dogs and sled]

Antwick [Anvik] trading station

House almost buried in the snow, only the roof appearing, the home of four families. Looking down the Yukon from the village of Antwick [Anvik].