File:Eskimo boys standing in pits on rocky terrain, Kingegan, between 1901 and 1906 (AL+CA 7974).jpg
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English: Eskimo boys standing in pits on rocky terrain, Kingegan, between 1901 and 1906 ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Photographer |
English: Susan R. Bernardi |
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Title |
English: Eskimo boys standing in pits on rocky terrain, Kingegan, between 1901 and 1906 |
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Description |
English: Handwritten on album page: For several miles Cape Prince of Wales is keeper of prehistoric secrets. Underground chambers, pits made of huge granite boulders hewn and placed in pits - 12 feet apart with [continued on next page] remarkable engineering feats. Old pottery thousands of years old, jade, petrified ivory and 2 skeletons have been found. Most of these relics are possessed by the Museum of Ethnology, Penn. University. PH Coll 49.82 The photographs from this album document many aspects of Eskimo life at Kingegan, and Bernardi's handwritten notes serve as informative captions. Hunting and fishing activities, which include whaling and sealing, feature prominently in the album, as well as the caches used to store meat, boats, and other valuable objects safely. The reindeer herds imported from Siberia are also documented. |
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Depicted place |
English: United States--Alaska--Kingegan |
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Date |
between 1901 and 1906 date QS:P571,+1901-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1901-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1906-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q219563 |
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Order Number InfoField | AWC8547 |
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