Greenland, Danish settlement at Scoresbysund

August 14, 1931. Scoresby Sound. The Danish Settlement. On left, church and adjacent residence of the pastor and his family (Greenlanders). On right, with flagpole in front of it, residence of the Bestyren and his family. (He is a Dane and his wife is a Greenlander.) He is in charge of all the Eskim...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Boyd, Louise Arner, 1887-1972
Other Authors: Gift of Louise A. Boyd, 1931-1933.
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1931
Subjects:
Louise A. Boyd Expedition of East Greenland
1931
Settlements
Bays (Bodies of water)
Arctic regions > Discovery and exploration
Arctic
Dane
Greenland
Gronland
Scoresby
Scoresby Sund
Sund
East Greenland
eskimo*
greenlander*
Scoresby Sound
Scoresbysund
Online Access:http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/ref/collection/polar/id/686
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Summary:August 14, 1931. Scoresby Sound. The Danish Settlement. On left, church and adjacent residence of the pastor and his family (Greenlanders). On right, with flagpole in front of it, residence of the Bestyren and his family. (He is a Dane and his wife is a Greenlander.) He is in charge of all the Eskimos at this settlement as well as at Cape Hope and Cape Stewart. In foreground can be seen "The Gronland Wal', seaplane piloted by Capt. Von Gronan. See photos 43-6, 44-20 & 44-16. Photo taken looking north, from S.S. Veslekari anchored.

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