Eskimo women displaying their unique way of carrying children within a pocket built into the back of a coat, Alaska, circa 1904

Caption on image: The Eskimos Natural Pack, Alaska Printed on verso: No. 90 628. Publ. by Portland Post Card Co., Portland, Ore. and Seattle, Wash. (Made in Germany.) Alaska-Yukon Pacific Exposition: Seattle 1909. Photographer Frank H. Nowell had a studio in Nome from 1900-1909. In 1909 he returned...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nowell, Frank H., 1864-1950
Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Subjects:
Eskimos > Women > Alaska
Eskimos > Children > Alaska
Infants > Alaska
Eskimos > Clothing & dress > Alaska
Fur garments
Calico
Postcards
Mother and child > Alaska
Eskimo women > Alaska
Eskimo children > Alaska
Alaska Native women
Alaska Native children
Parkas > Alaska
Pacific
Yukon
eskimo*
Nome
Alaska
Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/1307
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Summary:Caption on image: The Eskimos Natural Pack, Alaska Printed on verso: No. 90 628. Publ. by Portland Post Card Co., Portland, Ore. and Seattle, Wash. (Made in Germany.) Alaska-Yukon Pacific Exposition: Seattle 1909. Photographer Frank H. Nowell had a studio in Nome from 1900-1909. In 1909 he returned to Seattle and was the official photographer for the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition. Filed in Alaska-Native-General

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