Six Eskimo men with their reindeer and sleds with buildings in the background, Kuzitrin River, Alaska, 1915-1917
Probably at Reindeer Fair. Caption on photo: Eskimo Reindeer men on the Kuzitrin River, Alaska. PH Coll 328.43 The Reindeer Fair was started in 1915 as a way to increase interest in the reindeer industry and provide an opportunity for widely dispersed Eskimo herdsmen to exchange ideas. The first fai...
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ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:alaskawcanada/6265 2023-05-15T16:07:05+02:00 Six Eskimo men with their reindeer and sleds with buildings in the background, Kuzitrin River, Alaska, 1915-1917 Lomen Bros. University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections United States--Alaska--Seward Peninsula Scanned from an original photographic postcard using a Microtek ArtixScan 1800f at 110 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2014. http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/6265 unknown Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection AWC6924 UW12509 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/6265 For information on permissions for use and reproductions please visit UW Libraries Special Collections Use Permissions page: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/permission-for-use University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Lomen Bros. photographs. PH Coll 328 Eskimos--Clothing & dress--Alaska Fur garments Reindeer Sleds & sleighs--Alaska Reindeer industry--Alaska--Seward Peninsula Reindeer herders--Alaska--Seward Peninsula Eskimos--Subsistence activities--Alaska--Seward Peninsula Parkas--Alaska--Seward Peninsula Postcard; image; ftuwashingtonlib 2017-12-31T14:05:12Z Probably at Reindeer Fair. Caption on photo: Eskimo Reindeer men on the Kuzitrin River, Alaska. PH Coll 328.43 The Reindeer Fair was started in 1915 as a way to increase interest in the reindeer industry and provide an opportunity for widely dispersed Eskimo herdsmen to exchange ideas. The first fair was held near Pilgrim River and on the Seward Peninsula. "A week spent in friendly rivalry, competitions, and visiting would give everybody an opportunity to observe various methods in action and to exchange techniques of handling the animals." Contests and demonstrations were held in lassoing, sled-lashing, shooting, races, etc. In 1916 the fair was held in February, at the Kruzamapa Hot Springs, across Golden Gate Pass from Nome. At the third and final fair in 1917, Eskimos arrived in their finest fur parkas, and decorated reindeer harnesses with carved pieces of walrus ivory and brightly colored yarn pompoms. In 1918, the influenza epidemic killed most of the most experienced Eskimo deermen and the reindeer fairs were never revived. Other/Unknown Material eskimo* Kuzitrin Nome Seward Peninsula Alaska walrus* University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections Golden Gate ENVELOPE(-134.237,-134.237,59.616,59.616) |
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Eskimos--Clothing & dress--Alaska Fur garments Reindeer Sleds & sleighs--Alaska Reindeer industry--Alaska--Seward Peninsula Reindeer herders--Alaska--Seward Peninsula Eskimos--Subsistence activities--Alaska--Seward Peninsula Parkas--Alaska--Seward Peninsula |
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Eskimos--Clothing & dress--Alaska Fur garments Reindeer Sleds & sleighs--Alaska Reindeer industry--Alaska--Seward Peninsula Reindeer herders--Alaska--Seward Peninsula Eskimos--Subsistence activities--Alaska--Seward Peninsula Parkas--Alaska--Seward Peninsula Lomen Bros. Six Eskimo men with their reindeer and sleds with buildings in the background, Kuzitrin River, Alaska, 1915-1917 |
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Eskimos--Clothing & dress--Alaska Fur garments Reindeer Sleds & sleighs--Alaska Reindeer industry--Alaska--Seward Peninsula Reindeer herders--Alaska--Seward Peninsula Eskimos--Subsistence activities--Alaska--Seward Peninsula Parkas--Alaska--Seward Peninsula |
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Probably at Reindeer Fair. Caption on photo: Eskimo Reindeer men on the Kuzitrin River, Alaska. PH Coll 328.43 The Reindeer Fair was started in 1915 as a way to increase interest in the reindeer industry and provide an opportunity for widely dispersed Eskimo herdsmen to exchange ideas. The first fair was held near Pilgrim River and on the Seward Peninsula. "A week spent in friendly rivalry, competitions, and visiting would give everybody an opportunity to observe various methods in action and to exchange techniques of handling the animals." Contests and demonstrations were held in lassoing, sled-lashing, shooting, races, etc. In 1916 the fair was held in February, at the Kruzamapa Hot Springs, across Golden Gate Pass from Nome. At the third and final fair in 1917, Eskimos arrived in their finest fur parkas, and decorated reindeer harnesses with carved pieces of walrus ivory and brightly colored yarn pompoms. In 1918, the influenza epidemic killed most of the most experienced Eskimo deermen and the reindeer fairs were never revived. |
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Six Eskimo men with their reindeer and sleds with buildings in the background, Kuzitrin River, Alaska, 1915-1917 |
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Six Eskimo men with their reindeer and sleds with buildings in the background, Kuzitrin River, Alaska, 1915-1917 |
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Six Eskimo men with their reindeer and sleds with buildings in the background, Kuzitrin River, Alaska, 1915-1917 |
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Six Eskimo men with their reindeer and sleds with buildings in the background, Kuzitrin River, Alaska, 1915-1917 |
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Six Eskimo men with their reindeer and sleds with buildings in the background, Kuzitrin River, Alaska, 1915-1917 |
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six eskimo men with their reindeer and sleds with buildings in the background, kuzitrin river, alaska, 1915-1917 |
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eskimo* Kuzitrin Nome Seward Peninsula Alaska walrus* |
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eskimo* Kuzitrin Nome Seward Peninsula Alaska walrus* |
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University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Lomen Bros. photographs. PH Coll 328 |
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Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection AWC6924 UW12509 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/6265 |
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