Steep coastline at King Island, Alaska with small cliff side Kauwerak village, circa 1903-1908
Caption on photo: King Island Village, Alaska. PH Coll 328.192 King Island is 2 miles across and located in the Bering Sea, 43 miles south of Cape Prince of Wales. Ukivok was the native name for the island. The island was named in 1778 by British explorer Capt. James Cook for James King, a member of...
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ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:alaskawcanada/6370 2023-05-15T15:43:43+02:00 Steep coastline at King Island, Alaska with small cliff side Kauwerak village, circa 1903-1908 Lomen Bros. University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections United States--Alaska--King Island Scanned from an original photographic print 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/6370 unknown Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection AWC7029 NA2305 Lomen 972? http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/6370 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 Cliff dwellings--Alaska Kauwerak Eskimos--Structures--Alaska--Ukivok Photograph; image; ftuwashingtonlib 2017-12-31T14:05:12Z Caption on photo: King Island Village, Alaska. PH Coll 328.192 King Island is 2 miles across and located in the Bering Sea, 43 miles south of Cape Prince of Wales. Ukivok was the native name for the island. The island was named in 1778 by British explorer Capt. James Cook for James King, a member of his party. It's unclear how long the Inupiat Indians lived there. In the early 20th century, about 200 people dwelled in walrus-skin homes attached to the face of the cliffs. They hunted walrus, seal and seabirds and collected berries and plants. Every summer, they traveled by kayak and skin boat to the mainland 40 miles to the east and camped near Nome, where they sold ivory carvings.< Other/Unknown Material Bering Sea eskimo* Inupiat Nome Alaska walrus* University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections Bering Sea Cape Prince of Wales ENVELOPE(-71.499,-71.499,61.617,61.617) Kayak ENVELOPE(103.217,103.217,71.533,71.533) King Island ENVELOPE(-58.100,-58.100,-62.000,-62.000) |
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Caption on photo: King Island Village, Alaska. PH Coll 328.192 King Island is 2 miles across and located in the Bering Sea, 43 miles south of Cape Prince of Wales. Ukivok was the native name for the island. The island was named in 1778 by British explorer Capt. James Cook for James King, a member of his party. It's unclear how long the Inupiat Indians lived there. In the early 20th century, about 200 people dwelled in walrus-skin homes attached to the face of the cliffs. They hunted walrus, seal and seabirds and collected berries and plants. Every summer, they traveled by kayak and skin boat to the mainland 40 miles to the east and camped near Nome, where they sold ivory carvings.< |
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Steep coastline at King Island, Alaska with small cliff side Kauwerak village, circa 1903-1908 |
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Steep coastline at King Island, Alaska with small cliff side Kauwerak village, circa 1903-1908 |
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Steep coastline at King Island, Alaska with small cliff side Kauwerak village, circa 1903-1908 |
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Steep coastline at King Island, Alaska with small cliff side Kauwerak village, circa 1903-1908 |
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Steep coastline at King Island, Alaska with small cliff side Kauwerak village, circa 1903-1908 |
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steep coastline at king island, alaska with small cliff side kauwerak village, circa 1903-1908 |
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Bering Sea Cape Prince of Wales Kayak King Island |
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Bering Sea Cape Prince of Wales Kayak King Island |
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Bering Sea eskimo* Inupiat Nome Alaska walrus* |
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Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection AWC7029 NA2305 Lomen 972? http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/6370 |
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