Steep coastline at King Island, Alaska with small cliff side Kauwerak village, circa 1903-1908

• Main Author: Lomen Bros.
• Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Cliff dwellings > Alaska; Kauwerak Eskimos > Structures > Alaska > Ukivok; Bering Sea; Cape Prince of Wales; Kayak; King Island; eskimo*; Inupiat; Nome; Alaska; walrus*
• Online Access: http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/6370

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...