Roald Amundsen with Chukchi girls on waterfront, Seattle, 1921
Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen was the first to reach the South Pole, but the Arctic was his first love. He designed his own ship, named it for Queen Maud of Norway, and christened it with a block of ice. The well-equipped expedition set off from Norway in June 1918 to explore the area near the N...
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ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:imlsmohai/3665 2023-05-15T14:49:21+02:00 Roald Amundsen with Chukchi girls on waterfront, Seattle, 1921 Webster & Stevens United States--Washington (State)--Seattle Scanned from print made from original negative as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 600 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/3665 unknown Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection 1983.10.2160 86163 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/3665 PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection Explorers--Washington (State)--Seattle Children--Washington (State)--Seattle Automobiles--Washington (State)--Seattle Ships--Washington (State)--Seattle Indians of North America--Washington (State)--Seattle Waterfronts--Washington (State)--Seattle Amundsen Roald 1872-1928 Carpendale Camilla Amundsen Cakonita photograph; image ftuwashingtonlib 2017-12-31T14:54:47Z Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen was the first to reach the South Pole, but the Arctic was his first love. He designed his own ship, named it for Queen Maud of Norway, and christened it with a block of ice. The well-equipped expedition set off from Norway in June 1918 to explore the area near the North Pole. The ship spent its first two winters frozen in Arctic ice. In 1921, the "Maud" came to Seattle for repairs before heading back to the Arctic. Amundsen brought two Inuit girls with him, with the aim of providing them with European education.Amundsen brought two Chukchi girls with him, with the aim of providing them with European education. The younger girl was named Cakonita Amundsen and the older one Camilla Carpendale. They both came from Siberia and belonged to the ethnic group Chukchi, who are closely related to the Inuit or Eskimo peoples of Alaska. Amundsen took the girls to Norway, but after about three years they returned to the Arctic and eventually settled in British Columbia. Handwritten on sleeve: Amundsen & Esquimaux Girls. Caption by MOHAI staff. 1 nitrate negative: b&w; 8 x 10 in. Other/Unknown Material Arctic Chukchi eskimo* esquimaux inuit North Pole South pole Alaska Siberia University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections Arctic Mohai ENVELOPE(-60.483,-60.483,-62.967,-62.967) North Pole Norway South Pole |
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Explorers--Washington (State)--Seattle Children--Washington (State)--Seattle Automobiles--Washington (State)--Seattle Ships--Washington (State)--Seattle Indians of North America--Washington (State)--Seattle Waterfronts--Washington (State)--Seattle Amundsen Roald 1872-1928 Carpendale Camilla Amundsen Cakonita |
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Explorers--Washington (State)--Seattle Children--Washington (State)--Seattle Automobiles--Washington (State)--Seattle Ships--Washington (State)--Seattle Indians of North America--Washington (State)--Seattle Waterfronts--Washington (State)--Seattle Amundsen Roald 1872-1928 Carpendale Camilla Amundsen Cakonita Webster & Stevens Roald Amundsen with Chukchi girls on waterfront, Seattle, 1921 |
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Explorers--Washington (State)--Seattle Children--Washington (State)--Seattle Automobiles--Washington (State)--Seattle Ships--Washington (State)--Seattle Indians of North America--Washington (State)--Seattle Waterfronts--Washington (State)--Seattle Amundsen Roald 1872-1928 Carpendale Camilla Amundsen Cakonita |
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Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen was the first to reach the South Pole, but the Arctic was his first love. He designed his own ship, named it for Queen Maud of Norway, and christened it with a block of ice. The well-equipped expedition set off from Norway in June 1918 to explore the area near the North Pole. The ship spent its first two winters frozen in Arctic ice. In 1921, the "Maud" came to Seattle for repairs before heading back to the Arctic. Amundsen brought two Inuit girls with him, with the aim of providing them with European education.Amundsen brought two Chukchi girls with him, with the aim of providing them with European education. The younger girl was named Cakonita Amundsen and the older one Camilla Carpendale. They both came from Siberia and belonged to the ethnic group Chukchi, who are closely related to the Inuit or Eskimo peoples of Alaska. Amundsen took the girls to Norway, but after about three years they returned to the Arctic and eventually settled in British Columbia. Handwritten on sleeve: Amundsen & Esquimaux Girls. Caption by MOHAI staff. 1 nitrate negative: b&w; 8 x 10 in. |
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Webster & Stevens |
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Webster & Stevens |
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Roald Amundsen with Chukchi girls on waterfront, Seattle, 1921 |
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Roald Amundsen with Chukchi girls on waterfront, Seattle, 1921 |
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Roald Amundsen with Chukchi girls on waterfront, Seattle, 1921 |
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Roald Amundsen with Chukchi girls on waterfront, Seattle, 1921 |
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Roald Amundsen with Chukchi girls on waterfront, Seattle, 1921 |
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roald amundsen with chukchi girls on waterfront, seattle, 1921 |
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United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
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ENVELOPE(-60.483,-60.483,-62.967,-62.967) |
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Arctic Mohai North Pole Norway South Pole |
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Arctic Mohai North Pole Norway South Pole |
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Arctic Chukchi eskimo* esquimaux inuit North Pole South pole Alaska Siberia |
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Arctic Chukchi eskimo* esquimaux inuit North Pole South pole Alaska Siberia |
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Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection |
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Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection 1983.10.2160 86163 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/3665 |
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PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
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