Salmon drying on racks in Anvik, Alaska, 1913

Salmon drying on racks in Anvik Alaska, 1913. Caption on image: Curtis. Seattle, Wash. 29219. On verso of image: Drying salmon on the lower Yukon. The coming of the salmon is the harvest time of the Indians of the Yukon. Salmon furnishes food for them and their dogs. Without dried salmon they could...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Curtis, Asahel, 1874-1941
Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: Asahel Curtis Photo Co.
Subjects:
Athapascan Indians > Subsistence activities
Fish drying > Alaska > Anvik
Salmon > Alaska > Anvik
Fishing > A aska > Anvik
Anvik (Alaska)
Salmon > Drying
Aska
Yukon
Alaska
Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/loc/id/1213
http://content.lib.washington.edu/cgi-bin/htmlview.exe?CISOROOT=/loc&CISOPTR=1213
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Summary:Salmon drying on racks in Anvik Alaska, 1913. Caption on image: Curtis. Seattle, Wash. 29219. On verso of image: Drying salmon on the lower Yukon. The coming of the salmon is the harvest time of the Indians of the Yukon. Salmon furnishes food for them and their dogs. Without dried salmon they could not maintain their dog teams and without dog teams winter travel would be impossible. Anvik, 1913.

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