Northwest History. Aviation 8. Business & Business Conditions, United States.

Eskimos Miss Hard Times. ESKIMOS MISS HARD TIMES. ANCHORAGE, Alaska, April 13. (/P) —Having flown 500 miles from Tununak, A. M. Sprungcr, virtual but uncrowned "king" of Nelson island, was here today telling of the one spot and the one industry that knows no depression. He said his "s...

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Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1935
Subjects:
Eskimos
Anchorage
Alaska
Tununak
A. M. Sprunger
"king" of Nelson island
depression
barren mountainous island
hand-woven baskets
Northwest
Pacific > History > 20th century
Aviation
Nelson Island
Pacific
eskimo*
Online Access:http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/86209
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Summary:Eskimos Miss Hard Times. ESKIMOS MISS HARD TIMES. ANCHORAGE, Alaska, April 13. (/P) —Having flown 500 miles from Tununak, A. M. Sprungcr, virtual but uncrowned "king" of Nelson island, was here today telling of the one spot and the one industry that knows no depression. He said his "subjects," the 500 Eskimo residents of the barren mountainous island, are unable to keep up with the demand for their hand-woven baskets.

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