Allakaket & Alatna: Images

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image thumbnail Miner's Banquet, Beaver City, Alaska. Title taken from caption. "11511 -- (11) The participants at this festive board were all members of one party, and the banquet was given by the leader of the party and his wife to show their appreciation of the building of the log cabin for winter quarters, which the united efforts of the band of willing workers had hastily brought to completion. In this region where the difficulties of transportation limit the food supply, a spread of such an elaborate character was a great treat to the miners. This spot is seventy-five miles north of Arctic City and was named by the party Beaver City." Stereographic Library Collection, ca. 1800-1910;
image thumbnail Miss Gretz, Miss Amelia Hill, and Rev. Chapman Photograph of Miss Gretz of Port Austin, Miss Amelia Hill of Allakaket and Rev. Henry Chapman of Anvik. Dr. Ernest A. Cook Photograph Collection
image thumbnail Moccasins Pair of smoked moosehide moccasins that show much wear; unplucked beaver fur trim at ankles and on tongues; ties of twisted blue and red wool; flower on vamp of each moccasin, daffodile? done in seed beads, black, yellow, three shades of green, orange, blue and red; sewing done with sinew and thread (dental floss?); tongues lined with printed cotton cloth; repaired by Poldine Carlo of Nulato. Each measures 32.7 cm long x 13.3 cm wide.<br><br>11/12/2009: According to Elders, these most likely were made by Sarah Simon who was known for putting green leaves and a bright flower at the toe of the vamp. She also typically made ankle ties of wool, such as on these. AJL! Ethnology;
image thumbnail Oscar Nictune with Cal, Jeff and Sandra in the background. Title by indexer. Description from cataloger's notes. Oscar Nictune with Cal, Jeff and Sandra in the background. Taken in November in 1980 in Allakaket. Photographer unknown. Photo is captioned at bottom: "Oscar Nictune Sr. Nov. 1980". At right: "Cal, Jeff", and above that: "Sandra". Bertha Moses Collection;
image thumbnail Oscar Nictune's parents. Title by indexer. Description from cataloger's notes. Oscar Nictune's parents, Peter Nictune (Niuqtuun) and his wife Tikichuaq. Hidden behind them is Frank Tobuk's house. On the right behind them is Johnny Edward's houses. Photo taken in Alatna by Wallace Nictune in the early 1940's. Bertha Moses Collection;
image thumbnail Playing music in the Allakaket Community Hall. Title by indexer. Description from cataloger's notes. Johnson Moses and Steven Bergman, Edward Bergman's son and Johnson's nephew, play music for dancing in the Allakaket Community Hall. Taken between 1975 and 1980 by a student at the Allakaket school. Bertha Moses Collection;
image thumbnail Removing fish from the fish trap. Title by indexer. Description from cataloger's notes. Same location as photo 10. Lindbergh Bergman and William Koyukuk are removing fish from the fish trap. Photo by Johnson Moses in September, 1948. Bertha Moses Collection;
image thumbnail Rudy and Ross Moses in Allakaket. Title by indexer. Description from cataloger's notes. Rudy and Ross Moses in Allakaket in 1964 or 1965. Bertha would pull them behind her on the sled while packing her daughter Brenda. Photo taken in March or April by Bertha Moses. Bertha Moses Collection;
image thumbnail School at Allakaket Photograph of the Allakaket schoolhouse and students. Dr. Ernest A. Cook Photograph Collection
image thumbnail Smallpox patient at St. John's Mission Photograph of the inside of a tent, with a smallpox patient at the Saint John's Mission in Allakaket, Alaska. Visible in this ward are two pitchers, one on a stove, presumably for heating water, some hand towels above the patients head, on a shelf at the back of the tent are cups and glasses and what may be a bottle of medicine. Walter and Lillian Phillips Photograph Collection
image thumbnail St. John's in the Wilderness with ten feet of snow Winter of 1919-1920, with nearly nearly ten feet of snow up to Easter Day. Walter and Lillian Phillips Photograph Collection
image thumbnail St. John's. Title taken from caption on Album. "St. John's-in-the-Wilderness residence". Frederick B. Drane Collection
image thumbnail Starting out for caribou, Beaver City, Alaska Title taken from caption. "11502 -- (12) The interior of Alaska is generally well-timbered, and there are large tracts of good grazing country. In these conditions we are not surprised to find considerable large game. There are several varieties of bear, moose, caribou, wolves, and many fur-bearing animals; and, in certain portions the silver and black fox abound more plentiful than in any other country in the world.The caribou, which is a species of reindeer, are found in Northern Alaska, where they rove in immense herds from the Arctic Ocean to the valley of the Yukon, and in some localities range a considerable distance south of that stream. In this view we have a representation of a party of prospectors encased in their Arctic attire, with sleds loaded, ready to start on a ten days' hunt for caribou.Hunting the caribou is a rare sport, and whenever a large herd is encountered, the hunters are usually able to bring down a half-dozen or more with their unerring rifles, and thus provide their camps with an abundant supply of choice fresh meat.The hunters travel on snowshoes whenever the beaten paths are abandoned.""John P. Clum, U.S.P.O. Inspector and Lecturer"Copyright, 1900, by B. L. Singley Stereographic Library Collection, ca. 1800-1910;
image thumbnail Summer view of St. John's in the Wilderness Saint John's in the Wilderness Mission, in Allakaket, Alaska, as seen in summer. Walter and Lillian Phillips Photograph Collection
image thumbnail Tiluq (Dinook) Tobuk and her twins. Title by indexer. Description from cataloger's notes. Tiluq (Dinook) Tobuk and her twins, Bertha and Rhea. Taken Allakaket, probably by the missionaries. Date unknown but early in 20th century. Bertha Moses Collection;
image thumbnail Tommy Wright. Title by indexer. Description from cataloger's notes. Tommy Wright, Billy Bergman's brother. Taken at Allakaket probably before 1920 by an unknown photographer. Bertha Moses Collection;
image thumbnail Upper end of Allakaket village showing wooden sidewalk. Title by indexer. Description from cataloger's notes. Scene in the upper end of Allakaket village showing wooden sidewalk. From right to left the houses belong to Edward Bergman, Ceza Bergman, and Lindbergh Bergman. This large house at the end belonged to Wilfred Evans. Taken in midsummer, probably in the late 1960s by Johnson Moses. Bertha Moses Collection;
image thumbnail Weekly bath at the Mission A room full of boys taking baths in wash tubs, with the water heating system behind, at the St. John's Mission in Allakaket, Alaska. Walter and Lillian Phillips Photograph Collection
image thumbnail Will Campbell, the Only white Boy on the Allenkaket River, Alaska Title taken from caption. "11555 -- (6) Judging from his suit and hood of fur and his team of dogs, we might mistake the boy in this picture for an Esquimau. In 1898, at the time of the great rush for gold, he was the only white boy on the Allenkaket River in Alaska. He is delighted with his team of six young dogs and no doubt enjoys many a long ride with them over the snow. For practical use, a team usually consists of ten or twenty dogs and is a mixture of Esquimaux dogs and dogs from the coast. The team is guided by call, a line is never used. The dogs are easily taken care of and are especially suited to the needs of the miners of that region. After a hard day's work they are fed a piece of dried dog salmon and then burying themselves in the snow, leaving only their noses stick out, they go to sleep for the night. Being very docile and sagacious, the young dogs are much enjoyed by the children as pets. These dogs were indispensable to the Yukoners in pushing their way into the interior of Alaska."Copyright, 1909, by Keystone View Company Stereographic Library Collection, ca. 1800-1910;

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