Cabins and mining activities near Nome, ca 1905 (MOHAI 7266)
By 1901, many of Alaska's small scale mining operations had been replaced by large industrial mining companies. Miners lived in camps near the mining operations. This B.B. Dobbs photo shows cabins and mining ac... More
Dogsled owned by a Alaskan mail carrier, ca 1905 (MOHAI 7308)
By 1901, mail was delivered along the entire length of the Yukon River. In winter, dogsleds delivered first class mail to Nome once a month. Magazines and newspapers had to wait for the river steamers which ran... More
Dredge at Solomon River, Alaska, ca 1900 (MOHAI 7350)
By 1901, many of Alaska's small scale mining operations had been replaced by large industrial mining companies. Many of these companies used large steam-powered dredges to scoop up the gravel from creekbeds. Th... More
Father and son dredging for gold in the Bering Sea, ca 1904 (MOHAI 720...
The discovery of gold in the beach sands at Nome, Alaska, inspired people to dredge for offshore gold in the Bering Sea. Captain Henry S. Finch, Sr. and his son, Captain Henry S. Finch, Jr. spent the winter of ... More
Landing sheep at Nome for Carstens Brothers & Dashley, ca 1900 (MOHAI ...
There is no harbor at Nome, Alaska, and when the Nome gold rush started in 1899, there wasn't even a city. It was a challenge for ships to bring in passengers and supply the new town with food and fuel. Vessels... More
Loading passengers for steamer "St Paul," ca 1903 (MOHAI 7349)
There is no harbor at Nome, Alaska, and when the Nome gold rush started in 1899, there wasn't even a city. Even as the settlement grew, it was challenging for passengers to arrive or leave by sea. Vessels ancho... More
Nome wharf from Barrack Square, 1905 (MOHAI 7355)
Around 1905, the city of Nome built a wharf for loading and unloading passengers and freight. In this 1905 photo by B.B. Dobbs, the wharf (background) appears to be under construction. The beach is filled with ... More
St Michael, Alaska, ca 1900 (MOHAI 7354)
The town of St. Michael, Alaska, is 124 miles southeast of Nome and around 85 miles from the mouth of the Yukon River. It was settled by Russian fur traders in 1835. In 1898 and 1899, Klondike gold seekers who ... More
Steamship office and drug store in Nome, Alaska, ca 1903 (MOHAI 7306)
By late fall 1899, reports of gold strikes at Nome gained enough credibility to draw gold seekers from Dawson. Some 2,500 people left Dawson for Nome, traveling by river or trail. Once the word was out in Seatt... More
Three men and a rocker in the Nome gold fields, ca 1905 (MOHAI 7227)
Many gold miners used rockers (also called cradles) to remove gold from pay dirt. They shoveled the dirt and gravel into a tray at the top of the rocker, and they shook the rocker back and forth as they poured ... More
Two miners weighing gold in cabin, ca 1900 (MOHAI 7210)
The last stage in the mining process was called the cleanup. After the last of the gold was washed from the pay dirt, the miners weighed it to see how much gold they had gotten. This photo shows two miners weig... More
Women in costume at party, ca 1905 (MOHAI 7320)
Women made up ten percent of Nome's population in 1900. This photo, taken at a party in Nome sometime between 1902 and 1908, has been identified as women having a pajama party, though none of the women is ident... More
Inuit Woman 1907 Crisco edit 2
Photograph of Nowadluk/Nowadlook (Nora) Ootenna wearing a parka with a fur-lined hood. Ootenna was an Inupiat woman who was a popular subject for Alaskan photographers around the time - [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]... More
Acutan Volcano, Alaska, between 1900 and 1910 (AL+CA 5801)
Caption on image: Acutan Volcano. A5. Dobbs Photo. PH Coll 413.Album 12.10d Subjects (LCTGM): Volcanoes--Alaska; Mountains--Alaska Subjects (LCSH): Akutan Peak (Alaska)
Alaska's largest gold nugget, Nome, 1903-1907 (AL+CA 6119)
Caption on photo: Actual size of Alaska's largest nugget. Found by Pioneer Mining Co. on No. 5 bench off Discovery Anvil. Wt 182 oz. Value $3276.00 Nome Sep [sic] 8, 03. Original negative created by B.B. Dobbs... More
Arrangement of pressed wildflowers, Nome, Alaska, between 1903 and 190...
Caption on photo: Northwestern Alaska wildflowers. Original negative created by B.B. Dobbs. Printed by Lomen Bros. with added Lomen Bros. Studio signature PH Coll 328.560 Subjects (LCTGM): Wildflowers--Alask... More
Arrival of the first mail in Nome by the steamer Corwin with men stand...
Caption on photo: Arrival of the first mail in Nome by Str. Corwin, May 30th 06. PH Coll 1240.50 Subjects (LCTGM): Postal service--Alaska--Nome; ; Beaches--Alaska--Nome
Bay with buildings in distance, Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska (AL+CA 24...
Caption in album: Cape Prince of Wales. PH Coll 323.44b Beverly Bennett Dobbs was born in 1868 near Marshall, Missouri. In 1888 Dobbs moved to Bellingham, Washington and operated a photography studio there f... More
Bering Sea after a storm, 1903-1907 (AL+CA 4312)
PH Coll 788.78 Subjects (LCTGM): Seas Subjects (LCSH): Bering Sea
Bering Sea after a storm, Nome, Alaska, between 1900 and 1910 (AL+CA 6...
Caption on image: Behring Sea after a storm at Nome - Dobbs. #836 PH Coll 413.Album 11.7 Subjects (LCTGM): Seas Subjects (LCSH): Bering Sea
Bering Sea after a storm, Nome, Alaska, between 1906 and 1913 (AL+CA 7...
Caption on photo: Behring Sea, after a storm at Nome. Dobbs 836 PH Coll 1213.88 Subjects (LCTGM): Seas Subjects (LCSH): Bering Sea
Bering Sea waves breaking over deck of ship off Nome, Alaska, between ...
Caption on image: Rough weather in Bering Sea near Nome. Dobbs. PH Coll 413.Album 12.6a Subjects (LCTGM): Decks (Ships); Seas Subjects (LCSH): Water waves--Alaska; Decks (Naval architecture)--Alaska; Bering Sea
Bird's-eye view of Cleary Creek, Alaska, 1903-1907 (AL+CA 4318)
PH Coll 788.63 Subjects (LCTGM): Streams--Alaska Subjects (LCSH): Cleary Creek (Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska)
Bird's-eye view of Dutch Harbor, Alaska, between 1901 and 1911 (AL+CA ...
Caption on image: Dutch Harbor. Dobbs Photo. 47. PH Coll 323.37 Beverly Bennett Dobbs was born in 1868 near Marshall, Missouri. In 1888 Dobbs moved to Bellingham, Washington and operated a photography studio... More
Bird's-eye view of Nome, Alaska and the sandspit with encampments, bet...
Caption on image: Birds eye view of Nome. Dobbs. PH Coll 323.31 Beverly Bennett Dobbs was born in 1868 near Marshall, Missouri. In 1888 Dobbs moved to Bellingham, Washington and operated a photography studio... More
Bob Griffith with two men and mail-carrier dogsled next to snow drifts...
Caption on photograph: Bob Griffis [sic] U.S. Mail carrier one mile in front of Nome, Bering Sea, Alaska. PH Coll 1240.63 Subjects (LCTGM): Postal service--Alaska; Dog teams--Alaska; Mail sleds--Alaska; Sleds... More
Boys' basketball team, Alaska, between 1900 and 1912 (AL+CA 7259)
PH Coll 323.68 Subjects (LCTGM): Basketball players--Alaska; Group portraits Subjects (LCSH): Basketball teams--Alaska; Baketball uniforms--Alaska; Basketballs--Alaska
Canada Building, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific-Exposition, Seattle, Washington,...
Beverly Bennett Dobbs was born in 1868 near Marshall, Missouri. In 1888 Dobbs moved to Bellingham, Washington and operated a photography studio there for 12 years. In 1900 Dobbs moved to Nome, Alaska and conti... More
Cape Prince of Wales Eskimos and reindeer hauling sleds of reindeer me...
Caption on image: Cape Prince of Wales Eskimo hauling reindeer meat to Nome market. Dobbs photo. PH Coll 788.26 (See also PH Coll 1240.79) Beverly Bennett Dobbs was born in 1868 near Marshall, Missouri. In ... More
Cape Prince of Wales Eskimos and reindeer with sleds of reindeer meat ...
Caption on photograph: Cape Prince of Wales Eskimo hauling reindeer meat to Nome market. PH Coll 1240.78 Subjects (LCTGM): Eskimos--Subsistence activities--Alaska; ; Eskimos--Clothing & dress--Alaska; ; Alaska... More
Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, as seen from the water, between 1901 and...
Caption in album: Cape Prince of Wales. PH Coll 323.44a Beverly Bennett Dobbs was born in 1868 near Marshall, Missouri. In 1888 Dobbs moved to Bellingham, Washington and operated a photography studio there f... More
Cascades in front of Agriculture and Foreign Buildings, Alaska-Yukon-P...
Beverly Bennett Dobbs was born in 1868 near Marshall, Missouri. In 1888 Dobbs moved to Bellingham, Washington and operated a photography studio there for 12 years. In 1900 Dobbs moved to Nome, Alaska and conti... More
Cascades looking towards the Geyser Basin, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific-Exposi...
Beverly Bennett Dobbs was born in 1868 near Marshall, Missouri. In 1888 Dobbs moved to Bellingham, Washington and operated a photography studio there for 12 years. In 1900 Dobbs moved to Nome, Alaska and conti... More
Chandelar Avenue, the US Government Building and Hawaii Building, Alas...
Beverly Bennett Dobbs was born in 1868 near Marshall, Missouri. In 1888 Dobbs moved to Bellingham, Washington and operated a photography studio there for 12 years. In 1900 Dobbs moved to Nome, Alaska and conti... More
Clothes hanging from an upturned umiak boat, Alaska, 1906 (AL+CA 2376)
Caption on image: Copyright 1906. By B.B. Dobbs. 802. PH Coll 788.21 Beverly Bennett Dobbs was born in 1868 near Marshall, Missouri. In 1888 Dobbs moved to Bellingham, Washington and operated a photography st... More
Colonel Ramsay's dogsled team in Third Annual All Alaska Sweepstakes, ...
Caption on image: Col Ramsay's Racing Team. 3rd Annual All Alaska Sweepstakes. Nome. Dobbs. PH Coll 413.Album 12.12d All Alaska Sweepstakes sled dog race started in 1908 and covered 402 miles from Nome to Can... More
Completed portion of ditch on the Nome River by Seward Ditch Company, ...
PH Coll 788.54 Subjects (LCTGM): Hydraulic facilities--Alaska Subjects (LCSH): Nome River (Alaska)
Court house, Nome, Alaska, between 1906 and 1916 (AL+CA 5858)
Caption on image: Nome Court House. E.M. Andrews Architect. Dobbs. PH Coll 413.Album 12.36c Subjects (LCTGM): Courthouses--Alaska--Nome; Wooden buildings--Alaska--Nome Subjects (LCSH): Nome (Alaska)--Building... More
Crane loading passengers for the SS SAINT PAUL, Sesnon Lighterage Comp...
Caption on image: Loading passengers for S.S.St. Paul Sesnon Lighterage Co. Nome. Dobbs. PH Coll 788.44 (See also PH Coll 1240.12) Beverly Bennett Dobbs was born in 1868 near Marshall, Missouri. In 1888 Dobb... More
Crew aboard the SS OHIO, Alaska, between 1900 and 1910 (AL+CA 6827)
SS Ohio was part of the Alaska Steamship Company and ran the Seattle-Nome route. Caption on image: Dobbs #153 PH Coll 413.Album 11.16 Subjects (LCTGM): Ships--Alaska; Sailors--Alaska Subjects (LCSH): Ohio (S... More
Cross-eyed Inuit woman with chin tattoo wearing fur parka with mittens...
Caption on image: Copyright 1903. By B.B. Dobbs. PH Coll 788.6 Beverly Bennett Dobbs was born in 1868 near Marshall, Missouri. In 1888 Dobbs moved to Bellingham, Washington and operated a photography studio... More
Crowd watching ski jumper at Dry Creek near Nome, Alaska (AL+CA 6539)
Nome's first ski club was organized in 1901. The ski area was the slope of Anvil Mountain, and had a natural ski jump on the course of Dry Creek. PH Coll 1240.61 Subjects (LCTGM): Ski jumping--Alaska--Dry Cr... More
Crowded barge docking at Nome waterfront, June 9, 1906 (AL+CA 6141)
The coastal waters were too shallow for large ships, so smaller skiffs and barges were used to lighter freight and passengers form the ships to shore. Caption on photo: Landing at Nome, Alaska. Original negati... More
Crowded scene on Front Street showing the Gold Belt Dance Hall and Mad...
PH Coll 323.51 Inupiaq Eskimos camped for centuries in the Nome area before Russia claimed Alaska as its own. In the 18th century, Russians established a settlement at St. Michael, 125 miles to the southeast. ... More
Damage to a dock due to ice floes, Nome, Alaska, January 1907 (AL+CA 6...
Caption on image: The ice jam destroys part of Nome dock. Jan. 1907 - Dobbs. PH Coll 413.Album 11.24 Subjects (LCTGM): Piers & wharves--Alaska--Nome Subjects (LCSH): Docks--Alaska--Nome
Decoration Day parade of soldiers on board-planked street (probably Fr...
PH Coll 1240.45 Subjects (LCTGM): Military parades & ceremonies--Alaska--Nome; Soldiers--Alaska--Nome; Stores & shops--Alaska--Nome; Wooden buildings--Alaska--Nome Subjects (LCSH): Memorial Day; Front Street (... More
Decoration Day parade of soldiers on board-planked street (probably Fr...
PH Coll 1240.46 Subjects (LCTGM): Military parades & ceremonies--Alaska--Nome; Soldiers--Alaska--Nome; Horses--Alaska--Nome; Stores & shops--Alaska--Nome; Wooden buildings--Alaska--Nome Subjects (LCSH): Memori... More
Diomede Islands as seen from a boat in the water, Alaska, between 1901...
Caption on image: Diomede Islands. Dobbs. PH Coll 788.74a Beverly Bennett Dobbs was born in 1868 near Marshall, Missouri. In 1888 Dobbs moved to Bellingham, Washington and operated a photography studio ther... More
Diomede Islands surrounded with ice floes, Alaska, between 1901 and 19...
Caption in album: Diomede Islands. PH Coll 323.43a Beverly Bennett Dobbs was born in 1868 near Marshall, Missouri. In 1888 Dobbs moved to Bellingham, Washington and operated a photography studio there for 12... More
Diomede Islands, Alaska, between 1900 and 1910 (AL+CA 6825)
Caption on image: Diomede Islands. Dobbs PH Coll 413.Album 11.13b Subjects (LCTGM): Islands--Alaska Subjects (LCSH): Diomede Islands (Alaska and Russia)
Distant view of pier with lighterage equipment surrounded by snow and ...
Caption on photo: Shortest day Nome Alaska Dec. 21st 05. PH Coll 1240.23 Subjects (LCTGM): Piers & wharves--Alaska--Nome Subjects (LCSH): Summer solstice; Sun
Dock in ruins because of ice pack, Nome, Alaska, January 1907 (AL+CA 6...
Caption on image: The effect of the ice pack Nome Dock Jan. 1907 - Dobbs. PH Coll 413.Album 11.22 Subjects (LCTGM): Piers & wharves--Alaska--Nome; Ice--Alaska--Nome
Dog sled team next to wreck of the steamboat SADIE in ice and snow, Ca...
Caption on image: Wreck of the Sadie. Cape York Alaska. Dobbs. 809. PH Coll 788.70 (See also PH Coll 1240.62) Beverly Bennett Dobbs was born in 1868 near Marshall, Missouri. In 1888 Dobbs moved to Bellingham... More
Dog team carrying United States mail, Alaska, between 1901 and 1911 (A...
Caption on image: U.S. Mail team PH Coll 323.57 (See also PH Coll 788.39) Subjects (LCTGM): Postal service--Alaska; Dog teams--Alaska; Mail sleds--Alaska; Sleds & sleighs--Alaska Subjects (LCSH): Dogsled mail-... More
Downed power lines in the snow, Nome, Alaska, between 1902 and 1912 (A...
Caption on image: Looking west from Snake River. Nome Alaska. PH Coll 788.30 Beverly Bennett Dobbs was born in 1868 near Marshall, Missouri. In 1888 Dobbs moved to Bellingham, Washington and operated a photo... More
Eskimo berry pickers, Nome, Alaska, between 1900 and 1907 (AL+CA 6356)
Original negative created by B.B. Dobbs (Dobbs 63). Cropped version in UW Dobbs collection. Printed by Lomen Bros. with added Lomen Bros. Studio signature and number. PH Coll 328.552 Subjects (LCTGM): Eskimos... More
Eskimo berry pickers, three women and one boy, standing in street with...
PH Coll 323.74 (See also PH Coll 788.8) Subjects (LCTGM): Eskimos--Subsistence activities--Alaska--Nome; ; Eskimos--Clothing & dress--Alaska--Nome; ; Alaska Natives--Subsistence activities--Alaska--Nome;; Alas... More
Eskimo boys skinning reindeer, Penny River, Alaska, between 1903 and 1...
PH Coll 323.84 (See also PH Coll 788.23) Subjects (LCTGM): Eskimos--Subsistence activities--Alaska; Boys--Alaska; Reindeer; Dead animals--Alaska Subjects (LCSH): Reindeer--Carcasses--Alaska--Penny River; Reind... More
Eskimo cache made of poles and blankets in Cape Douglas, Alaska, betwe...
Caption on photograph: Native cache - Cape Douglas Alaska. PH Coll 1240.80 Subjects (LCTGM): Caches--Alaska--Seward Peninsula; Eskimos--Structures--Alaska--Seward Peninsula; Alaska Natives--Structures--Alaska-... More
Eskimo camp on sand spit, Nome, Alaska, between 1901 and 1911 (AL+CA 2...
Caption on image: Eskimo Camp. Sand Spit. Nome. Dobbs. PH Coll 323.40 Beverly Bennett Dobbs was born in 1868 near Marshall, Missouri. In 1888 Dobbs moved to Bellingham, Washington and operated a photography ... More
Eskimo child standing on fur rug in the studio, Nome, Alaska, between ...
Original negative created by B.B. Dobbs. Printed by Lomen Bros. with added Lomen Bros. Studio signature and number. PH Coll 328.548 Subjects (LCTGM): Eskimos--Clothing & dress--Alaska--Nome; ; Alaska Natives--... More
Eskimo child wearing fur parka, Alaska, between 1898 and 1908 (AL+CA 2...
Caption on image: Dobbs. PH Coll 788.13 (See also PH Coll 323.104) Beverly Bennett Dobbs was born in 1868 near Marshall, Missouri. In 1888 Dobbs moved to Bellingham, Washington and operated a photography stu... More
Eskimo child wearing fur parka, Alaska, between 1900 and 1912 (AL+CA 7...
PH Coll 323.104 Subjects (LCTGM): Eskimos--Clothing & dress--Alaska;; Alaska Natives--Clothing & dress; ; Fur garments Subjects (LCSH): Eskimo children--Alaska; ; Alaska Native children; ; Parkas--Alaska
Eskimo children wearing fur parkas posed outside of a school, Cape Pri...
Caption on image: Native school. Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska. Dobbs. PH Coll 788.20 Beverly Bennett Dobbs was born in 1868 near Marshall, Missouri. In 1888 Dobbs moved to Bellingham, Washington and operated... More
Eskimo children, Nome, Alaska, between 1900 and 1912 (AL+CA 7266)
PH Coll 323.45c Subjects (LCTGM): Eskimos--Clothing & dress--Alaska--Nome; ; Alaska Natives--Clothing & dress--Alaska--Nome;; Fur garments; Braids (Hairdressing) Subjects (LCSH): Eskimo children--Alaska--Nome;... More
Eskimo children, Nome, Alaska, between 1901 and 1911 (AL+CA 45)
PH Coll 323.109 Subjects (LCTGM): Eskimos--Clothing & dress--Alaska--Nome;; Alaska Natives--Clothing & dress--Alaska--Nome; ; Fur garments; Group portraits Subjects (LCSH): Eskimo children--Alaska--Nome; ; Ala... More
Eskimo couple standing in front of tent shelter, Alaska, between 1898 ...
Caption on image: Dobbs PH Coll 413.Album 14.15 Subjects (LCTGM): Eskimos--Clothing & dress--Alaska;; Alaska Natives--Clothing & dress; ; Couples--Alaska; Tents--Alaska; Fur garments; Calico Subjects (LCSH): ... More
Eskimo family showing man, woman and child, Alaska, 1903 (AL+CA 4913)
Caption on image: Copyright 1903 by B.B. Dobbs 184 PH Coll 413.Album 14.8 Subjects (LCTGM): Families--Alaska; Eskimos--Clothing & dress--Alaska; Fur garments; Hand drums--Alaska; Group portraits Subjects (LCS... More
Eskimo girl named Minnie, Alaska, between 1901 and 1911 (AL+CA 43)
Caption on image: Minnie. Dobbs photo 46 PH Coll 323.105 Subjects (LCTGM): Eskimos--Clothing & dress--Alaska; ; Alaska Natives--Clothing & dress; ; Fur garments Subjects (LCSH): Girls--Alaska;; Eskimo children... More
Eskimo girls named Eged Lena and Keat Kona, wearing cotton dresses on ...
Caption on image: Eged Lena? Keat Kona?, Dobbs PH Coll 323.108 Subjects (LCTGM): Eskimos--Clothing & dress--Alaska--Nome; ; Alaska Natives--Clothing & dress--Alaska--Nome; ; Calico; Braids (Hairdressing) Subje... More
Eskimo graves set on pilings in tundra, Alaska, between 1901 and 1911 ...
Caption on mount: Indian grave PH Coll 323.77 Subjects (LCTGM): Scaffold burial--Alaska; ; Graves--Alaska; ; Eskimos--Structures--Alaska;; Alaska Natives--Structures;; Crosses Subjects (LCSH): Eskimos--Funeral... More
Eskimo herder with reindeer, Alaska, between 1900 and 1910 (AL+CA 5794...
Caption on image: Reindeer herder & Old Mission Reindeer. - Dobbs. PH Coll 413.Album 12.7b Subjects (LCTGM): Eskimos--Clothing & dress--Alaska; Alaska Natives--Clothing & dress;; Fur garments; Reindeer Subjec... More
Eskimo man in fur parka, Alaska, 1903 (AL+CA 4916)
Caption on image: Copyright 1903 by B.B. Dobbs 141 PH Coll 413.Album 14.54 Subjects (LCTGM): Eskimos--Clothing & dress--Alaska; Fur garments Subjects (LCSH): Parkas--Alaska
Eskimo man named Jack, Alaska, 1903 (AL+CA 4908)
Caption on image: Copyright 1903 B.B. Dobbs Photo 180. Handwritten on image: Happy Jack. PH Coll 413.Album 14.5 Subjects (LCTGM): Eskimos--Clothing & dress--Alaska; Fur garments Subjects (LCSH): Parkas--Alaska
Eskimo man wearing a skullcap, woman and child seated inside shelter a...
PH Coll 788.15 Beverly Bennett Dobbs was born in 1868 near Marshall, Missouri. In 1888 Dobbs moved to Bellingham, Washington and operated a photography studio there for 12 years. In 1900 Dobbs moved to Nome, A... More
Eskimo man wearing rain gear and holding model of umiak, Alaska, betwe...
PH Coll 323.83 Subjects (LCTGM): Eskimos--Clothing & dress--Alaska; ; Alaska Natives--Clothing & dress;; Leather garments Subjects (LCSH): Umiaks--Models--Alaska; ; Raincoats--Alaska
Eskimo man with labret seated cross-legged on the floor, and holding d...
A labret is a body piercing, usually below the bottom lip, above the chin. It was a symbol of status among coastal peoples. Probably Dobbs created this negative, due to composition and photographic style. Prin... More
Eskimo man with spear, Alaska, 1903 (AL+CA 4909)
Caption on image: Copyright 1903 by B.B. Dobbs - 156 PH Coll 413.Album 14.38 Subjects (LCTGM): Eskimos--Clothing & dress--Alaska; Fur garments; Spears Subjects (LCSH): Parkas--Alaska
Eskimo men hunting walrus with rifles, Alaska, between 1901 and 1911 (...
PH Coll 323.85 Subjects (LCTGM): Eskimos--Subsistence activities--Alaska; ; Alaska Natives--Subsistence activities; ; Eskimos--Clothing & dress--Alaska;; Alaska Natives--Clothing & dress;; Leather garments Sub... More
Eskimo mother and child, Alaska, between 1900 and 1912 (AL+CA 7265)
PH Coll 323.93 Subjects (LCTGM): Eskimos--Clothing & dress--Alaska; ; Alaska Natives--Clothing & dress;; Infants--Alaska; ; Fur garments; Tattoos; Body marking; Stools ; ; Subjects (LCSH): Eskimo women--Alas... More
Eskimo mother named Wegaruk, carrying sleeping baby on her back , Nome...
Original negative created by B.B. Dobbs (Dobbs 346). Printed by Lomen Bros. with added Lomen Bros. Studio signature and number. PH Coll 328.542 Subjects (LCTGM): Eskimos--Clothing & dress--Alaska--Nome; Fur ga... More
Eskimo mother wearing long fabric skirt and fur parka, standing with b...
Written on verso: Eskimo Madonna. Original negative created by B.B. Dobbs. Printed by Lomen Bros. with added Lomen Bros. Studio signature and number. PH Coll 328.545 Subjects (LCTGM): Eskimos--Clothing & dre... More
Eskimo reindeer driver with reindeer and sled, Nome, Alaska, between 1...
Caption on image: Eskimo reindeer driver. Nome, Alaska. Dobbs. PH Coll 788.19 Beverly Bennett Dobbs was born in 1868 near Marshall, Missouri. In 1888 Dobbs moved to Bellingham, Washington and operated a phot... More
Eskimo settlement with tents and umiaks (skin-covered boats) on land s...
PH Coll 323.71 Subjects (LCTGM): Settlements--Alaska; ; Eskimos--Structures--Alaska; ; Alaska Natives--Structures;; Tents--Alaska Subjects (LCSH): Eskimos--Boats--Alaska; ; Alaska Natives--Boats;; Umiaks--Alas... More
Eskimo village at Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, 1903-1907 (AL+CA 4314)
PH Coll 788.73 Subjects (LCTGM): Villages--Alaska; Dwellings--Alaska; Kennels--Alaska Subjects (LCSH): Eskimos--Structures--Alaska--Prince of Wales, Cape; Alaska Natives--Structures--Alaska--Prince of Wales, C... More
Eskimo village on the shore of Little Diomede Island, Alaska, between ...
Caption on image: - Little Diomede Island showing Eskimo Village - PH Coll 413.Album 11.13a Subjects (LCTGM): Villages--Diomede Islands (Alaska and Russia); ; Dwellings--Diomede Islands (Alaska and Russia) Su... More
Eskimo village, Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, between 1900 and 1910 (A...
Caption on image: Eskimo Village Cape Prince of Wales. - Dobbs. PH Coll 413.Album 12.8b Subjects (LCTGM): Villages--Alaska; ; Dwellings--Alaska;; Eskimos--Structures--Alaska; ; Alaska Natives--Structures;; Sl... More
Eskimo woman and child sitting next to umiak upturned on beach, Alaska...
PH Coll 323.72 Subjects (LCTGM): Families--Alaska Subjects (LCSH): Eskimo women--Alaska; ; Eskimo children--Alaska; ; Alaska Native women; ; Alaska Native children; ; Umiaks--Alaska; ; Eskimos--Boats--Alaska; ... More
Eskimo woman cooking on beach, Alaska, between 1901 and 1911 (AL+CA 35...
Caption on image: Dobbs Photo PH Coll 323.73 Subjects (LCTGM): Cooking utensils; Pots & pans; Kettles; Campfires; Outdoor cookery Subjects (LCSH): Eskimo women--Alaska; Alaska Native women; Dogs--Alaska
Eskimo woman ice fishing with poles and a pile of fish, Alaska, 1906 (...
Caption on image: Copyright 1906. By B.B. Dobbs. 648. PH Coll 788.18 (See also PH Coll 1240.83 Beverly Bennett Dobbs was born in 1868 near Marshall, Missouri. In 1888 Dobbs moved to Bellingham, Washington and... More
Eskimo woman in kuspuk, 1907 (AL+CA 7258)
PH Coll 323.89 Subjects (LCTGM): Eskimos--Clothing & dress--Alaska; Calico Subjects (LCSH): Eskimo women--Alaska
Eskimo woman known as Newarluk, Nome, Alaska, between 1900 and 1912 (A...
PH Coll 323.88 Subjects (LCTGM): Eskimos--Clothing & dress--Alaska--Nome; ; Alaska Natives--Clothing & dress--Alaska--Nome;; Fur garments Subjects (LCSH): Newarluk; ; Eskimo women--Alaska--Nome; ; Alaska Nativ... More
Eskimo woman named Wegaruk, carrying sleeping baby on her back, 1905 (...
Caption on image: Wegaruk, copyright 1905 by BB Dobbs, 346 PH323.94 (See also PH Coll 788.2) Subjects (LCTGM): Eskimos--Women--Alaska; Eskimos--Children--Alaska; Infants--Alaska; Children sleeping--Alaska; Esk... More
Eskimo woman Nowadluk (Nora) Ooteenn'a wearing printed cloth kuspuk, S...
Nowadluk was an Inupiat woman, born 1885, and subject of several photographs by various photographers in the area. Original negative created by B.B. Dobbs. Printed by Lomen Bros. with added Lomen Bros. Studio... More
Eskimo woman wearing dress and shawl standing on beach with child, car...
Caption on image: Dobbs PH Coll 323.97 Subjects (LCTGM): Eskimos--Clothing & dress--Alaska; ; Alaska Natives--Clothing & dress; ; Infants--Alaska; ; Children sleeping--Alaska; ; Shawls; Dresses; ; Families--Al... More
Eskimo woman with chin tattoo wearing fur parka carrying baby on her b...
Caption on image: Dobbs PH Coll 323.95 (See also PH Coll 788.7) Subjects (LCTGM): Eskimos--Clothing & dress--Alaska;; Alaska Natives--Clothing & dress;; Infants--Alaska;; Fur garments; Tattoos; Body marking Su... More
Eskimo woman with chin tattoo wearing fur parka, Nome, Alaska, 1903 (A...
Original negative created by B.B. Dobbs (Dobbs 186). Printed by Lomen Bros. with added Lomen Bros. Studio signature. PH Coll 328.538 Subjects (LCTGM): Eskimos--Clothing & dress--Alaska--Nome; ; Alaska Native... More
Eskimos from East Cape, Siberia in boat on Snake River, Nome, Alaska, ...
Caption on image: Eskimos from East Cape in Snake River, Nome, Alaska PH Coll 323.76 Subjects (LCTGM): Yuit Eskimos--Transportation--Alaska--Nome; ; Rivers--Alaska;; Wooden buildings--Alaska--Nome Subjects (LC... More
Eskimos from East Cape, Siberia in boat on the Snake River, Nome, Alas...
Caption on image: Dobbs. Eskimo from East Cape Siberia in Snake River Nome Alaska. PH Coll 413.Album 14.36 Also in PH Coll 323.15 Subjects (LCTGM): Yuit Eskimos--Transportation--Alaska--Nome;; Rivers--Alaska;... More
Eskimos sitting under a fish drying rack, Alaska, between 1901 and 191...
PH Coll 323.75 Subjects (LCTGM): Eskimos--Subsistence activities--Alaska; Alaska Natives--Subsistence activities; Fish drying--Alaska; Racks (Supporting devices); Eskimos--Clothing & dress--Alaska; Alaska Nati... More