Eskimo Sled, Harry George Collection Photo, 1910

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

143.322 Eskimo Sled, Harry George Collection

Name/Title

Eskimo Sled, Harry George Collection Photo, 1910

Entry/Object ID

143/322

Description

Eskimo Sled, Harry George Collection Photo, 1910 sepia. Photo of sled with ivory runners. Handwritten on back: "Correspondence, Vol. 1, pg. 76G 79D, W. H. Case Photo 1-n 1. Sled--$15.00 Runners made of ivory. Wooden pieces lashed on with rawhide, wood being pieces of beach wood. Made by natives on coast of extreme Northern Alaska or Siberia, doubtless where there was not natural growth of timber. Very old, and shows much use." (5402, 5905).

Collection

Harry L. George Collection, PHOTOGRAPHS

Made/Created

Date made

1910

Place

State/Province

Alaska

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Native American, Alaska Tribes, Eskimo, Sled, Clothing, George Collection

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: 6½" x 4¼"

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Dec 20, 2020