Informal carte-de-visite photographs probably created by James L. Cotter documenting Inuit people and dwellings probably in the vicinity of the eastern coast of Hudson Bay or Belcher Islands, Canada, ca. 1867-1870. Images documenting the traditional ...
Description:
James L. Cotter worked in various capacities from clerk to chief factor for the Hudson's Bay Company, 1857-1888.
Subject (Geographic):
Hudson Bay, Canada, and Hudson Bay.
Subject (Name):
Cotter, James L., 1839-1889. and Smith, R., photographer.
Subject (Topic):
Inuit, Clothing, Indian architecture, and Indians of North America
The photographs show the Holy Cross Mission on the Yukon River, including Inuit children and the Sisters of St. Anne; Inuit people not necessarily connected with the mission; a totem pole; dog sleds and dogs; men presumably part of Hubbard's expediton...
Description:
Father Hubbard, a Jesuit priest and head of the geology department of Santa Clara University, made annual trips to Alaska beginning in 1927. Called the "Glacier Priest," Hubbard was an avid explorer of Alaska's wilderness, including active volcanos. H...
Subject (Geographic):
Alaska, Yukon River (Yukon and Alaska), and Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska)
Subject (Name):
Hubbard, Bernard Rosecrans, 1888-1962, Hubbard, Bernard Rosecrans, 1888-1962., Holy Cross Mission (Yukon River, Yukon and Alaska), Sisters of St. Anne, and Polar Bear (Ship)
Subject (Topic):
Missions, Inuit, Inuit children, Eskimos, and Sled dogs
