Circumpolar Navigator

Arctic Heritage Library

USS Belvedere

View 3 of 50712. 50712 Ice; Ice floe; Ship, Belvedere; Ship, in ice; For narrative reference see also, “Arctic exploration and development,” pages 508 & 513.

USS Belvedere Snow house at stern

View 2 of 50712. 50712 Habitation, snow house; Ice; Ice floe; Ship, Belvedere; Ship, in ice; For narrative reference see also, “Arctic exploration and development,” pages 508 & 513.

Belvedere in ice with snowhouse near bow

50713 Habitation, snowhouse; Ice; Ice floe; Individuals, male; Ship, Belvedere; Ship, in ice; For narrative reference see also “Arctic exploration and development,” pages 508 & 513.

USS Bear and SS Corwin negotiating ice floes

U.S.S. Bear and S.S. Corwin Roadstrad, Nome, Alaska Lomen Bros. Nome #996 Ice; Ice floe; Individual, male; Ship, U.S.S. Bear; Ship, S.S. Corwin; Photographer, Lomen Brothers; U. S. Reindeer-breeding reconnaissance expedition; Yukon; See also glass plate negative #208. For date verification, see “Arctic exploration and development,” p. 405.

USS Bear and SS Corwin negotiating ice floes

U.S.S. Bear and S.S. Corwin Roadstrad, Nome, Alaska Lomen Bros. Nome #996 Ice; Ice floe; Individual, male; Ship, U.S.S. Bear; Ship, S.S. Corwin; Photographer, Lomen Brothers; U.S. Reindeer-breeding reconnaissance expedition; Yukon; See also glass plate negative #208. For date verification, see “Arctic exploration and development,” p. 405.

Hunting equipment

Hunting, bow and arrow, bow case, harpoon [?], quiver, spear [?]; Skins; Tools

Shoreline marker/beacon

Barrel; Beacon; Canadian Arctic Expedition (?); Clothing, parka; Individual, male; Marker; Shoreline; Summer; Possibly a beacon of stones and a barrel to alert passing ships as to location of inhabitants

Caches built on rocks

Cache; Canadian Arctic Expedition (?); Hunting; Mackenzie District [?]; Pelt; Shoreline; Skins; Sled; Summer; Trap, animal