Allan Crawford cutting snow blocks for the house being built by Lorne Knight
“Crawford with a block of snow he has just cut for the house being built by Knight.”–Caption from item. #330, “Allan Crawford, Lost Leader of the Wrangel Island Expedition of 1921, Building a Wall of Snow Blocks to Keep the Fierce Winds from Piercing the Thin Canvas Walls of Their Tents.”–Caption from typescript key.
Commander Allan Crawford takes possession of Wrangel Island
“‘Commander Crawford takes possession of Wrangel Island’”–Caption from item. #337, “Commander Allan Crawford, Lost Leader of the First Wrangel Island Expedition, Taking Possession of the Island in 1921.”–Caption from typescript key.
Frederick Maurer hard at work on Wrangel Island
“Maurer hard at work”–Caption from item. #338, “Frederick Maurer, of the Crawford Expedition, Hard at Work.”–Caption from typescript key.
“Pokes”, inflated seal skins used to store blubber
“The seal blubber was stored in pokes”–Caption from item. #325, “Allan Crawford and His Friends on Wrangel Island Were not Fortunate in Seal Hunting, but They Carefully Stored in “Pokes” All of the Precious Blubber They Could Obtain.”–Caption from typescript key.
“Pokes”, inflated seal skins used to store blubber
“Allan Crawford and his friends on Wrangle Island were not fortunate in seal hunting, but they carefully stored in ‘pokes’ all of the precious blubber they could obtain”–Caption from item.
Barrels on Wrangel Island, filled with seals’ fat, and inflated skin bags, called pokes
“Barrels filled with seals’ fat, and inflated skin bags.”–Caption from item. #325, “Allan Crawford and His Friends on Wrangel Island Were not Fortunate in Seal Hunting, but They Carefully Stored in “Pokes” All of the Precious Blubber They Could Obtain.”–Caption from typescript key.
Ada Blackjack, removing blubber from a seal skin
“Ada Blackjack removing blubber from a seal skin.”–Caption from item. #329, “Ada Blackjack, Sole Survivor of the Wrangel Island Expedition, cleaning a Seal Skin. Skins Are Valuable in the Arctic Not Only For Clothing, but Also When There is No Meat In The larder, For Food For The Husky Dogs.”–Caption from typescript key.
Ada Blackjack, sole survivor of the Wrangel Island expedition, cleaning a seal skin
“Ada Blackjack, sole survivor of the Wrangel Island Expedition, cleaning a seal skin. Skins are valuable in the Arctic not only for clothing, but also when there is no meat in the larder, for food for the husky dogs.”–Caption from item. #329, “Ada Blackjack, Sole Survivor of the Wrangel Island Expedition, cleaning a Seal Skin. […]
Frederick Maurer and Lorne Knight sawing firewood
“Sawing firewood – Maurer and probably Knight”–Caption from item. #332, “Men of the Crawford Expedition, Sawing Wood to Defeat the Cold During the Long Arctic Months of Darkness.”–Caption from typescript key.
Allan Crawford, Frederick Maurer, and Milton Galle setting out for the day’s hunt
“(From left to right) Crawford, Maurer and Galle setting out [for?] the day’s hunt”–Caption from item. #333, “Crawford, Maurer and Galle, Starting on a Hike. It Was These Three Men Who Started on That Last Fatal Expedition Across the Ice to the Coast of Siberia.”–Caption from typescript key.