Photographs of Edward Schieffelin's Prospecting Trip in Alaska, 1883

Front cover of album.

[Portrait of Edward Schieffelin, 1882]

Steamer "New Racket" at the wharf of St. Michael, two hours before its departure for the Yukon River.

All the white men of San Michael and the Yukon River.

San Michael [Saint Michael].

Wharf and rear of San Michael [Saint Michael]. Indian camping grounds, while they are waiting for the arrival of Steamer "St. Paul," to assist unloading. June, 1884.

Rear view of San Michael [Saint Michael].

Upper Yukon Indians. Esquimaux [Eskimo]

The oldest Chamon [Shaman], or Medicine Man, in Northern sound

Nuchigak [Nushagak] chief.

Mission Indians.

Tananah Indian squaw returning from a hunt.

Keokuck [probably Koyukuk] Chamon [Shaman] or Medicine Man [Name is "Red Shirt"].

Ivan, Chief of the Tananah Indians.

Nuklakahyet [Nuklukahyet] Chief known as Sport; arm broken by a fall on the ice.

The Black Showman [Shaman?] of the Tananah

Sinate, Chief of Fort Yukon Indians

Indians cutting fire-wood for Steamer, two miles from Fort Yukon

The remains of Fort Yukon. Rev. Dr. Sims, Missionary. Harper, trader for the Alaska Com. Co.

Charlie, chief of what is known as Charlie's Band; 1600 miles up the Yukon River

Tananah Indians.

Rev. Dr. Sims preaching to the Indians at Fort Reliance, Aug. 18, 1883.

First appearance of winter--short days. View taken at 12 M. [midnight], 60 seconds exposure, rapid dry plates.

First appearance of winter--short days. View taken at 12 M. [midnight], 60 seconds exposure, rapid dry plates.

Winter. Ed. Schieffelin feeding his dogs.

Ed. Schieffelin starting on a prospecting tour.

Winter, Nuklakahyet [Nuklukayet].

Winter, Nuklakahyet [Nuklukayet].

Winter fish trap on the Yukon.

House constructed by the Schieffelin party at Nuklakyat [Nuklukayet], 950 miles above the mouth of the Yukon River.

Indian cemetery. Indians on snow shoes.

Steamer Yukon in a slough while the ice is passing down the river.

Spring. Steamers St. Michael, Yukon, and New Racket

Tananah Indians in canoes, as seen from a distance, coming down to trade at Nuklakahyet [Nuklukayet] in the spring.

Five minutes later [Variant of photograph 33].

Indians landed [Variant of photograph 34].

Steam launch built by Chas. [Charles] O. Farciot, 1000 miles above the mouth of the Yukon.

Nuklakahyet trading station.

Fort Yukon Indians.

Island of St. Paul.

In winter quarters after a trip of 2500 miles in Bydarkee [Bidarka], or Indian skin boat.

Portage of 150 miles, from the Behring [Bering] Sea across the mountains, to the Yukon River. Started from the Signal Service Office at San Michael Feb. 3, 36° below zero.

Traveling with dogs, without snow-shoes.

Fifty degrees below zero. The only photo ever taken on a trip of this kind.

Antwick [Anvik] trading station

House almost buried in the snow, only the roof appearing, the home of four families. Looking down the Yukon from the village of Antwick [Anvik].

Back cover of album.