Alaska and Western Canada Collection at University of Washington Libraries

Dobbs, B. B. (n.d.) Eskimo in a umiak, or skin-covered boat, on ice floe with whale catch, Bering Straits. Order no. AWC1580.

The Alaska Western Canada and United States collection is a digital collection of historic photographs documenting the geographic area of Alaska, Western United States and the Canadian provinces of Yukon Territory and British Columbia. The collection features images of the Oregon, Idaho, and areas of interest in Alaska and the Yukon Territory relating to the Gold Rush of 1898-1900. Included also are images of mining activities, street scenes, Eskimo and Native Americans of the region, hunting and fishing, transportation, and World War II installations.