Etah man in kayak on open water; ice visible on edges of image.
Historical note:
Etah, abandoned village in NW Greenland, on Smith Sound, opposite Ellesmere Island. The Eskimo tribe discovered there by John Ross in 1818 is known as the Polar Eskimo and was studied by R. E. Peary, D. B. MacMillan, and Knud Rasmussen. Etah was frequently used as a base for arctic expeditions.Author/Creator
National Museums of Canada (photographer)
Open Access
Yes
Primary Source
Yes
Publication Date
1928-08-02
Credit
University of Saskatchewan Archives, Institute for Northern Studies fonds, INS-557 (INS Photos 422-600); records from Our Legacy site, http://scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy
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Resource Type
Images -- Photographs
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Image
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