Photographs of Robben Island, Kamchatka (Mt. Velienchinski, Petropavlovsk), Bering Island (sledge dogs, fur-seal drives and rookeries) and Copper Island
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PrintThese black and white photographs mounted on board pertain to Stejneger's extensive study of the fur seals of the North Pacific-Bering Sea. Many of the photographs are dated July or August of 1896. Depicted in these photographs are fur seals, fur seal drives, geographic features, villages, sled dogs, and people. Locations depicted include Robben Island, Kamchatka (Mt. Velienchinski, Petropavlovsk), Bering Island, officially called Ostrov Beringa (North and South Rookery, and Copper Island, officially called Ostrov Mednyy (Glinka and Karabelni). Some or all of these images may be published.
1896
Jun 30, 1896
Jul 31, 1896
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SIA RU007074
Leonhard Stejneger Papers, 1753, 1867-1943
47 black-and-white photographs
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Box 28 Folders 1-6