Engraving of Arctic Skin-Boats

ID: 95-20324

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Photographic print

Date: 1886

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives Information File Box 13 Folder Smithsonian Guide Books, 1886 (Brentano Bros.)

Close
Usage Conditions Apply
The Smithsonian Institution Archives welcomes personal and educational use of its collections unless otherwise noted. For commercial uses, please contact photos@si.edu.
Download IIIF ManifestRequest permissionsDownload image Print
 

Summary

Illustration (Fig. 111) in "A Handbook to the National Museum under the direction of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington" of Arctic skin-boats employed by the natives of the Alaskan coast. These boats were on display at the United States National Museum as part of the Department of Navigation.

Subject

  • United States National Museum
  • Arts and Industries Building

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

From "A Handbook to the National Museum under the direction of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington." New York: Brentano Brothers, 1886. Page 76

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives Information File Box 13 Folder Smithsonian Guide Books, 1886 (Brentano Bros.)

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1886

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Boats and boating
  • Exhibitions
  • Visitor's Guide
  • Comparative Technology Section (USNM)
  • United States National Museum
  • Arctic

Place

Alaska

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Group, candid

ID Number

95-20324

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Group, candid; Medium: Photographic print

Full Record

View Full Record