Eskimos in umiaks alongside the GEO. W. ELDER, Plover Bay, Siberia, July 1899., Taken on 1 July 1899

From album entitled: a souvenir of the harriman alaska expedition, may - august, 1899. Volume ii, cook inlet to bering strait and the return voyage, leaf 157, left. Umiaks were boats made of walrus skins stretched over wooden frames. Caption on image: eskimos in umiaks, plover bay, siberia photograph taken by w. B. Devereux, mining engineer, member of the 1899 harriman expedition. Subjects (lctgm): yuit eskimos--clothing & dress--russia--plover bay; leather garments--russia (federation)--plover bay; fur garments; steamboats--russia--siberia subjects (lcsh): harriman alaska expedition (1899); george w. Elder (steamship); yuit eskimos--boats--russia (federation)--plover bay; parkas--russia (federation)--plover bay; plover bay (russia). Date: Taken on 1 July 1899. Medium: silver. Depicted Place: Russia, Siberia, Plover Bay. Collection: University of Washington.