Iñupiaq men in qayaqs, Noatak, Alaska, circa 1929. Edward S. Curtis Collection, Library of Congress Digital Collections.
Crossing the Chilkoot Pass, circa 1898. Courtesy Candy Waugaman and Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park.
The Gold Rush boomtown of Nome on the Seward Peninsula, 1900. Courtesy of U.S. Geological Survey Photographic Library.
Kipnuk and Kwigillingok, two of the hardest hit communities from the recent Typhoon Halong, are pictured in a wealth of historical photos in Alaska’s Digital Archives showing the beautiful, strong people of those communities and their traditions, like seal and walrus hunting. Make a gift to support the descendants of those in these photos as they are relocated to mass shelters in Anchorage and figure out the next steps in their lives. Houses in both communities have been deemed unlivable.
Make a gift: www.bit.ly/alaskarelief
Photo 1: Seal camp, Kwigillingok. UAF-1997-108-266, George A. Morlander Photographs, Archives, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Photo 2: Photo: Fishing in Kipnuk. UAF-1997-108-564, George A. Morlander Photographs, Archives, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Photo 3: Kipnuk children. UAF-1997-108-569, George A. Morlander Photographs, Archives, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Photo 4: Native Alaskans in front of a home. UAF-1997-108-854, George A. Morlander Photographs, Archives, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
