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The Anchorage Museum archives include historic photographs and print materials covering a broad range of topics related to Alaska and the Circumpolar North. Some materials are available online, while others are available for detailed research on site at the Bob and Evangeline Atwood Alaska Resource Center.
B2014.002.1369
S0351. Eskimo whaling, Alaska. Stripping the blubber. Pana-Vue Slide
Keywords: hunting, food
Collection: B2014.002
B1996.009.20full
He carves out the blubber, saves the blood and the old woman care for these. The most valuable part of course is
Collection: B1996.009 McBride Collection
B2022.005.163
[Two Indigenous Alaskan men working outside with wire and large piece of seal blubber midwinter]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Men, Outside, Midwinter, Snow, Wire, Seal Blubber, Seal Fat, Fat, Blubber, Food
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1990.014.004.15307
15307 Gambel. St. Lawrence Isl. Yupik Eskimo Strip "Muktuk" (Skin & Blubber) From Whale.
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.4
B2022.005.117
[Group of Indigenous Alaskan women standing around large piece of blubber (likely seal), midwinter. Building in background]
Keywords: Indigenous, BIPOC, Alaska, Alaskan, Women, Woman, Elder, Group, Marine mammal, Blubber, Skin, Harvest, Seal, Winter, Snow, Outside, Landscape, Building, House, Structure, Box, Oil drum, Fence, Parka, Boots, Clothing, Outerwear, Footwear
Collection: B2022.005 Amidon
B1989.016.1457
46. Eating whale blubber. Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage, Alaska [small boy eating muktuk. copy neg]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2016.004.341
Harvesting whale blubber and baleen, Barrow, Alaska [people cutting whale on ice edge; print date Jun 81]
Keywords: hunting
Collection: B2016.004
B1985.027.2446
[from verso:] Eskimos - hunting; James Leveque, Wien Alaska Airlines [man, woman, and child removing blubber from beluga whale; woman using ulu, beach]
Collection: B1985.027 Wien Collection
B1970.028.173
A modern whaling station in the Aleutians. Now taken over by the Army. This was a Norwegian whaling station. Not active. [Men carve whale blubber in front of commercial processing facility]
Collection: B1970.028 Eide
B1997.019.23full
stones around their necks. One cuts a hole in the whales stomach, gets in and cuts away enough blubber and meat so others may get in to help carve and throw the meat to the women
Collection: B1997.019 Wright Collection