REFERENCE CODE: AkAMH

REPOSITORY NAME:
Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center
Bob and Evangeline Atwood Alaska Resource Center
625 C Street
Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone: 907-929-9235
Fax: 907-929-9233
Email: resourcecenter@anchoragemuseum.org

Guide prepared by: Sara Piasecki, Archivist

TITLE: George Harbeson, Jr., Photographs

COLLECTION NUMBER: B2017.010

OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION

Dates: 1974

Extent: 39 items

Language and Scripts: The collection is in English.

Name of creator(s): George Harbeson, Jr.

Administrative/Biographical History:
George Harbeson, Jr., was a teacher who taught in Selawik and other rural villages.

Scope and Content Description:
The collection consists of 18 black-and-white 35mm negatives, 3 color 35mm slides, and 18
black-and-white and color digital prints of photographs taken in December 1974 in Selawik.
The images show residents playing traditional Inupiaq games in the old armory building. For
more information, see Detailed Description of Collection.

Arrangement: Arranged by format.


CONDITIONS GOVERNING ACCESS AND USE

Restrictions on Access: The collection is open for research use.

Physical Access: Original items in good condition.


Technical Access: No special equipment is needed to access the materials. A light box may be
used to view transparencies.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use:
The Anchorage Museum is the owner of the materials and makes available reproductions for
research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the
Anchorage Museum before any reproduction use. The Anchorage Museum does not
necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission
for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.

Preferred Citation:
George Harbeson, Jr., Photographs, Anchorage Museum, B2017.010

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Acquisition and Appraisal Information
Donated by George Harbeson in June 2017.

Notes
Names of some individuals provided by donor.


SUBJECTS
Inupiat—Games—Alaska
Selawik (Alaska)

Detailed Description of the Collection

Negatives
 1 — [people gathered around heater and along walls in armory]
 2 — [two people playing arm pull, spectators sitting and standing in background. At AFN 2017, player at left identified as Jeffrey Ramoth, spectators identified as Ed Beyland and Bessie Beyland at left, Frank Starbuck seated center, Martha Ramoth seated smoking cigarette, Joe Ballot second from right]
 3 — [player on hands, possibly for high kick. At AFN 2017, spectators identified as Frank Skin at right, Jackie Snyder third right, Gilbert Smith fourth right, Charlie Kagak seated on floor second left]
 4 — [player on one open palm and one hand on knuckles with feet in air. At AFN 2017, spectator second from right identified as Larry Larkin]
 5 — [player doing headstand, third spectator from left identified as Murphy Cleveland, man and woman sitting in front of window as Jonas Ramoth and his wife. At AFN 2017, spectators identified as Ronnie Norell second left, Clayton Greist standing next to heater]
 6 — [two men playing Eskimo stick pull, two men holding rope, chalkboard with scores in background. At AFN 2017, player with back to camera identified as Murphy Cleveland, spectator seated on floor at right as Allen Ticket, Chester Ticket on floor to left of Allen]
 7 — [two men playing Eskimo stick pull, two men holding rope. At AFN 2017, player with back to camera identified as Murphy Cleveland, player opposite Cleveland as Albert Wood, spectator standing at far left as Theodore Mitchell]
 8 — [two men playing Eskimo stick pull, two men holding rope, George Harbeson in striped shirt, Albert Wood to Harbeson’s left, Murphy Cleveland with back to camera. At AFN 2017, spectator behind and right of Wood identified as Chester Ticket, Allen Ticket behind Cleveland’s left shoulder, Martha Ramoth and Jonas Ramoth seated in front of window, Clarence Ramoth on floor to right of Jonas, Gilbert Smith seated to right of Clarence]
 9 — [player placing matchstick while keeping toes behind line, Murphy Cleveland directly behind player, Lee Ballot 8 th left background, Tillie Henry standing next to window wearing headscarf, Chester Ticket and Allen Ticket behind player to right wearing hats. At AFN 2017, player identified as Fred Davis, spectator Joe Ballot wearing eyeglasses and reclining to right of Allen Ticket, Gilbert Smith far right]
10 — [player doing one-foot high kick. No print]
 11 — [elder Billy Neal seated in front of window, Alice Brown 3 rd left, Riley Knox 5 th left, Tillie Henry standing 3 rd right. At AFN 2017, identified as left to right Larry Larkin, Frank Skin, Lorena Clark, Kenneth Clark, Riley Knox, ?, Tillie Henry, Evelyn Ballot]
 12 — [two players with feet tied together playing foot game. At AFN 2017, spectators identified as Joe Ballot sitting on floor in front of Martha and Jonas Ramoth sitting in front of window]
 13 — [two players with backs to each other playing game]
14 — [player doing handstand on the line. No print]
 15 — [player toeing the line]
 16 — [men playing drop the bomb. At AFN 2017, Martha and Jonas Ramoth identified sitting in front of window]
17 — [one man sleeping in chair along wall, other spectators on either side. No print]
 18 — [Murphy Cleveland doing the seal hop or knuckle hop, Fred Davis in left foreground] Slides
 19 — Games, Selawik 1975 [Johnny Mitchell doing one-foot high kick with one foot on ground; print date Feb 75. At AFN 2017, spectator behind player’s knee identified as Murphy Cleveland, Jonas Ramoth to right of Cleveland, Delbert Mitchell seated in front of board at right]
 20 — Games, Selawik 1975 [man doing two-foot high kick, ball suspended in front of him, foot locker on ground; print date Feb 75]
 21 — Games, Selawik 1975 [two players doing arm pull; print date Feb 75] Guide updated: December 29, 2017