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1983.10.13161
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Angokwakzhuk and family, Nome, Alaska, 1905
Order an ImageIn this 1905 photo, the Inupiat carver Angokwakzhuk (known as Happy Jack) stands next to his wife, Assongoyi, and daughter, Rose Ann Omelak, near a wooden building in Nome, Alaska. All three wear traditional fur parkas with fur-rimmed hoods.
During the Nome gold rush, in the early years of the 20th century, Frank H. Nowell, a Seattle photographer, spent several years in Alaska. He took many photographs of the Nome region and its native inhabitants and sold the photos to tourists, miners, and others.
Webster & Stevens number: 7597
Caption information source: "Angokwakzhuk carving," by Deanna Paniataaq Kingston, https://americanindian.si.edu/static/exhibitions/infinityofnations/arctic-subarctic/053086.html, retrieved 11/24/2021.
During the Nome gold rush, in the early years of the 20th century, Frank H. Nowell, a Seattle photographer, spent several years in Alaska. He took many photographs of the Nome region and its native inhabitants and sold the photos to tourists, miners, and others.
Webster & Stevens number: 7597
Caption information source: "Angokwakzhuk carving," by Deanna Paniataaq Kingston, https://americanindian.si.edu/static/exhibitions/infinityofnations/arctic-subarctic/053086.html, retrieved 11/24/2021.
ID Number: 1983.10.13161
Date: 1905
Creator(s):
Nowell, Frank H., 1864-1950, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 negative : glass, b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Credit: MOHAI, PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, 1983.10.13161
Copyright: No Known Copyright
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