The Pribilof Islands

Title
The Pribilof Islands
LC Subject
Aleuts Arctic fox Lemmings Sandpipers Northern fur seal Humpback whale Whaling Auks
Photographer
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953 Finley, Irene
Description
Includes footage of the Westward, Native Alaskan children and a whale hunt. Includes title panels: "The bidarrah or ferry-boat at St. Paul"; "Santa Claus"; "The haunts of the blue fox"; "The lemming of the north"; "A Bering Sea beach, home of the fur seals"; "A stranger on the Pribilofs" [a bear cub]; "Farewell to the Pribilofs -- we go a-whaling"; and "On the trail of Jonah."
Work Type
motion pictures (visual works) 35mm (photographic film size)
Location
Pribilof Islands >> Aleutians West Census Area >> Alaska >> United States
Date
1930
Identifier
finley-pribilofislands
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Local Collection Name
William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946 (MSS Finley)
Type
Moving Image
Format
video/mp4
Set
Reuniting Finley and Bohlman OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
Primary Set
Reuniting Finley and Bohlman
Institution
Oregon State University
Common Names
Crested Auklet Least Auklet Parakeet Auklet Pribilof sandpiper
Note
Digitized from film reels held in the William L. Finley Papers, Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries.