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| Keywords: Indians poling canoe up Dyea River, Alaska, 1897 (LAROCHE 306).jpeg Photograph Creator Frank La Roche Caption on image Indians poling canoe up Dyea River c1897 Indians poling canoe up Dyea River These are w Metlakatla Alaska Metlakahtla Indians from the mission schools that are four hundred miles below They have in transit a knock-down boat the bow of which is a conspicuous feature They receive two hundred dollars for taking two such boats from the head of canoe navigation to the summit of Chilkoot Pass about ten miles Canoes can be readily obtained from the Indians but it is not advisable to attempt to use them without the assistance of Indians who are familiar with the frail birch-bark vessels Like many other things they are easily maneuvered when properly understood These canoes can be secured to carry considerable weights Frank La roche En Route to the Klondike 1898 Subjects LCTGM Canoes--Alaska; Rivers--Alaska Subjects LCSH Indians of North America--Alaska; Dyea River Alaska depicted place Alaska 1897 Institution University of Washington UWASH-LAROCHE-source accession number laroche 306 PD-old-auto-1923 1936 Information field Order Number LAR188 Poling boats Canoes in the United States Taiya River 1897 in Alaska Black and white photographs | ||||
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