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Against an endless horizon of white, the Inuit built a world. For generations, their lives were shaped by the rhythm of the hunt and the feel of the changing seasons. As that world was beginning to change forever, a new technology, the camera, arrived. Look closely at these 30 photographs because you'll see more than just history. You'll find the quiet determination in a hunter's eyes, the shared warmth aboard a sled, and the easy laughter of a people as resilient as the land itself. These are the gripping images that tell the stories of the Inuit and the icy world they called home.
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Cape Prince Of Wales Inuit And Reindeer With Sleds Of Reindeer Meat For The Nome Market, Seward Peninsula, Alaska, Between 1900 And 1910
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Studio Portrait Of Eskimo Woman Dressed In Moose Fur Parka With Seal Bladder Boots Seated With Several Coil Baskets, Nome, 1903
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Inuit Mother Wearing Long Fabric Skirt And Fur Parka, Standing With Baby On Her Back Near Encampment, Nome, Alaska, Between 1905 And 1910
Captured mostly between the late 19th and early 20th centuries, this collection documents a time when the Arctic was first being seen through a camera lens. While the landscapes are immense, the power of these images lies in their human details. The expert craft of a sealskin boot, the intimacy of a shared smile, the quiet concentration of a hunter surrounded by ice. They reveal the resourcefulness, close-knit community, and profound knowledge of a people at home in the ice.
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Inuit Children Wearing Fur Parkas Posed Outside Of A School, Cape Prince Of Wales, Alaska, Between 1901 And 1911
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Portrait Of Inuit Woman With Chin Tattoo Wearing An Elaborate Fur Parka, Alaska, Between 1903 And 1908
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Inuit Man With Labret Seated Cross-Legged On The Floor, And Holding Drill, With Boy Seated On A Bunk In The Background, Alaska
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