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English: Aerial view of northern fur seal rookery on coast, North Rookery, Saint George Island, Pribilof Islands, Alaska, 1906-1912   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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English: Cecil M. Gabbett
Title
English: Aerial view of northern fur seal rookery on coast, North Rookery, Saint George Island, Pribilof Islands, Alaska, 1906-1912
Description
English:

PH Coll 334.Gabbett3

One of the prime interests for the U.S. Government in purchasing Alaska in 1867 was the fur seal rookeries in the Pribilof Islands northwest from Unalaska. The Russians had settled these formerly uninhabited island with Aleuts. The Unalaska Aleuts worked i

  • Subjects (LCTGM): Seals (Animals)--Alaska--Saint George; Rookeries--Alaska--Saint George ;
  • Subjects (LCSH): Northern fur seal--Alaska--Saint George
Depicted place Saint George Island, Alaska
Date between 1906 and 1912
date QS:P571,+1950-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1906-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1912-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Current location
University of Washington: Special Collections
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4367

7723
Source
English: Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection
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