Eskimo family in their winter igloo

Archive record

1 photographic print. | Photograph shows Eskimo family seated together in structure made of logs, wearing furs; rifles and snow shoes visible in igloo.

About this photograph

The archive catalogues this 1924 image as showing an Eskimo family seated together inside a winter igloo. The structure visible in the photograph appears to be made of logs rather than snow blocks. The family members wear furs, and rifles and snowshoes can be seen in the dwelling.

The photographer is credited as Frank E. Kleinschmidt. No further information about the photographer, the family members, the specific location where this was taken, or the circumstances of the photograph is available in the record.

Compiled from the catalogue record and reference notes on the formats and events involved. The archive record above is the primary source.

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