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Point Hope whaling captain Amos Lane

AMRC-b85-27-1590

Point Hope whaling captain Amos Lane poses next to the jawbone of a bowhead whale he caught with his crew. Frank H. Whaley, who likely took the photo in the 1960s, noted on the verso: "The whale feast time is about June 10th each year." Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center.


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