The photographs show the Holy Cross Mission on the Yukon River, including Inuit children and the Sisters of St. Anne; Inuit people not necessarily connected with the mission; a totem pole; dog sleds and dogs; men presumably part of Hubbard's expediton team (one is identfied as "Peterson"); a sea plane in flight; the ship Polar Bear; and trees in the interglacial forest of the Mendenhall glacier. Two photographs show Hubbard alone; he appears in a third image, watching an Inuit man use a fire bow
Description:
Father Hubbard, a Jesuit priest and head of the geology department of Santa Clara University, made annual trips to Alaska beginning in 1927. Called the "Glacier Priest," Hubbard was an avid explorer of Alaska's wilderness, including active volcanos. He described his experiences in popular magazines and in several books., Title devised by cataloger., and Manuscript captions with page references on some photo mounts refer to Hubbard's book, Mush, You Malemutes (New York: The American Press, 1932).
Subject (Geographic):
Alaska, Yukon River (Yukon and Alaska), and Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska)
Subject (Name):
Hubbard, Bernard Rosecrans, 1888-1962, Hubbard, Bernard Rosecrans, 1888-1962., Holy Cross Mission (Yukon River, Yukon and Alaska), Sisters of St. Anne, and Polar Bear (Ship)
Subject (Topic):
Missions, Inuit, Inuit children, Eskimos, and Sled dogs
