Publication: National Geographic Society, 1919, Washington, DC
First edition. Twenty-four 11" x 9" leaves, printed on thick gloss paper stock, with photo illustrations & color illustrations on recto of each leaf. These leaves are preserved in an original printed envelope with instructional information, and stamp "Eskimo Life" on verso. Minor creasing and edgewear to envelop along with ink marks on verso. A scarce set of plates designed for geography classroom use following World War I. Each plate is filled with text by Burrall. These plates feature images of the daily life of Eskimos to include hunting, fishing, toys, and wildlife in the Alaskan and Yukon Arctic. Photographers include the Lomen Brothers, Theodore Le Boutillier, D.B. Mac Millan and George R. King. Ralph Lomen (1887-1976), came to Nome with his mother and brothers Harry and Alfred. He and his brothers opened a photography studio in 1908. All of the brothers were partners in the business, and all of them took photographs, In 1908 the brothers bought the negatives of several other photographers in Nome, including Dobbs, Nowell, Goetze, and Kinne. By purchasing those other stocks of Alaska negatives, the Lomen Brothers were able to keep producing and selling Alaska photos together with their own original content. Unfortunately, a fire destroyed their studio along with 25,000 to 30,000 negatives and 50,000 commercial prints in 1934, with only about 3,000 glass negatives salvaged. The family never reopened the studio. Worldcat ostensibly locates 5 surviving Eskimo Life portfolios. Minor soiling and thumbing to edges. Very good.
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