IDNO

P.86577.PAT

Description

A greenland Inuit woman and child standing beside a summer tent contructed from skins and blankets. The woman wears a checked cotton parka, checked waist sash, fox? fur trousers, and polar bear skin boots with the hair interior. The child wears a checked parka, polar bear skin trousers with the hair exterior and de-haired skin boots. the tent is set up on a rocky plain with hills in the background.

Place

N America; Arctic; Greenland; West Greenland; ?Godhavn; ?Kronprins Islands [?Whalefish Islands]

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

None

Collector / Expedition

Paterson, Thomas Thompson

Date

15 August 1937

Collection Name

Paterson Collection

Source

Paterson, Erik T.

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

Related Image: Same image mounted in James Wordie’s 1937 album with the number and caption:
“August 15”
“540 - 542. Round the tupiks.”
See Related Documents File. [Jocelyne Dudding 7/3/2008]

Bibliographical Reference: J. M. Wordie; H. Carmichael; E. G. Dymond; T. C. Lethbridge, ‘An Expedition to North West Greenland and the Canadian Arctic in 1937’ in The Geographical Journal, Vol. 92, No. 5. (Nov., 1938), pp. 385-418.
Text on p. 409 includes:
“Godhavn was reached for the second time on September 10 in cloudy and unsettled weather; and a short visit was made to the Kronprins Islands (Whalefish Islands) on the 11th in case there should be a good anchorage in this more sea-surrounded group, but we decided that it was best to retain Godhavn as our base. The 12th was a blustery day with strong east wind, and snow lying down to the water's edge. The 13th was better; the rain took off and there was a sunny afternoon followed by a clear evening. The 14th therefore seemed the only chance for a flight, and the conditions at ground-level appeared almost perfect, but unfortunately the pilot balloon indicated a strong westerly wind at higher levels. Dymond's apparatus was launched soon after local noon, and followed eastward to bursting point at a distance of over 40 miles at a height of 16 miles. This final flight was of value in relation to Dymond's earlier ones, and confirmed what till then had been doubtful. The season was now at an end, as we had reluctantly realized ever since our return to Godhavn, and to have made this last flight was exceptionally fortunate; as soon as it was over we packed up and prepared for the homeward voyage.” [JD 6/7/2007]

P.86084.PAT to P.86583.PAT were found wrapped in the card now numbered C446/1/.

This catalogue record has been updated with the support of the Getty Grant Program Two. [Jocelyne Dudding 7/2/2007]