Photograph album of Louise Arner Boyd's polar bear hunting trip to the Arctic on the M.S. Hobby, 1926 [graphic]. 1926.

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Boyd, Louise Arner, 1887-1972. Photograph album of Louise Arner Boyd's polar bear hunting trip to the Arctic on the M.S. Hobby, 1926 [graphic].

Photograph album of Louise Arner Boyd's polar bear hunting trip to the Arctic on the M.S. Hobby, 1926 [graphic]. 1926.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122563707

Photo album of the 1926 journey to the Arctic undertaken by Louise Arner Boyd and her crew on the M.S. Hobby. Contains images of the ship, including close-up views of its deck and rigging; portraits of Boyd, several show her with rifle, standing next to dead polar bears and seals; crew members dragging a dead polar bear through the ice toward the ship; living polar bear cubs tethered to ropes alongside the ship; men pulling cubs up onto the ship's deck; men skinning bears; and bear carcasses hanging from rigging. Includes images of the surrounding landscape, including icebergs, ice flows, and an island(s?). Two photos show a woman, other than Boyd, on deck. Two loose photos include one that is unidentifiable and one of a grave marker . The postcard, written on by "Otis" about his stay in Munich, is dated July 23 (no year).

1 album (99 photographic prints, 1 postcard) : b? ; album 25 x 21 cm., images 13.5 x 8 cm.

California historical society