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| Title | Dugout canoe with two sails, ca. 1900 |
| Photographer | McCurdy, James G. |
| Studio Location | United States--Washington (State)--Olympic Peninsula |
| Date | ca. 1900 |
| Notes | By the turn of the century, indigenous seafarers adapted cloth sails, usually of the sprit-rig type common on sailing ships' longboats. Traditional sails of woven mats and wood slats had been used prior to the arrival of Europeans, but they were replaced by cloth once the native peoples began bartering with the newcomers. This photograph was probably taken in Port Townsend Bay or along the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
James McCurdy was born in Port Townsend, on Washington's Olympic Peninsula, in 1872. He spent many years of his childhood in Neah Bay and returned to Port Townsend in 1894. McCurdy was a banker, author, and active photographer, especially of the people and maritime activities of Washington's Olympic Peninsula. He died in 1942. (Charles T. Hommel, A Guide to Historical Photograph Collections in Seattle, p. 33.) |
| Subjects | Indians of North America--Washington (State)--Olympic Peninsula--Transportation; Canoes--Indians of North America; Canoes-Washington (State)--Olympic Peninsula; Beaches-Washington (State)--Olympic Peninsula; Sails--Indians of North America |
| Location Depicted | Washington (State)--Olympic Peninsula |
| Object Type | Glass negatives |
| Physical Description | Glass negatives; good |
| Negative Number | MOHAI 1955.970.470.513 |
| Digital Collection | American Indians of the Pacific Northwest Images
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| Collection | McCurdy Collection |
| Repository | Museum of History and Industry, Seattle
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| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or inquire about permissions see:
http://content.lib.washington.edu/cdm4/ordering.php
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| Acquisition | Gift; acc. no. 1955.970.470.513 |
| Restrictions | http://content.lib.washington.edu/aipnw/copyrights.html |
| Transmission Data | Image/JPEG |
