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Summer storm in Inglefield Bay. It took out the very thin sea ice. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Iceberg in front of 'Hart Glacier'. Inglefield Bredening. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Inaluk Qissuk, an elderly Inuit woman, brushes and plaits the hair of her granddaughter, Navarana, in a hunting camp at Narssarssuk. Bylot Sound, Northwest Greenland. (1980)
Portrait of an elderly Inuit woman. Inaluk Qissuk. N. W. Greenland. 1980
Portrait of an elderly Inuit woman. Inaluk Qissuk. N. W. Greenland. 1980
Fur clad Inuit hunter, Ituko Christiansen, wearing polar bear pants. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Fur clad Inuit hunter, Ituko Christiansen, wearing polar bear pants. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Fur clad Inuit hunter, Ituko, stands on pressure ice to check the sea ice for Polar bears. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Fur clad Inuit hunter, Ituko stands on pressure ice to check the sea ice for Polar bears. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Inuit family out spring fishing on the sea ice. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunter, Ituko, dressed in furs, sets nets under the ice, for seals. Northwest Greenland. 1980
During the polar night, Inuit hunter, Ituko, dressed in furs, sets nets under the ice to catch seals. Moriussaq Northwest Greenland. 1980
Inuk prepares to set a seal net under ice. N.W. Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunter, Ituko, in fox parka & polar bear pants, with his harpoon. (Dark time). NW Greenland. 1980
Inuk, Ituko, dressed in fox parka & polar bear pants, holding a harpoon. N.W. Greenland. 1980
Ituko, Inuit hunter waits by seal's breathing hole, with harpoon ready, in the darktime. NW Greenland. 1980
Husky bitch with her pups during a halt on a hunting trip. The pups ride wrapped up on sled. N.W. Greenland. 1980
Husky bitch with her pups during a halt on a hunting trip. The pups ride wrapped up on sled. N.W. Greenland. 1980
Husky bitch with her pups during a halt on a hunting trip. The pups ride wrapped up on sled. N.W. Greenland. 1980
The Inuit village of Moriussaq at midday during the Polar Night. Northwest Greenland. (1980)
The Polar Inuit village of Moriussaq during the Polar Night. N.W. Greenland. 1980
An Inuit woman, Arnaruluk Aladaq, making a sock from sheepskin for a pair of kamik, seal skin boots, Thule, Greenland. 1980
Inuit woman, Arnaruluk Aladaq, sewing a pair of sealskin Kamik, seal skin boots, Thule, North Greenland. 1980
Huskies curled up to keep warm during a severe winter storm at the Inuit village of Moriussaq in North West Greenland. 1980
Meat racks in a winter storm at Moriussaq. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Crevasse marks on 'Polotiken Brae' Glacier. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Inuit boy does his homework by lamplight. N.W. Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunter, Ituko, builds a sled in his home by lamplight during the Polar Night. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Inuit woman, Sofie, repairs a kamik sock by lamplight during the Polar Night. Moriussaq. NW Greenland. 1980
Inuit boy, Lars Nielsen, working by lamplight. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Inuit woman, Arnaruluk Aladaq, sewing a pair of sealskin Kamik, seal skin boots, Thule, North Greenland. 1980
Inuit woman, Arnaruluk Aladaq, chews sealskin, to soften it for making kamik, seal skin boots, Greenland. 1980
Inuit boy returning home with his sled in the twilight of Arctic winter. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Winter storm blows snow through the Inuit village of Moriussaq in North West Greenland. 1980
Inuk, Qaaviganguaq Qissuk, using a snow knife builds an igloo, N.W. Greenland. 1980
Glacial Valley with line of Piedmont Glaciers feeding into it, valley glaciers & cirque glaciers.NW Greenland. 1980
A glacier calves huge icebergs into a sheltered fjord. Crevasses can be clearly seen. NW Greenland. 1980
A glacier calves huge icebergs into a sheltered fjord. Crevasses can be clearly seen. NW Greenland. 1980
Greenland icecap and glacier. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Qaaviganguaq, an Inuit hunter, builds an igloo. It will be used as an overnight shelter. N.W. Greenland. 1980
Fur clad Inuk, Qaaviganguaq, builds an igloo. It will be used as a hunting shelter. N.W. Greenland. 1980
Fur clad Inuk, Qaaviganguaq, builds an igloo. It will be used as a hunting shelter. N.W. Greenland. 1980
Fur clad Inuk, Qaaviganguaq, builds an igloo. It will be used as a hunting shelter. N.W. Greenland. 1980
Fur clad Inuk, Qaaviganguaq, builds an igloo. It will be used as a hunting shelter. N.W. Greenland. 1980
Fur clad Inuk, Qaaviganguaq, builds an igloo. It will be used as a hunting shelter. N.W. Greenland. 1980
Fur clad Inuk, Qaaviganguaq, builds an igloo. It will be used as a hunting shelter. N.W. Greenland. 1980
Fur clad Inuk, Qaaviganguaq, builds an igloo. It will be used as a hunting shelter. N.W. Greenland. 1980
Fur clad Inuk, Qaaviganguaq, builds an igloo. It will be used as a hunting shelter. N.W. Greenland. 1980
Fur clad Inuk, Qaaviganguaq, builds an igloo. It will be used as a hunting shelter. N.W. Greenland. 1980
Fur clad Inuk, Qaaviganguaq, builds an igloo. It will be used as a hunting shelter. N.W. Greenland. 1980
Fur clad Inuk, Qaaviganguaq, builds an igloo. It will be used as a hunting shelter. N.W. Greenland. 1980
Fur clad Inuk, Qaaviganguaq, builds an igloo. It will be used as a hunting shelter. N.W. Greenland. 1980
Fur clad Inuk, Qaaviganguaq, builds an igloo. It will be used as a hunting shelter. N.W. Greenland. 1980
Fur clad Inuk, Qaaviganguaq, inside an igloo. It will be used as a hunting shelter. N.W. Greenland. 1980
Inuit children play a game at the party to welcome the Sun's return. The box is full of sweets. NW Greenland. 1980
A small piece of glacial ice frozen into sea ice on the coast of Northwest Greenland. 1980
Inuit children playing on a sled. Their clothes are store bought. Northwest Greenland. 1980
An Inuit boy with a seal that has been caught in a net set under the ice. Moriussaq. N.W. Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunter and his dog team stop on sea-ice, soon after the return of the sun. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Fur clad Inuit hunter, waits with harpoon at the ready, at a seal's breathing hole. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Polar Inuit waits with his harpoon at a seal breathing hole in the sea ice, sunset. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunter & dog team silhouetted against sea smoke mist which forms at -40C. N.W.Greenland. 1980
'Sea smoke' vapour rises from open water on a very cold day at the ice edge. NW Greenland. 1980
Salt crystals on newly formed sea ice in Bylot Sound. Thule, Northwest Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunter with his team of huskies on sea ice, in low sunlight. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Frost smoke rises from the open sea at -40C as an Inuit hunter waits at seal's breathing hole near the floe edge.Thule, NW Greenland. 1980
Inuit child plays on a small iceberg. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Inuit child plays on the pinnacle of a small iceberg. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Inuit child plays on a small iceberg near Moriussaq. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunter,Avataq Henson, uses a kayak at the ice edge in winter. NW Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunter, Avataq Henson, uses his kayak to retrieve a seal he has shot at the ice edge in winter.Thule, Northwest Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunter uses his dog sled to transport his kayak to the ice edge. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Fur clad Inuit hunter, Avataq, sitting on his sled with his rifle, and dog team behind. NW Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunter, Avataq Henson, uses a kayak at the ice edge in winter. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Moonlit Iceberg taken at midday during the polar night. Ice polished by the wind. N.W. Greenland. 1980
Ice formations on newly formed sea ice at the floe edge in winter. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunters use a kayak to retrieve a seal shot at the floe edge in winter. Thule, Northwest Greenland. 1980
Ice build up pattern on newly formed sea ice at the floe edge in winter. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Sastrugi, snow which has been patterned and sculpted by the prevailing wind. Northwest Greenland. 1980
An Inuit boy playing with a toboggan and a husky puppy at Moriussaq. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Inuit child, warmly dressed lying on snow slope. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Iceberg and setting sun. Northwest Greenland. 1980
An Inuit boy making a small sled during a traditional handicraft class at school in Moriussaq. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Wally Herbert. Polar Explorer, in a Parka. Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunter and dog sled on sea ice, with coastline behind - seen from behind an iceberg. N.W. Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunter walks next to his team of huskies as they pull sled over sea ice. Northwest Greenland. 1980
An Inuit hunter travels by dog sled, across vast expanse of sea ice, in a strong wind drift. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Fur clad Inuit hunter scans sea ice for Polar bears. His dog team wait behind him. N. W. Greenland. 1980
Exuberant Inuk does a handstand on sea ice, after a successful hunt. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Ituko, an Inuit hunter, walks with his dog team on thin new ice near Cape Atholl. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunter, Ituko, in polar bear pants, hunting for seals on sea ice. NW Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunter, Ituko, in polar bear pants drags seal, which he has shot, over sea ice. NW Greenland. 1980
Ice flowers, frozen extrusions of salt formed on new sea ice as salt water freezes. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunter, Ituko, skins a seal which he has shot at the floe edge. Thule, N.W. Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunters and their dog teams on sea ice in early spring with icebergs on horizon. N.W. Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunters and their dog sleds take a break on sea ice at Cape York. N.W. Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunters and dog team outside a hunting hut at Cape York. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunting hut built as refuge for travellers in need of temporary shelter. Cape York, N.W. Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunters and dog team rest on sea ice, in front of an iceberg, during a hunting trip. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Dog team resting on sea ice during a hunting trip. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunter, Ituko, hunting seals with a rifle at the floe edge in Melville Bay. N.W.Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunters, Mamarut & Ituko, with rifles, at the floe edge in Melville Bay. N.W.Greenland. 1980
Newly formed sea ice with ice flowers, in winter in Melville Bay. N.W. Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunter travelling by dog sled over sea ice. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunters untangling the traces of their huskies whilst out polar bear hunting. N.W. Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunter, Mamarut, in the soft evening light, untangles the traces of his dog team. NW Greenland. 1980
Smiling Inuit youth, Jorgen Hensen, in polar bear pants. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunter, in polar bear pants, untangles dog traces on a hunting trip, while huskies rest. N.W. Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunters and their dog team on sea ice. Northwest Greenland. 1980
From a pinnacle of pressure ice an Inuit hunter scans the surrounding sea ice for polar bears. Melville Bay, Northwest Greenland. 1980
A husky escapes from its harness only to remain with the other members of it's team. Melville Bay, Northwest Greenland. 1980
An Inuit hunter in furs, stands on a piece of pressure ice to look for polar bears while on a hunting trip. N.W. Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunters campsite at night on frozen sea ice, with sled in foreground. Melville Bay, N.W. Greenland. 1980
Mamarut, an Inuit hunter, stands on a ridge of pressure ice to scan the surrounding sea-ice for game. Melville Bay, Northwest Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunters scan the surrounding sea ice to find a route through rough pressure ice. Melville Bay, Northwest Greenland. 1980
An Inuit hunter chips pieces of ice off a large iceberg to use to make tea. Melville Bay, Thule, NW Greenland. 1980
An Inuit hunter in furs, stands on a piece of pressure ice to look for polar bears while on a hunting trip. N.W. Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunters in furs, climb an iceberg to scan sea-ice for game, whilst on a hunting trip. N.W. Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunter, in furs, stands on a piece of ice with arms outstretched, whilst on a hunting trip. N.W. Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunter, retrieving a seal he has killed, from a lead. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunters climb a high point to scan sea-ice for game, whilst on a hunting trip. Melville Bay, N.W. Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunters with dog sleds pause at lead covered in new ice, to find the best way across. N. W. Greenland. 1980
Inuk, Mamarut, in bearskin pants and sheepskin lined anorak leans against dog sled N.W. Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunter and dog team make their way round a lead covered in new sea ice, whilst out on a hunting trip in Melville Bay. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Mamarut, an Inuit hunter with dogs and sled crossing over rough sea ice, whil out on a polar bear hunt. N.W. Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunter on sea ice, with dead seal. He wears polar bear pants. N. W. Greenland. 1980
Polar Bear tracks in snow, on the sea ice of Melville Bay. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Fur dressed Inuit hunter checks Polar bear tracks on sea ice in Melville Bay. N. Greenland. 1980
Fur dressed Inuit hunter checks Polar bear tracks on sea ice in Melville Bay. N. Greenland. 1980
A large Polar Bear print in the snow. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunters help their dog teams as they struggle with sleds over pressure ice. Northwest Greenland. 1980
'Ice flowers' - frozen extrusions of salt formed on new sea ice as salt water freezes. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Open water, new ice, and new ice with ice flowers, & Inuk and dog sled in the distance. Melville Bay, N.W. Greenland. 1980
An Inuit hunter with a dog sled crosses a lead filled with mush ice. Melville Bay, Northwest Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunters with dog sled cross a lead filled with mush ice. Melville Bay, Northwest Greenland. 1980
Fur dressed Inuit hunter, Mamarut, rests on his sled, whilst on a hunting trip. N.W.Greenland. 1980
Fur clad Inuit hunter, Ituko, untangles his dog traces. Moriussak. N.W. Greenland. 1980
Fur clad Inuit hunter, Ituko, untangles his dog traces. Moriussak. N.W. Greenland. 1980
Fur clad Inuit hunter untangles dog traces, while his dog team rests on sea ice. Moriussak. N.W. Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunter, travelling over sea ice, stands on his sled for better visibility for hunting. N.W. Greenland. 1980
Fur clad Inuit hunters cut up frozen meat with an axe. They wear polar bear pants. N. W. Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunter, Ituko, with polar bear skin. It will be used for making pants. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Exuberant young Inuk on dog sled returning from a successful polar bear hunt. N.W. Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunters' campsite on frozen sea ice. The dog sleds are used to make a platform in the tent. Northwest Greenland. 1980
The Husky, a vital companion for the Inuit hunters of the Arctic. Northwest Greenland. 1980
An Inuit hunter unfastens a traditional ivory toggle hitch used to secure his dog team to his sled. Thule, Northwest Greenland. 1980
An Inuit hunter travelling by dog sled at sunset in Melville Bay, Northwest Greenland. 1980
An Inuit hunter travels by dog sled, over the frozen sea ice. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Smiling Inuit hunter, Mamarut, wearing polar bear skin pants and boots, N.W. Greenland. 1980
Ituko, an Inuit hunter, smooths the nylon runners of his sled so it travels easier over the snow covered sea ice. Thule, Northwest Greenland. 1980
Ituko, an Inuit hunter, smooths the nylon runners of his sled so it travels easier over the snow covered sea ice. Thule, Northwest Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunter, Ituko, and his dog sled on sea ice. He wears polar bear pants. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunters & dog sleds travelling at sunset during a long polar bear hunt. Cape York. N.W. Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunters & dog sleds travelling at sunset during a long polar bear hunt. Cape York. N.W. Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunters and dog sleds, returning home at sunset, after hunting trip. Cape York, N.W. Greenland. 1980
A team of huskies, in fan formation, pulling a dog sled over frozen sea ice. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Mamarut, an Inuit hunter, runs by the side of his sled to warm up during a winter hunting trip in Melville Bay. Northwest Greenland. 1980
A team of huskies, in fan formation, pulling a dog sled over frozen sea ice. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunter, Ituko, travels on a dog sled over sea ice. in polar bear pants & seal skin kamiks. N.W.Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunter with dog teams, carrying kayak on sled over sea ice. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Close-up of a Polar Bear swimming in a lead in the sea ice of Melville Bay. North West Greenland. 1980
Fur clad Inuit hunter, Mamarut, checks his dog's feet whilst out on a hunting trip. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Polar bear caught in a lead in the ice at the end of a hunt is watched by a husky. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Polar Bear in a lead in the ice. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunters in bearskin pants haul dead Polar Bear out of lead at the end of a hunt. N.W. Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunter, Ituko, with a polar bear he has just killed, watched closely by his dog team. NW Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunter, Ituko, with a polar bear he has just killed, watched closely by his dog team. NW Greenland. 1980
Fur clad Inuit hunter shoots harpooned polar bear, watched by his dogs. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunter, Ituko, with his hunting share of polar bear skin - enough for new pants. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Polar bear caught in a lead at the end of a hunt, watched by a husky. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunters, in polar bear pants, divide polar bear skin between themselves. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunters, in polar bear pants, divide polar bear skin between themselves. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunter washes a polar bear skin in lead in sea ice. He wears Polar bear pants. Northwest Greenland. 1980
The skinned head of a polar bear, caught by Inuit hunters. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunters wash a polar bear skin in a lead in sea ice to remove blood. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunter, Ituko, on sea ice with the skin and carcass of a polar bear. N.W. Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunter, Ituko, on sea ice with the skin and carcass of a polar bear. N.W. Greenland. 1980
Huskies investigating the carcass of a skinned polar bear. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Huskies, on sea ice, gather around the carcass of a skinned polar bear. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunter, Ituko, on sea ice lays out the skin of a polar bear. Northwest Greenland. 1980
A Polar bear skin hanging from a dog sled. It will be used to make warm trousers. N. W. Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunter, Ituko, loads Polar bear meat onto a dog sled. N. W. Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunter on sea ice, feeding his team of huskies. Northwest Greenland. 1980
Fur clad Inuk, Qaavigannguaq, waits with his harpoon at a seal's breathing hole. NW Greenland. 1980
Portrait of an Inuit hunter, Qaavigannguaq Qissuk, dressed in furs. Avanersuaq, Northwest Greenland. 1980
Fur clad Inuit hunter, Qaavigannguaq, holding his whip and standing by his sled. He wears caribou skin jacket, polar bear pants & sealskin kamik (boots). NW Greenland. 1980
Fur clad Inuit hunter, Qaavigannguaq, standing by his sled. He wears a caribou skin jacket & polar bear pants. NW Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunter, Qaavigannguaq Qissuk, dressed in furs and travelling by dog sled. He wears a caribou skin jacket, polar bear pants and sealskin kamik (boots). Avanersuaq, Northwest Greenland. 1980
Inuit hunter, Qaavigannguaq Qissuk, dressed in furs. He wears a caribou skin jacket, polar bear pants and sealskin kamik (boots). Avanersuaq, Northwest Greenland. 1980

Picture Set: QQ00

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