Maude Foxglove in typical summer dress, using an ulu to cut chum salmon to dry.
Joyce and Dan Denslow in front of white wall tent. Ambler River in the background, small wood stove beside the tent.
1964. Dora Douglas Dora by the fire pit with an untanned moose skin, Ambler, Alaska,
Dogs resting at their stakes in front of a new squared log cabin. Charlie douglas, snow machine. First in town! One of the original snow machines among the summer plants
Baby Cleveland's gravesite. This graveyard is on a hill about a mile upriver from the village of Ambler.
1964 Ambler from the air.
Cabins with metal roofs, caches, dog houses, clothes drying, and dogs in their dog yard
Beautiful garden, perhaps Nelson Griest's garden project on the Ambler River
Kobuk River with Jade Mountains in background.
Photo taken from the bank looking down on the Ambler River by Betty Jo. Fireweed in full bloom.
Three boys in front of Art and Dora Douglas' cabins. This cabin housed the post office for many years. fish drying in the foreground, tent pitched on the right.
Joe Cleveland, Catherine Cleveland's son playing in the net repair area on the beach in front of Ambler. Fish racks down by the river, fenced garden and cache on the left. Also an wall tent. with the flap thrown open. A small outboard motor on a stand.
Friends Church built by Tommy Douglas, village leader, along with other Ambler villagers. Built in 1960.
Summer flowers
Chum Salmon and salmon heads drying in front of Ambler village.
Two boys playing by dogsled in front of Kobuk River in summertime.
Old style house with garden in front, Perhaps the Foxglove's house. Ambler in summer.
Regina Tickett is the tallest girl, Mabel Johnson is the second tallest,
Joyce Denslow with Maude Foxglove cutting fish to dry on the beach in front of Ambler.
Joyce and Dan Denslow by a village cabin. This log cabin is typical of village housing of this time.
Mamie Cleveland with gathered birch bark for basket making. Birch Bark is stored in the siglok (storage cache).
Dora Douglas on left, with two of her children, Maude Foxglove on right.
Ayarluk, Harry Tickett's mother, wearing wolverine ruff. Fish dring next to water's edge.
Joyce Denslow with friend (likely Betty Jo Goddard) displaying a catch of fish.
Maude Foxglove in typical summer dress, using an ulu to cut chum salmon to dry.
Joyce and Dan Denslow in front of white wall tent. Ambler River in the background, small wood stove beside the tent.
1964. Dora Douglas Dora by the fire pit with an untanned moose skin, Ambler, Alaska,
Dogs resting at their stakes in front of a new squared log cabin. Charlie douglas, snow machine. First in town! One of the original snow machines among the summer plants
Baby Cleveland's gravesite. This graveyard is on a hill about a mile upriver from the village of Ambler.
1964 Ambler from the air.
Cabins with metal roofs, caches, dog houses, clothes drying, and dogs in their dog yard
Beautiful garden, perhaps Nelson Griest's garden project on the Ambler River
Kobuk River with Jade Mountains in background.
Photo taken from the bank looking down on the Ambler River by Betty Jo. Fireweed in full bloom.
Three boys in front of Art and Dora Douglas' cabins. This cabin housed the post office for many years. fish drying in the foreground, tent pitched on the right.
Joe Cleveland, Catherine Cleveland's son playing in the net repair area on the beach in front of Ambler. Fish racks down by the river, fenced garden and cache on the left. Also an wall tent. with the flap thrown open. A small outboard motor on a stand.
Friends Church built by Tommy Douglas, village leader, along with other Ambler villagers. Built in 1960.
Summer flowers
Chum Salmon and salmon heads drying in front of Ambler village.
Two boys playing by dogsled in front of Kobuk River in summertime.
Old style house with garden in front, Perhaps the Foxglove's house. Ambler in summer.
Regina Tickett is the tallest girl, Mabel Johnson is the second tallest,
Joyce Denslow with Maude Foxglove cutting fish to dry on the beach in front of Ambler.
Joyce and Dan Denslow by a village cabin. This log cabin is typical of village housing of this time.
Mamie Cleveland with gathered birch bark for basket making. Birch Bark is stored in the siglok (storage cache).
Dora Douglas on left, with two of her children, Maude Foxglove on right.
Ayarluk, Harry Tickett's mother, wearing wolverine ruff. Fish dring next to water's edge.
Joyce Denslow with friend (likely Betty Jo Goddard) displaying a catch of fish.