![Cover image for CIHS Morgan photographs, [picture] 1948.](/client/assets/5.898/ctx//client/images/no_image.png "Cover image for CIHS Morgan photographs, [picture] 1948.")
CIHS Morgan photographs, [picture] 1948.
Title:
CIHS Morgan photographs, [picture] 1948.
JLCTITLE245:
[picture]
Physical Description:
8 items.
Abstract:
The collection includes 8 photographic prints (8 x 10") showing Inupiat dancing and hunting. One image is a view across the International Date Line from Little Diomede to Big Diomede. For more information, see Detailed Description of Collection.
Biographical/Historical Data:
The Diomede Islands consist of two rocky islands: the U.S.-held island of Little Diomede and the Russian-held island of Big Diomede. They are located in the middle of the Bering Strait between mainland Alaska, USA, and Siberia, Russia, with the Chukchi Sea to the north and the Bering Sea to the south. The islands are separated by an international border and the International Date Line which is approximately 1 km (0.62 mi) from each island. The small habitation on Little Diomede Island is centered to the west side of the island at the village of Diomede. The native population of Big Diomede Island was relocated by the Soviet government to mainland Russia and the island is currently home to a small Russian military presence. Little Diomede Island has an Inupiat Eskimo population of 170, mostly in the City of Diomede.