FondsRichard Moskal Fonds
Series2023.62 - Melville Peninsula Expedition
File2023.62 - Slide Images
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2023.62.027 - A caribou shot by Kalout, Eskimo guide. Seepage 9 of the Diary for in-depth description of these slides. Meat to be used for Eskimo consumption and scraps to feed the dogs. Vic and I did have some caribou steak that evening. Most of the carcass will be cached, naturally frozen and picked up later in the year by our guide or other Eskimo families.
2023.62.028 - A caribou shot by Kalout, Eskimo guide. Seepage 9 of the Diary for in-depth description of these slides. Meat to be used for Eskimo consumption and scraps to feed the dogs. Vic and I did have some caribou steak that evening. Most of the carcass will be cached, naturally frozen and picked up later in the year by our guide or other Eskimo families.
2023.62.029 - Pitched tent in high winds. Seepage 10 of personal diary for more description.
2023.62.030 - These 4 slides show clearly how difficult it was to pull and move a heavy laden sled through the Memorial River Valley. Snow was piled very heavily over a river falls and sled and supplies had to be lowered to bottom using ropes.
2023.62.031 - These 4 slides show clearly how difficult it was to pull and move a heavy laden sled through the Memorial River Valley. Snow was piled very heavily over a river falls and sled and supplies had to be lowered to bottom using ropes.
2023.62.032 - These 4 slides show clearly how difficult it was to pull and move a heavy laden sled through the Memorial River Valley. Snow was piled very heavily over a river falls and sled and supplies had to be lowered to bottom using ropes.
2023.62.033 - Sled, dogs and equipment at the bottom of the falls and piled up snow.
2023.62.034 - Dew Line site located on the West coast of Melville Peninsula on W.G. Smith Bay. An Astronomical Observation Monument is also located at this location.
2023.62.035 - Dew Line site located on the West coast of Melville Peninsula on W.G. Smith Bay. An Astronomical Observation Monument is also located at this location.
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These 4 slides show clearly how difficult it was to pull and move a heavy laden sled through the Memorial River Valley. Snow was piled very heavily over a river falls and sled and supplies had to be lowered to bottom using ropes.