The Seal Islands: Fur Seal Rookeries National
Historic Landmark,
the Pribilof Islands
Focus: St. George Island
Table of Contents
Readings:
Reading 1: The Legend of the Fur Seal Islands
Reading 2: Archaeological Surveys
Reading 3: Reports from Early European Travelers
Reading 4: 18th Century European Reports
Reading 5: 18th Century European Reports
Reading 6: Reports by Veniaminov and Dorothy Knee Jones
Reading 7: Report by Zakhar Chichenev
Reading 8: The Life of Father Yakov Netsvetov
Reading 9: Reports by Veniaminov and Khlebnikov
Reading 10: Russian-American Company Correspondence
Reading 11: Report by Khlebnikov
Reading 12: Nomination Form, National Register of Historic Places
Reading 13: Education
Reading 14: Nomination Form, National Register of Historic Places
Reading 15: Study by Henry Elliott
Reading 16: The 1943 Fur Seal Harvest
Reading 17: Nomination Form, National Register of Historic Places
Maps, Illustrations, & Photographs:
Illustration 1: “Seal-Meat Frame, Lighter, Hut, and Houses at St. Paul Island”
Illustration 2: “Typical Dress of Pribylov Natives”
Illustration 3: “View of the North Rookery, Looking West to Starry Ateel”
Illustration 4: “The Killing-Gang at Work”
Illustration 5: “Kenching Fur Seal Skins”
Illustration 6: “Oological Sketches on St. George, by the Author”
Photograph 1: Father Peter Kashevarof inside the St. George church, ca. 1917
Photograph 2: Inside the St. George school
Photograph 3: School children in St. George, ca. 1933
Photograph 4: Blubbering crew, St. George Island
Photograph 5: George Merculief and octopus (1936-7)
Photograph 6: Bill Merculief gathering eggs (1936-7)
Photograph 7: Simeon Swetzof with eggs (1936-7)
Photograph 8: Evdokia Swetzof at apple bite, July 7, 1936
Photograph 9: Baseball players, St. George (1936-7)
Photograph 10: St. George Church (1936-7)
Photograph 11: Village of St. George (1936-7)
Photograph 12: Elizabeth Swetzof on tricycle (1936-7)
Photograph 13: Boys with toy boats (1936-7)
