Big Native Potlatch Held During Fairbanks Winter Carnival, Dog Races
MINTO DANCERS—Four of several Minto dancers are shown during their fine performance at the
recent potlatch held at Eagles Hall in Fairbanks. Estimated 800 natives gathered and had a wonderful
time. Richard Frank, second from right, is shown performing with the group. Frank is the chief of
his village. —Tundra Times Photo
GOODWILL AMBASSADOR—“Yukon Bud” Fisher of Whitehorse,
Y.T., left, along with Bert Arseneau of the same city, were goodwill
ambassadors to the Fairbanks Winter Carnival. Mr. Arseneau was
the manager of the recently completed Whitehorse Sourdough Ren
dezvous. Y ukon Bud was one of the directors. The two gentlemen
were guests of the native potlatch. Yukon Bud is shown eating with
the natives. —Tundra Times Photo
NATIVE JITTERBUGGERS—After native dances, modern dances
pei?0rm??Lby yonn* Pe°P,e- There were fox trots,
the twiat, waltzes, bop, jitterbug, and finally the square dance. Two
Of the young people are shown doing a vigorous jitterbug.
—Tundra Times Photo
! MOOSE HEAD SOUP—Mrs. El
len Vernetti, of Kobuk, serves
! some of her well known moose
head soup at the big native pot
latch held during Fairbanks’
Winter Carnival. Also served at
the potlatch was caribou, beaver,
turkey, chicken, all kinds of cakes
and pies, and Indian ice cream.
The potlatch table was about 50
feet long. Through the medium of
food and dance, both old and new,
about 800 Eskimos, Indians and
Aleuts were united in the delight
ful social get together.
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ESKIMO DANCERS—Although handicapped by lack of drums the
Eskimos gave a good dance performance at the native potlatch in
Fairbanks. The large gathering of natives enthusiastically applauded
the Indian and Eskimo dancers. —Tundra Times Photo
NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP RACE—Two mushers from
Aliakaket near the finish line in the third heat of the North Ameri
can Sled Dog Championship in Fairbanks, the toughest of them all.
In front is Lester Sam, who finished second in total elapsed time,
and not far behind is Beattus Moses who finished third. Dr RollancI
Lombard, of VVayland, Mass., who early in the season won the An
chorage Fur Rendezvous World Championship dog race, won first
place in the North American, and yesterday won first place in the
Tok Dog Races.
BIG TANGLE—Mushers and dog teams are all messed up in this
scene from last year's North American Sled Dog Championship dog
races. In this special feature event, a large number of teams tried
to race down the starting chute at the same time. As one might
guess, the result was chaos, confusion, ^nd hilarity.
_ - —Photo by Colin Mick
?.^1C*OWD-No' *his •* not an eider duck flying over the huge crowd at the North
?Jedu,D°£ Championship in Fairbanks. ThU is a young man who hi launched Inl^ lH hv
Md photogriphe«nd to ,D th* "Wd,e °f ne*oW*Un* * double summersault to the delight of spectator^