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SPORTS AND PASTIMES OF ALL NATIONS
#24 - ALASKA / GREENLAND
Size: 5" x 3"
Copyrighted: 1893
Lithographer: Kaufmann & Strauss
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| NOTE:
The #24 card in this series was
issued in two versions, as shown above, one for
Alaska and one for Greenland. The illustrations
on the front are otherwise identical and the text
on the back nearly so, simply substituting
"Greenland" and "Greenlander"
for "Alaska" and "Alaskan".
It would appear than the Alaska version was the
original one and the Greenland version was a
replacement, judging from the way the word
"Greenland" is squeezed into the space
otherwise occupied by "Alaska" on the
back. |
| Reverse - Text |
(Alaska Version)
(Simply substitute the words "Greenland" or "Greenlander" everywhere you see
"Alaska" or "Alaskan" and you'll have the Greenland version.) |
Left section:
GRIND
YOUR COFFEE AT HOME
Right section: |
| ALASKA. |
| THE
population of Alaska consists in
large part of native Indians The
land borders so nearly on
Antarctic regions as to seem cold
and unpromising to us. But it is
not nearly so frigid as popular
impression would make it. The
climate although severe half the
year, is very pleasant the
remaining six months, and rather
dry all the time. The western
parts are covered with
magnificent forests, some of the
trees of which attain a height of
200 feet. The principal wild
animals of the country are elk,
deer, bear and seal. The native
Indians are much like the
Esquimaux, but less migratory.
They are squat, hardy and brave. |
| Of
all the animals of this northern
land, the fiercest and most
formidable is the grizzly bear, a
white and shaggy monster, much
larger than his brown kindred.
Woe to the Alaskan who comes
within his grip. But the unerring
aim of the huntsman chooses a
fatal spot and usually brings
down the game. His meat is very
edible, and his hide very
valuable. |
| Hunting
for birds' nests along the cliffs
that fringe the shores of Alaska
is a sport which the intrepid
only engage in. The gatherer of
eggs is swung down from the tops
of the cliffs, and takes the eggs
from the nests, placing them
carefully in the basket he
carries. The birds flock round
his head, and almost deafen him
with their cries. There is often
very great danger that the rope
will be cut by the rocks against
which it swings. |
| Much
camping out is also indulged in
by the natives. Around the
camp-fires many a game such as
dominoes is played. |
| Seal
hunting is the greatest industry
of Alaska, these annually visit
these shores coming in May and
remaining until September. |
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NOTE: To see non-Arbuckle usage of this
supposedly copyrighted Arbuckle illustration,
click  here.
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