On the ill-fated Canadian Arctic expedition, Wilkins took many photos of the Canadian and Alaskan Inuits going about their day. Here in this nicely composed and framed image we also see, on the left, Billy Natkusiak, Wilkins’ best mate amongst the locals, as part of a team laying the foundation stone for a house at Cape Kellett, Canada.
Photograph: September 1914 Courtesy of Dartmouth University
