[12 photographs captioned in manuscript, depicting the journey of two English speaking travellers by horse and reindeer].

£175 · Offered by Maggs Bros Ltd

A loose travelogue of twelve captioned photographs, depicting a journey through Siberia undertaken by two English speaking travellers. The atmospheric snapshots describe a journey of at least 1200 miles, with noted locations of the Vitim River and Lake Baikal. The travellers may well have been associated with the Alaska Reindeer Service, who between 1893 and the 1920s orchestrated the import of tens of thousands of reindeer from Siberia to Alaska, in an attempt to offer the Alaskan Inuit a new source of food and revenue. The captions read: Our home in Siberia. I am standing in front of House Bob at side Your’s truly, + Bob Siberia arrival at camp Rain deer team’s arriving with supplies Rain deer team’s bring in supplies Siberia On the trail Lena River middle sled Bob + I rode in First one baggage third one Mr Thorne + Guide Forth one not in sight another guide Four sled in all Bob, Guide + Rain deers Siberia Rain deers on Vitim Riber Feeding the horses on the Ice Lena River View Lena River Rain deer Hauling log’s Resting the Horses Resting the Horses. We changed Horses 73 times in 1200 miles

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