"Death of the Old Year" ceremony. Text transcribed from caption: 1723 - "Death of the Old Year" a peculiar ceremony performed at Wood [Woody] Island. Robert G. Slifer. 1724 - Teacher and children, Baptist Mission, Wood [Woody] Island, Alaska. R.G. Slifer.
Lesnoi Village., Lesnoi Village., North and Central America--United States--Kodiak Island--Alaska--Woody Island, Lesnoi Village., Lesnoi Village., Lesnoi Village.