Eskimo Mother & Child, c. 1903

Eskimo Mother & Child, c. 1903

Via: loc.gov

Via: loc.gov

Gelatin silver print of an unidentified Eskimo mother in fur clothing with a baby on her back, taken by B.B. Dobbs, ca. 1903. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.

Fun Fact: The difference between Eskimo and Inuit isn't a divide of political correctness, but of legitimate nomenclature. From tulugaq.com:

"In Canada, the term Inuit is preferred over Eskimo, which is considered offensive. What many people do not know is that using the term Inuit as a blanket term for all arctic people in Alaska is offensive – the opposite of the situation in Canada. Why? Because there are two main groups of arctic people in Alaska, the Yupik and the Iñupiat. The Yupik peoples are Eskimo but not Inuit. Quite understandably, they don’t like being called Inuit because they aren’t Inuit (and the word doesn’t even exist in Yupik languages). This means that it’s better to call arctic Alaskans Eskimos, not Inuit – or better yet, call them Yupik if they are Yupik, Iñupiat if they are Iñupiat, Cup’ik if they are Cup’ik, and so on."

Southwest Airline Stewardess, c. 1972

Southwest Airline Stewardess, c. 1972

Back Of The Bus: The Arrest Report Filed By Alabama Police Against Rosa Parks, 1955

Back Of The Bus: The Arrest Report Filed By Alabama Police Against Rosa Parks, 1955