ANCHORAGE, Alaska — When Virginia-based Eskimo Pie Corp. wanted a real Eskimo to trumpet its chocolate-covered ice cream bars, the company scoured the Arctic for talent. They found Vincent Tocktoo.

The embodiment of an Alaska cliche is for sale. The massive urethane igloo that’s a must-stop for summer tourists heading for Denali National Park and Preserve can be bought for $300,000. The 80 ...

Photographed between 1909 and 1932, the collection offers a rare glimpse in the natives' everyday life from hunting polar bears, to building igloos, to their personal dwellings inside.