Vlad Sokhin - Utqiagvik, Alaska
Vlad Sokhin - Utqiagvik, Alaska
Vlad Sokhin - Utqiagvik, Alaska
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A parade of cars and pick-up trucks decorated in red, white and blue assemble near Barrow City Hall for the start of the Independence Day parade.
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Jaw bones from a whale flank a sign welcoming visitors to the "top of the world."
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An Inupiat woman participates in the blanket toss during Nalukataq, a whaling festival just before Independence Day.
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A kiosk painted to look like an American flag sells sandwiches.
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Children build sandcastles on the beach.
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Children ride in the Independence Day parade.
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Jalene Kanayurak won the Miss Top of the World beauty pageant.
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Whaling crews race umiaqs, traditional boats made of seal skin.
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A boy at the main festival ground in Utqiagvik.
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Inupiat men play drums made of animal skin during a dance in the gym at Ipalook Elementary School.
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