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BNPS.co.uk (01202 558833)<br />
Pic: DavidLayAuctions/BNPS<br />
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Pictured: The album includes portraits of Christian missionaries<br />
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Haunting photos of Inuit life captured by missionaries just years before they were wiped out by influenza have sold for £4,100.<br />
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The pictures reveal how the Inuit people managed to survive in the sub-arctic climate of Labrador, Canada with thick fur clothes.<br />
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Temperatures in the northern parts of the region could get as cold as -15 degrees in winter.<br />
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The Inuits survived in the harsh climate by hunting seals for food and using their skin for clothing.

BNPS.co.uk (01202 558833)
Pic: DavidLayAuctions/BNPS

Pictured: The album includes portraits of Christian missionaries

Haunting photos of Inuit life captured by missionaries just years before they were wiped out by influenza have sold for £4,100.

The pictures reveal how the Inuit people managed to survive in the sub-arctic climate of Labrador, Canada with thick fur clothes.

Temperatures in the northern parts of the region could get as cold as -15 degrees in winter.

The Inuits survived in the harsh climate by hunting seals for food and using their skin for clothing.