USS Bear was a dual steam-powered and sailing ship built with six-inch (15.2 cm)-thick sides which had a long life in various cold-water and ice-filled environments. She was a forerunner of modern icebreakers and had a diverse service life. According to the United States Coast Guard official website, Bear is described as "probably the most famous ship in the history of the Coast Guard."
USS Bear (AG-29) in Antarctica, 1939
Men loading reindeer onto USRC Bear.
USS Bear circa 1944
Seal hunting, or sealing, is the personal or commercial hunting of seals. Seal hunting is currently practiced in nine countries: United States, Canada, Namibia, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Finland and Sweden. Most of the world's seal hunting takes place in Canada and Greenland.
Killing fur seals on St. Paul Island, Alaska Territory, 1890s
Seal skinning in the 1880s by members of the Nansen expedition to Greenland
Inuit seal hunting
Seal hunting in Reimerswaal