Mechling, C. MacMillan, and P. Radin. First ethnological work 
by the Museum on Athapaskan people was by J. A. Teit. Sapir 
himself concentrated on linguistics throughout Canada and by 1924 
had established the basis for the study of that subject in North 
America, By 1916 the Museum had in progress a broad programme 
of ethnological research, covering all the native groups of Canada. 
At times, as many as nine ethnologists were employed by the 
Museum. 
The first archaeologists of the Museum were Harlan I. Smith 
(Fig. 11) and W. J. Wintemberg. Smith worked mainly on West 
Fig. 13. Scientific personnel of the Canadian Arctic Expedition, Nome, 
Alaska, July, 1913. First row, left to right: F. MacKay, surgeon (died on the ice of 
Chuckchee Sea); Capt. Robert Bartlett, skipper of C.G.S. Karluk; Vilhjalmur 
Stefansson, commander of the Expedition; R, M. Anderson, zoologist and second 
in command; James Murray, marine biologist (died on the ice of Chuckchee Sea); 
Frits Johansen, marine biologist. Second row: B. Mamen, meteorologist (died on 
Wrangell Island); B. M. McConnell, secretary; K. G. Chipman, topographer; 
(behind Chipman) G. H. Wilkins, photographer (afterwards Sir Hubert Wilkins); 
George Malloch, geologist (died on Wrangell Island); Henri Beuchat, anthropologist 
(died on the ice of Chuckchee Sea); J. J. O’Neill, geologist; D. Jennes, anthro- 
pologist; J. R. Cox, topographer; W. L. McKinlay, magnetician and meteorologist. 
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