Chief Jake, Chief Yetlma, and Chief Andrew Dick sitting indoors in native regalia, with several masks beside them and a ceremonial bowl. Photographer's number 609.
A shaggy track meet which drew everyone in the vicinity. A great day of fun for onlookers as well as participants. Bea Kahl standing at the right. People are sitting on the steps of the teacherage. Title and description courtesy of Mrs. Keller.
The woman in the red jacket is Harriet Amundson who was the third teacher in the system with Kahl's (two years) and Morgan's (one year). Title and description courtesy of Mrs. Keller.
The house in the background was owned by Steven and Catherine Attla. Dogs were a very important part of the town economy. Huslia's racers, starting with Jimmy Huntington became a real force in Alaska dog racing both in Fairbanks and Anchorage....
Madeline Attla, his sister, sits in front of him. She was on her way to Hughes to be married to Bill Williams Title and description courtesy of Mrs. Keller.
He had just returned a few months earlier from treatment for tuberculosis, which included the removal of one lung so this was a real triumph. He had also won the seal parka he is wearing. Title and description courtesy of Mrs. Keller.
Dogs were very utilitarian and necessary as well as used in racing. Within a few years snowmobiles replaced dogs for many people as working vehicles. Title and description courtesy of Mrs. Keller.
The parka Sidney is wearing was made for him by his wife, Angela, from wolf skins he had acquired in a poker game with several white wolf hunters who were weathered in at Huslia. Title and description courtesy of Mrs. Keller.