Weldon is now (1988) a school superintendent somewhere in Teller, Alaska. They succeeded the Kahl's as teachers. Title and description courtesy of Mrs. Keller.
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.
You could clearly see the piece of canvas which had been turned back from its covering place over the trap. Title and description courtesy of Mrs. Keller.
The warm dog food will be cooked on the outdoor Yukon woodstove. Note the half log house below and the canvas above that was home for beaver season. Title and description courtesy of Mrs. Keller.