Title from album caption. Bureau of Indian Affairs boarding school buildings and grounds in Eklutna. May also have been known as Eklutna Industrial School, Eklutna Boarding School, or Eklutna Vocational School.
Wide view. White picket fence in foreground enclosed Sheldon Jackson School. The so called "Blarney Stone" shows prominently on the beach in the foreground.
Title taken from verso. Workmen digging in front of one of three large buildings. Two women and a child are crossing the open area between buildings. Verso: John Beaver Mertie.
Four young men working with shoemakers' equipment, including sewing machine, hammers, clamps. Verso: Photographed by E.W. Merrill, Boston, Massachusetts.
Title taken from image. Sheldon Jackson School Tlingit people Sitka, Alaska. On "Lover's Lane" near the Indian River, Sitka. Verso: Now owned by C.L. Andrews. Image: Opp. Post Office, Portland, Or. Photographer's number 7936.
Title taken from image. Photograph of a student's slate tablet with a handwriting sample and sketches. This photograph may have been made at the request of school administrators for publication, to show the progress that missionaries had made...
Title from caption below image continues --"On back lot of Territorial Federal Bldg --400 block between Main and Seward" children and adults stand in front and on porch and balcony of school
The entire collection contains reports, correspondence, pamphlets, and administrative records received from the agricultural stations at Matanuska, Fairbanks, and Petersburg. The papers address such topics as environmental data, Alaskan flora,...
This collection includes colored slides taken in various Alaskan locations including Sitka, Hydaburg, and Nome. Subjects include student life, mining activities, aerial views of towns and villages, and landscapes.
The John W. Chapman Family Papers consist of material relating to John Wight Chapman and May Seely Chapman and their work as Episcopal missionaries at Anvik, Alaska (1887-1930), as well as family correspondence, genealogical information,...
The John W. Chapman Family Papers consist of material relating to John Wight Chapman and May Seely Chapman and their work as Episcopal missionaries at Anvik, Alaska (1887-1930), as well as family correspondence, genealogical information,...
59-second, color/B&W/silent film clip. Depicts the older and younger students engaged in numerous activities in the school auditorium such as playing ball, dancing, performing Alaska Native games (including the high kick), as well as other...