Young woman leans against front porch railing of Ellamar School on Virgin Bay, 40 miles NW of Cordova The Ellamar Mining Co. was formed in 1898; a post office was established in 1900 and discontinued in 1929
Note on verso of image: "The first section of this building was the classroom; the middle section was our undercover play space." Children identified by number as follows: 1) Harold Gene, age 11; 2) Alex Sinyou, age 12; 3) Judith Schoanover, age 6;...
School with one classroom and a two-room apartment, centrally located on a high spot as McGrath is frequently flooded at break-up time; in 1944, the school had 13 students