The competition was open to Alaska schoolchildren between grades 7 and 12. Benson was a 13 year old student at the Jessie Lee MIssion Home in Seward. The competition was organized by the American Legion, who collected a total of 142 entries from...
One letter, undated but assumed to be from November 1918, tells about the flu epidemic, the sinking of the Princess Sophia, and the celebration of the Armistice which ended World War II.
Title taken from verso. View of Chester and Helen Seveck performing dance with drummers seated behind them, possibly at Kotzebue, Alaska. Photographer: Frank Whaley. Original photograph size: 8" x 10".
Title taken from verso. View of Chester and Helen Seveck standing on beach next to kayak, possibly at Kotzebue, Alaska, with Chester holding kayak paddle. Original photograph size: 10" x 8".
Title supplied by cataloger. The couple stands at a wooden table cleaning fish. A gas cainster and a basin are set on the ground nearby. Part of a tent and a boat tied to shore can also be seen. Salmon, drying on racks, in background. Slide printed...