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...
From left to right. Children in the back are Henry Wassillie, Josephine Paine, Julie Olympic, Natalia Paine and Yako Nickoli. In the front are; John Zackar, Willie Nickoli, Anecia Olympic, Agnes Paine and Tim Nickoli.
From left to right. Students sitting in the first dog sled are Yako "Jackie" Nickoli, Timmy Nickoli, Tommy Pope, Trefim Andrew, Lydia Olympic, Marlene Pope, Agnes Paine and Gene Pope Jr. Students standing in the back of the sled are Sharon Pope,...
From left to right: Marsha Wassillie is holding her son Wassie. Natalia Paine is holding her daughter Anna. This photograph was taken in the Igiugig school.
Group portrait of ten women and five men. Handwritten notes on image: top: J Hi Class of 1926. Evelyn Judson, Ed Gernick, Miss Myra, Myron D__, Gladys Nagel, David Ramses. bottom: Elizabeth Madsen, Lillian Bayers, Hansena Campen, Grace...
Title taken from front. Portrait of Natalia Kashevaroff and Mrs. Metropolski in Sitka, Alaska. Also from front: "Sisters. Russians. Sitka, Alaska." 1882-1885.