Accession Number: 98-7-197 Description: ivory; bone; sinew; carved Dimensions: L: 29.00 cm Note: ship model is possibly a representation of the steam whaler BELVEDERE, built in 1880
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...
Description of community from 1932 report: "Hyder is entirely a mining town whose growth depends upon the restoration of the value of silver. Its population is made up of about 30 families, children, and the remainder consists of prospectors;...