Old Eliza walking in Stevens Village
Collection Name
Rivenburg, Lawyer and Cora Photograph Album. 1910-1914 (bulk)
Identifier
UAF-1994-70-72
Title
Old Eliza walking in Stevens Village
Description
Title from cataloger . Photograph of Old Eliza walking in Stevens Village with a log building in the background . Narrative from photo album reads :two pictures of our famous 'Old Eliza. ' She was our first caller , early on the first morning , before breakfast . She came in without knocking , all the way thru to the kitchen . She spoke no English , but by signs and repeated 'abas ' she said her stomach was sick . I gave her a tablespoonful of undiluted spirits of camphor from the medicine chest , and she liked it ! We learned that she was an inveterate beggar and very fond of medicine , which is the only thing the government furnishes free , besides education . She always wore a pair of men's trousers under her skirt as underclothes . They had no support and it was a comical sight to see Old Liza stop anywhere on the street and readjust her trousers. "
Creator
Rivenburg, Cora
Subject.TGM
Women Log buildings Indigenous peoples
Subject.Local
Alaska Natives--Interior Alaska--Athabascan
Location
Stevens Village (Alaska)
Region
Interior Alaska
Time Period
1896 to 1913
Date
1912 - 1914
Type
Collection Image (Photographs)
Ordering & Use
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Holding Institution
Alaska and Polar Regions Collections, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.; mailto:UAF-APR-reference-Service@alaska.edu --(907) 474-2791--PO Box 756808, Fairbanks, AK 99775-6808.
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