Photograph of an Indian family
ca. 1910
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Sir Henry Wellcome photographed this Tsimishian family at home in Metlakahtla, Alaska, around 1910. A small group of Tsimishian Indians, following Anglican missionary William Duncan, left Metlakahtla, British Columbia, settled on Annette Island, the only Indian Reservation in Alaska, and established Metlakahtla, Alaska.
This primary source comes from the Collection WME: Sir Henry Wellcome Collection.
National Archives Identifier: 297620
Full Citation: Photograph of an Indian family; ca. 1910; Collection WME: Sir Henry Wellcome Collection. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/photograph-of-an-indian-family, October 12, 2024]Activities that use this document
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