Chemawa Prints Project Day 17

I first finished titling the scans from yesterday then moved on to the second large box with envelopes. I completed scans and edits for the first two envelopes and am making progress on the third. The folders are different than the boxes because they contain large prints, which start at CH 2601, and small prints, which continued from 1981. I continue to work on the metadata as small problems pop up. Each folder has a name on it. I am guessing that these are students who created the metadata for those prints.

CH 2641 is a cutout print mounted on thicker paper. How should I Photoshop this scan? I have made one edit titled img2641 copy.tif.

Many prints stood out to me today. CH 1962 and 1964 show students in what may be student-made regalia. They perform for adults at tea. What is the purpose of this performance? Are the students entertaining visitors to the school?  CH 1980 is another print of the student and his sled in the snow. The photographer is pictured again. CH 1817 and 1818 pictures a display of perhaps student-made items. The appear to be detailed engravings and prints. The items are belt, books, Varsity letters, depictions of wildlife, and many more.

Who is the man in CH 1834? He appears to be in many of the prints with the band, but he is pictured here carving a totem pole. What roles did he play at Chemawa? A male and female look like they are about to or have been married in CH 1836. The female wears a white dress and the male a suit. Are they Chemawa students, faculty, employees, or alumni? Did students ever get married while they attended Chemawa?

CH 1982, 1984, 1987, and 1989 appear to be taken at the same location where students are on a field trip. The first three depict totem poles, and the third depicts a canoe on stilts. Where were these prints taken? How often did the students go on field trips? Would the students ever have come to this location on their own? What was the significance of this place? How close is it to Chemawa?

One print may be of interest to Marsha Smalls (Northern Cheyenne), a woman conducting research on the Chemawa Cemetery. CH 1994 is a portrait of a headstone. On the headstone is engraved the following: Lena Johnson; Feb 1, 1913; Jan 22, 1920; Ft. Yukon, Alaska.

A few prints stood out today for their aesthetic value. Male students are gathering and cleaning fish in CH 1977. CH 1979 shows some of the same students with fishing poles. Was this a field trip? CH 2606 shows a dancer in traditional regalia that has appeared before. I believe the dancer is at the pageant. CH 2607 shows many students in costume onstage. The stage is set, and it looks like the students have performed a play or musical of some sort. Six students pose for a portrait in CH 2608. On the back in written "Class of 1906." This may be the oldest print I have come across so far. There are many large prints like it that may be from the same time (CH 2621-2624). CH 2626 shows two male students running in a relay race. They run through the rain and mud, and the print captures large puddles splashing as they take steps.

CH 2609 shows students in basketball uniforms and a male adult that I assume is the coach. I have seen him in many other prints, but they have all been with football players. How many teams did this man coach? For how long did he coach at Chemawa?

CH 2619 depicts twelve female students doing carpentry. It accompanies the questions I have brought up concerning gender roles.

A large flood is captured in CH 2004. Houses are engulfed in water. The date is February 1965.What flood was this?

1981-2040, 2601-2656, 3221-3224/3224