CH 201-336 were digitized and cropped today. I continued to add to the Metadata as well. At some point the CH 000 (ID) column was deleted, so I have been adding those back in. 'Titles' through CH 240, 'Date' through 201, and 'filename' through CH 172 are done. I contributed to the 'Subjects' column for the first time for the whole first Metadata sheet (CH 0001-0860). To resolve yesterday's question, I did add the inferred dates to the 'Date' column. I forgot to mark the "Descreening" box when scanning for ~CH 200 to ~260. This did not create any quality problems, but I did mark the button once I realized my mistake.
Today I came across many more domestic scenes and more scenes with females. CH 235 stuck out to me because it shows female students in a gymnasium in line to throw a basketball. One student in the back has her hands up like she is on defense. There a few photos of social events including tea sets. CH 236 shows one female student is pouring a drink for a man in a suit. There were also many photos of parades that might have also been pep rallies. CH 205 shows two female students walking with a large sign that says the following: "HOMEMAKING TAKES HAWKS." Underneath the words is a woman in traditional regalia shooting a bow and arrow at something elevated, presumably a hawk, and behind her is a cabinet of some sort (stove?).
Two other photos that stood out to me were CH 257 and CH 241. In the first, a male student is driving a go-cart while the crowd behind him is blurry,while in the second two boys smile while pointing to artwork on the wall behind them.It looks like the boys must be proud of their work.
Professor Dobkins mentioned that these photos have been useful for her students in the past. While it was difficult for students to go to these Indian boarding schools, the photos are evidence that they also had fun. It has been my experience that the photos have made me appreciate their subjects as young people and not just as victims. CH 241 stuck out to me for this reason. Two young boys are presumably showing off their artwork for the camera and picture-taker. The young boys remind me of my younger self, showing off artwork that I have worked hard on.
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Thank you, Alexis! for your careful work. I know that it can seem endless, but think of the lives you are entering, touching, and helping to record. My hope is that in years to come, someone will recognize those two young boys, for example, and let us know their names, so that we can further recognize their pride. Thank you for this work!
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