Chemawa Prints Project Day 4

I finished the first box of photos (CH 0001 - 360) and made progress with the second (CH 361-707). I continued to add to the Metadata. No problems arose, but I have noticed that there is significant variation from photo to photo with the key terms and description. In some cases, the students are wrong (in which case I usually correct them). But the actual problem is that when viewers want to search by key term, all the photos will not all show up. Perhaps if there is time at the end we can work on this, along with the formatting of the key terms. 

Three photos that seem to cross gender roles of the time. CH 272 shows a male student smiling while he operates what appears to be a sewing machine. Other male students and adults look on and smile as well. Was this a usual task -- for males to use or learn to use a sewing machine -- or is it a joke, hinted at by their smiles? Another photo, CH 335, shows two females in front of a large cabinet of tools. One is hunched over, and it looks like she is searching for a specific tool. Did women typically use smaller tools like the ones in the picture but not the larger machinery like so many of the ones in the industrial training photos? The third photo, CH 339, shows two male students in a kitchen; one washes dishes while the other dries. At this time were there strict gendered domains, like the kitchen, or was there some crossover?

Looking at CH 341 made a question arise. Depicted are three students with a "Ballot Box." The student at the left drops a ballot in, the one in the center sits behind the box, and the third student at the right appears to be filling out a ballot. These children look to be too young to vote. Are they participating in student elections? If this is an election, was it at all framed within an understanding of the right to vote? Indian Citizenship Act of 1924? While the act was passed in 1924, all states did not grant Native Americans the right to vote until 1948. 

CH 272 ~ 280 depict a fashion show. It appears that very young female students modeled along with older students.The banner onstage in the back of many photos says "Fashions on Parade." They model flower print skirts, coats, and dresses. 

I found another photo of the pageant, CH 383. There are many people wearing bustles onstage facing each other. 

Another photo stood out to me: CH 445 and 446. A young man stands with a sled on snow. A male to his right has trained his camera on the young man. In another photo, he stand with the sled and two adults. Did the student make this intricately decorated sled? I assume that he is about to ride it because he stands on the snow and there are dogs in the background. 

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