Chemawa Prints Project Day 19

I have completed scanning through the seventh envelope of thirty-one.

CH 2684 is an interesting print because it depicts a large display case of hand-weaved baskets. Are these baskets at Chemawa today, or are they in storage with the many other items on the inventory list? Is there a chance that these baskets are in Hallie Ford?

CH 2685 shows adult males using nets to fish at Celilo Falls. There is a typed message on the back discussing the falls and Native peoples treaty rights to "perpetual netting and spearing rights."

On the back of CH 2695 is a handwritten message discussing Robert Jim, a student who was "very hard of hearing." Apparently a teacher interpreter accompanied him when he went for a hearing aid fitting. His teacher believed he had "gotten very little from class." Was this hearing aid paid for by the school? How often did Chemawa provided support for differently-abled students? What support does Chemawa provide today? What was Robert Jim's experience at Chemawa? Did he want a hearing aid?

Another print of students with an aircraft has popped up. CH 2703 shows students with a small plane, not a helicopter like the other earlier prints. Are these the Alaska Native students who were taught how to pilot a plane?

I came across many prints of students in traditional regalia at the same event as yesterday, perhaps a powwow. The prints of group portraits and dancers are very clear and show the detail of their regalia very well. CH 2712 and 2715 are good examples.

Many prints throughout the collection depict male students presenting creations from their industrial training. CH 2730 is a group portrait posing with a large electrical board labeled "Basic Automotive Electric System."

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