ALASKA HISTORICAL PHOTOS
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HISTORICAL
ALASKA PHOTOS
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The 1st Tanana Chief's Conference
held 7/5/1915
in Fairbanks to Discuss Native Land
Rights
Back
Row (left to right)
- Julius Pilot of Nenana
Athabascan name: Do-nohra-da-da
- Titus Alexander of Hot Springs
Athabascan name: Klewk-doo-aw
- G. F. Cramer
- Thomas Riggs Jr. 1873-1945 Alaska
Engineering Commission
- C. W. Ritchie Alaska Engineering
Commission
- Chief Alexander Williams of
Ft. Gibbon Athabascan name: Yit-su-dad-a-kwot
Middle Row
(left to right)
- Chief Jacob Starr of Ft. Gibbon
Athabascan name: Ba-cha-ta-naw-da-talth
- Chief William of Ft. Gibbon
Athabascan name: Sut-nal-nich
- Chief Alexander of Tolovana
Athabascan name: Sits-tsu-dau-tuna
- Chief Thomas of Nenana
Athabascan name: Be-yats
- James Wickersham 1857-1939
Delegate to U.S. Congress
- Chief Ivan of Crossjacket
Athabascan name: Kruz-ah
- Chief Charlie of Minto
Athabascan name: Yo-kah
Front Row (left to right)
- Chief Joe of Salchaket Athabascan
name: Na-da-tuts
- Chief John of Chena Athabascan
name: Thla-den-no-duch
- Johnny Folger of Ft. Gibbon
- Rev. Guy H. Madara Episcopal
Minister
- Paul Williams of Ft. Gibbon
(interpreter)
Rev. Guy Madara addressed this
conference and said that the chiefs present respresentd the Indians
from Salchaket, down the Tanana River, to Ft. Gibbons, probaby 1200 to
1500 Indians.
Five beautiful women
Left to Right:
1. Grace Kuzrenz Blatchford of Teller
2. Koot egweena
3. Ang nohok
4. Oo me eeuk
5. Ang arolok (Bessie of Teller)
Photo taken at Mentasta Lake about
1943
Left to Right: Ruth Hicks, Lucy, Harry John
Katie John (holding Franklin), Nancy and Dorothy
Children at Alatna (holding carrots)
Ezias David
Titus Henzie
William William
Silas Linux
Paul Beetus
CHIEF SIMEON CHICKALUSION of TYONEK 1880-1957
CHIEF GOODLATAW of the
COPPER RIVER AREA
This photo is of Mapoy (Martha) McConahay (left)
wife of Arthur "Long Shorty" McConahay. McConahay came
to Alaska in 1886 and over the years, he was an ACC agent at
Susitna
Station, Knik and Tyonek. Arthur and Mapoy had 4 children:
Mary b. 1893, James b. 1895, Martha b. 1897 and Katie born
1899.
To Martha's right is Annie Hicks, the wife
of Harry Hicks (of Hicks Creek).
She is holding their daughter Minnie Hicks.
Photo taken by Edwin F. Glenn on
9/27/1898 Knik Station
Photo identified as "Long Shorty Family"
"Long Shorty" was a white man named Arthur McConahay
Left is Steve Totemoff, older girl is
Mary Saloff
Ellamar, Alaska
Inupiat
Women in Wales about 1905 ?
Norwadluk on left and Nora on right
Wayagan
of Akiak
1925? 1935?
Mrs.
John Equak of Kuskokwim
Photo
taken in Deering in 1942
Left to Right: George Moto, Gilbert Karmun age 6,
Harry Karmun age 4,
Bessie Moto age 4, Sally Moto
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