Interior of church. New Metlakahtla. Annette Island. Alaska

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Type: Archival materials; Photographs; Slides; Photographic prints; Lantern slides

Collection Citation: Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Mary Harriman Rumsey Collection of Harriman Alaska Expedition Photographs, Box and Folder Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.

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Scope and Contents: Interior of wooden plank church at New Metlakahtla, showing pews, altar area with lectern, oil lamps. and pipe organ. A large representation of an open bible hangs over the altar area, as does an arched sign stating "Peace on earth good will toward men".

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Mary Harriman Rumsey collection of Harriman Alaska Expedition photographs

Collector

Rumsey, Mary Harriman, 1881-1934.

Summary

The Mary Harriman Rumsey collection largely consists of photographic prints and lantern slides documenting the Harriman Expedition to Alaska in summer 1899. These depict members of the expedition and Alaskan scenery and people. The collection also includes scenic photographs of Alaska taken by Dora Keen in 1914 and photographs of Blackfeet, Hopi, Apache, and Suquamish Indians made by Edward Curtis...