Alaskan (Eskimo)

Progress card of Garfield Sitarangok (here Siterangok), a member of the Alaskan (Eskimo) Nation, who entered the school on November 23, 1903.

Student file of Garfield Sitarangok, a member of the Alaskan (Eskimo) Nation, who entered the school on November 23, 1903 and departed on May 25, 1908. The file contains student information cards, correspondence, a newspaper clipping, a report after leaving, a photograph, former student response postcards, and a returned student survey. The…

Student information card of Garfield Sitarangok (here Siterangok), a member of an Alaskan Nation, who entered the school on November 23, 1903 and departed on May 25, 1908. The file indicates Siterangok was married and living in Council City, Alaska in 1912.

Student file of Mollie Dalilak, a member of the Eskimo nation who arrived on November 23, 1903 and departed on August 11, 1906. The file contains a blank report after leaving. 

In school documentation Mollie Dalilak's name is also spelled Mollie Dalilok.

Student information card of Mollie Dalilak (here Dalilok), a member of the Alaskan (Eskimo) Nation, who entered the school on November 23, 1903 and departed on August 11, 1906.

Progress card of Oscar Nateroak, a member of the Alaskan (Eskimo) Nation, who entered the school on November 23, 1903.

Note: Although this card shows an arrival date of October, the admissions ledger and his file suggest that he actually arrived on November 23.

Student file of Oscar Nateroak, a member of an Alaskan nation, who entered the school on November 23, 1903 and departed on June 26, 1908. The file contains student information cards, a trade/position record card, correspondence, a report after leaving, a returned student survey, a photograph, and former student response postcards that indicate…

Student information card of Oscar Nateroak (here Naterook), a member of an Alaskan Nation, who entered the school on November 23, 1903 and departed on June 26, 1908. The file indicates Nateroak was living in Golvin Bay, Alaska in 1912.

Student file of Fay Koborivak, a member of the Alaskan (Eskimo) Nation, who entered the school on January 13, 1906 and departed on January 24, 1906. The file contains an application for enrollment.

Student information card of Fay Koborivak, a member of the Alaskan (Eskimo) Nation, who entered the school on January 13, 1906 and departed on January 24, 1906.

Six Alaskan students posed on the deck of a ship, presumably taken on their journey to Carlisle. They are (from left to right) Annie Coodlalook, Cooki Glook, Anna Buck, Esenetuck, Tomiclock, and Laublock. All are wearing cloaks with fur-lined hoods.

Although this negative was included among photographer J.N. Choate's images, he could not…

Studio portrait of Annie Coodlalook (far left), Tomiclock (second from left), Laublock (standing in center), Anna Buck (second from right), Cooki Glook (far right), and Esenetuck (seated in front). All are wearing clocks with fur-timmed hoods. This photo seems to have been taken shortly after their arrival at the school in November, 1897.…

Studio portrait of Annie Coodlalook, Tomiclock , Laublock, Anna Buck, Cooki Glook, and Esenetuck. All are wearing school uniforms.

Note: This is a photograph of a photograph. Previous cataloging states that there is a date of October 1897 on this image which is probably incorrect as the students did not arrive at the school until…

Studio portrait of Anna Buck and Cooki Glook. 

Studio portrait of Ephriam Alexander in traditional clothing, including fur coat and fur-trimmed boots. 

Note: School administrative documents consistently use the spelling "Ephriam," but his name is spelled "Ephraim" in several articles in the school newspapers.

Ten male students and five female students, in costumes, standing and seated with one white male teacher. 

This image is from the series taken of the cast members of the school's production of  the play, "The Captain of Plymouth," produced at the school from March 29-March 31, 1909. The white man is presumably Claude Stauffer,…

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: This is our Church - Presbyterian Church of Council.  My family is all well.  Your truly, G. N. Sitaraugok.

This Presbyterian Church is located in Council City, Alaska.

View of Oscar B. Nateroak in a traditional winter coat around 1913.