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Yakama Indian photograph album, approximately 1920-1959

Overview of the Collection

Title
Yakama Indian photograph album
Dates
approximately 1920-1959 (inclusive)
Quantity
158 photographic prints (1 box) ; sizes vary
Collection Number
PH1360
Summary
Photographs of Yakama Indians, the Yakima Indian Christian Mission, and scenes around Toppenish, White Swan, Fort Stevens, and Yakima, Washington
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries’ Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials Curator is required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.

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Languages
English
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Historical Background

Established by treaty in 1855, the Yakama (formerly "Yakima") Reservation is located on 1,130,000 acres in southwestern Washington State and is home to approximately 6,500 members of the Yakama Indian Nation. In 1912, W.F. Turner became the pastor of the First Christian Church in Yakima, Washington. Turner advocated for an Indian mission center to serve the Yakamas. Community leaders in Yakima such as Lucullus Virgil McWhorter who had written two books on the plight of the Yakama were attracted to this idea as were a number of leading figures among the Yakamas such as Buffalo Ben Olney, a rancher on the reservation and one of a group of Yakama who created the first Indian commercial club in the United States. When the Yakima Indian Christian Mission was launched in 1921, people in Yakima raised $3,500 in one day and the Indians pledged $2,000 which enabled work to begin on the mission.

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Content Description

Photographs of Yakama Indians, the Yakima Indian Christian Mission, and scenes around Toppenish, White Swan, Fort Stevens, and Yakima, Washington.

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Use of the Collection

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Restrictions on Use

Status of creator's copyrights is unknown; restrictions may exist on copying, quotation, or publication. Users are responsible for researching copyright status before use.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Source: Fairlook Antiques, May 31, 2005.

Processing Note

Processed by: Brianna Baird, 2015; Lauren Weidlich, 2016.

The album was falling apart and the photos were coming out so the album cover was discarded and the photographs were foldered. The original order was retained.

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Detailed Description of the Collection