Indian School, Cherokee, North Carolina, 1909 – Antique Photo Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This historic image of Indian School, Cherokee, North Carolina, 1909 brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: Indian School, Cherokee, N.C.
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Indian School, Cherokee, North Carolina, 1909
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In 1909, Cherokee, North Carolina, was the seat of the Qualla Boundary, the mountain land held by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, descendants of families who stayed in the Southern Appalachians after the forced removal of 1838. The federal Indian Service ran a boarding and day school there, where children were taught English, academic subjects, and farm and trade skills, and where many families were pressed to adopt white schooling and customs. Life on the reservation rested mainly on small-scale farming, timber work, and handmade baskets and pottery, and visitors drawn by the nearby mountain scenery were beginning to buy such crafts. This photograph shows the school grounds as the community's children and staff would have known them, a place that stood at the center of both government policy and Cherokee family life.
| Created / published | 1909 |
|---|---|
| Creator | pelton, herbert w. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--North Carolina |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,373 × 1,136 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Indian School, Cherokee, N.C. |
| Reference | NC 1909 Indian School, Cherokee |
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