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Holy Cross Mission on the Yukon, Alaska – Antique Print

Holy Cross Mission on the Yukon, Alaska, [between ca. 1900 and 1927] — historic photograph
Holy Cross Mission on the Yukon, Alaska, [between ca. 1900 and 1927]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(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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Holy Cross Mission stood on the lower Yukon River in western Alaska, a place that was reached mainly by river steamer and was, at the turn of the twentieth century, one of the more remote outposts of Catholic missionary work in the territory. The Jesuits who ran the mission served Yup'ik and other Native communities along the river, and its buildings were central to schooling, religious life, and the everyday routines of mission outposts. The picture is part of the Frank and Frances Carpenter collection, which the Library of Congress holds, and it reflects the travel photography that drew American readers to Alaska during the Klondike and gold rush years.

Created / published[between ca. 1900 and 1927]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1890-1930.
NotesTitle transcribed from caption accompanying item. Forms part of: Frank and Frances Carpenter collection (Library of Congress). Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951.
SubjectsMissions--Yukon River (Yukon and Alaska)--1890-1930. Buildings--Yukon River (Yukon and Alaska)--1890-1930.United States--Alaska
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,308 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-209428

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