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Description
Photograph of several wooden buildings including a large main building with a porch. Students are visible at a distance standing behind picket fence surrounding the main building. Horse and buggy seen outside the fence with several people in it. Handwritten caption reads, "St. John's William Welsh Memorial School"
Identified Places
Cheyenne River Indian Reservation; Fort Bennett; St. John's William Welsh Memorial School, South Dakota
Approximate Date
circa 1889
View Type
exterior
Original Item Medium
unknown
Accession Number
2013.001.025
Folder Name
Inspection_of_ the_Cheyenne_River_Agency_at_Fort_Bennett_Dakota
Notes
Written on back of the photograph: "Mallet, E. Inspection of the Cheyenne River Agency at Fort Bennett, Dakota (1889). Inspection probably occurred in 1889, but the date of the photograph is unknown. The size of the photograph is 9"x 7 1/4" that is matted to a 12" x 10" cardboard stock.
Digital Reproduction Information
Scanned from a photograph at 400 dpi in TIFF format using a Sinarback eVolution 86, Sinar M, and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using CONTENTdm's software JPEG2000 Extension. 2015
Reuse Permission
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Edmond J. Mallet Collection. French Institute at Assumption University, Worcester, Massachusetts.
Keywords
Native American Schools, Reservation Schools, Cheyenne River Agency, Fort Bennett, Dakota, St. John's William Welch Memorial School