Carpenter Shop at Chemawa School, circa 1909

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Photograph (lantern slide) showing the carpenter shop at the Chemawa Indian School, circa 1909.

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Location Description: 

Chemawa Indian School

Cultural Narrative: 

Carpenter Shop at Chemawa: Carpentry was one of the lasting professions taught to Indian students. This is at a boarding school in west-central Oregon. Students from as far as Arizona were sent to school here. Later, government schools were made regional so students could go to school a bit closer to their homes. Most schools were closed during the past three decades. Vivian Adams, Yakama