Ironing and Drying in Laundry at Chemawa

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Photograph (lantern slide) showing students ironing and drying items in the laundry facility at the Chemawa Indian School, circa 1909.

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Chemawa Indian School

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The Umatilla tribe has very little information on the content of this photograph or the kids in the photo. Please contact us if you have any information. Chemawa is a regional federal boarding school that has housed members of the Umatilla tribe since the late 1800s. Elders have expressed both good and bad memories of the school.