Photograph of an Indian family

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Description

Sir Henry Wellcome photographed this Tsimishian family at home in Metlakahtla, Alaska, around 1910. A small group of Tsimishian Indians, following Anglican missionary William Duncan, left Metlakahtla, British Columbia, settled on Annette Island, the only Indian Reservation in Alaska, and established Metlakahtla, Alaska.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Collection WME: Sir Henry Wellcome Collection.

National Archives Identifier: 297620

Full Citation: Photograph of an Indian family; ca. 1910; Collection WME: Sir Henry Wellcome Collection,. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/photograph-of-an-indian-family/, January 13, 2026]

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