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Photograph of the Marriage of Paul Mather and Emma Benson in Metlakahtla, Alaska

  • ca. 1900

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The wedding of Paul Mather and Emma Benson was celebrated at Metlakahtla Christian Mission Church in Metlakahtla, Alaska. Mather became an Episcopalian minister, a packer over the Chilkoot Pass trail, and a guide for the military in WWI.

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

National Archives Identifier: 297666

Full Citation: Photograph of the Marriage of Paul Mather and Emma Benson in Metlakahtla, Alaska; ca. 1900; Photographs of the Inhabitants of Metlakatla, British Columbia and Metlakatla, Alaska, ca. 1856 – 1936; Collection WME: Sir Henry Wellcome Collection,. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/photograph-of-the-marriage-of-paul-mather-and-emma-benson-in-metlakahtla-alaska/, December 25, 2025]

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