Elsie Wilson

Elsie's maiden name was Hanson. Her parents were Louie and Mary Hanson of Hoonah.

Elsie's Tlingit name was Shoo Wu and she belonged to the Kach.adi, Land Otter clan. She is wearing Wooshkeetaan regalia, her father's people.

Bill J. Wilson, Sr. was a fisherman, hunter, gatherer, trapper, boxer and a renowned jewelry maker.

Hoonah residents were given eye drops because many were affected by the smoke and ashes from the 1944 fire. In these photographs Elsie Wilson gets eye drops while her husband Bill Wilson, Sr. overlooks and assists.