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Albert Dick
Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
People and Places
Summary
Albert was a dedicated public servant that worked not just for the community, but for his kids and future generations.
Edith Bean and Mary Wilson
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Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
People and Places
Summary
Edith Bean and Mary Wilson were great friends and culture bearers; Carolyn Martin called them “tribal aunties”.
Kathryn Mills Teaching Tlingit
Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
People and Places
John A. Hinchman, Sr.
Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
People and Places
Summary
John Hinchman's Tlingit name was Gooch Shaay. He was an Eagle, Chookaneidi from Xaat Hit (Ice House). He was a retired highliner commercial fisherman in Alaska and Washington and owned and captained the Johnny A.
An Elder Receives Medical Care Post Fire
Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
Hoonah Fire of 1944
Summary
A male elder gets medical attention from the Coast Guard post fire of 1944.
Territorial School
Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
Events and Gatherings
Summary
The Territorial School was for students of "mixed blood" whereas the BIA or Government School was for the Native students.
Hoonah Tunnel with People Walking the Beach
Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
People and Places
Summary
Four individuals walk the shoreline by the Hoonah tunnel.
Hoonah Residents Eating Post Fire
Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
Hoonah Fire of 1944
Summary
The U.S. Navy provided meals for Hoonah residents after the 1944 fire.
Elsie Wilson Gets Eye Drops Post Fire
Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
Hoonah Fire of 1944
Summary
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.
Elsie Wilson Sitting in Regalia
Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
People and Places
Summary
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.
Hoonah Incorporation as a First Class City
Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
Government
Summary
Top Center is the Alaska Governor Ernest Gruening, to his right is Elsie Greenwald and below her stands the mayor at the time Harry Douglas.
Bill Wilson Sr. and Elsie Wilson
Community
Hoonah Community Members
Category
People and Places
Summary
Bill J. Wilson, Sr. was a fisherman, hunter, gatherer, trapper, boxer and a renowned jewelry maker.