Pacific University Historic Photographs

Chemawa Indian School students under the school entrance arch

A hand-tinted photograph depicting students at Chemawa School, standing under its entrance arch in Salem in 1905. A caption on the photograph reads: "Entrance to Indian Training School, Chemawa, near Salem, Oregon." The students shown in the image are mostly younger boys, all wearing the military-style school uniform. The Pacific University Archives' copy of this photograph is a reprint made in the late 20th century. The original photograph was issued as a postcard.

1905

Off-reservation boarding schools

Native American Studies

Chemawa Indian School

Salem, Oregon

PUApic_008617

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Forest Grove Indian School Collection, Pacific University Archives

Still Image