San Poil chief Jim James with Nettie Francis holding child, "Ceremony of tears", Kettle Falls, Washington, 1939

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San Poil chief Jim James with Nettie Francis holding child, "Ceremony of tears", Kettle Falls, Washington, 1939

1939

Man in shirt, sweater vest & pants, & wide-brimmed hat standing by car shakes hand of small boy (in jeans, jacket & knitted hat) held by woman in head scarf, sweater & skirt. In background is church.Note from unidentified source: During "Ceremony of tears" [the commemoration for the salmon & salmon habitat to be lost when the area was flooded by the building of the Grand Coulee Dam]. L-R: Nettie Francis, holding child and Chief Jim James. Per Alec Sam, 3/1999

James, Jim, 1886-1971; Francis, Nettie; Group portraits--Washington (State); Sanpoil Indians--Social life; Sanpoil Indians--Women; Rites & ceremonies--Washington (State)--Kettle Falls; Kettle Falls (Wash.)

University of Washington

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1939

University of Washington

James, Jim, 1886-1971; Francis, Nettie; Group portraits--Washington (State); Sanpoil Indians--Social life; Sanpoil Indians--Women; Rites & ceremonies--Washington (State)--Kettle Falls; Kettle Falls (Wash.)