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

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.)

Northwest Digital Heritage

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