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Glass negatives taken during the period of 1901-1916 when Avery was assigned to the Colville Indian Agency. The images record agency headquarters and personnel with numerous photographs of Colville Indian farmers and school children. There are several images of John McAdam Webster, superintendent of the Colville Indian Agency; scenes of eastern Washington (State); and family photographs of Avery's wife Anna, and his two sons, Warren and Frank.

Webster, John McAdam -- Portraits.
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation -- History -- 20th century.
Colville Indian Reservation (Wash.) -- Portraits.
Indian reservations -- Washington (State)
Glass negatives -- Washington (State) -- 1901-1916.
Group portraits -- Washington (State) -- 1901-1916.
Landscape photographs -- Washington (State) -- 1901-1916.
Portraits -- Washington (State) -- 1901-1916.

Photograph collection

PC 19

5 linear feet; consists of 895 glass negatives

Gift; Paul White; 1975.

More Information

A detailed guide describing the contents of this collection is available online:
http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/Holland/masc/finders/avery.htm

This collection is open and available to the public for research use. For information about access to collections held in MASC, please consult the MASC website at http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/masc.htm, or call 509-335-6691.

Digital Collections:

The images from this collection have been digitized, and are available in the Frank Fuller Avery Collection at http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/xavery.html

Use the MASC website (http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/masc.htm) and the WSU Libraries online catalog, Griffin (http://griffin.wsu.edu/search~), to search or browse for other related materials.