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Title
Cherokee
Boarding
School
cottage
Creator
unknown
Medium of Original
photographs
Dimensions
4.25
"
x
5.25
"
Description
This
undated
photograph
shows
the
Home
Economics
cottage
on the
campus
of the
Cherokee
Boarding
School
. A
school
for the
Eastern
Band
was
instituted
as a
boarding
and
day
school
in
1884
and was
operated
for its
first
twelve
years
by the
Society
of
Friends
(Quakers)
. The
school
provided
academic
classes
,
like
English
and
arithmetic
, in the
morning
. The
arts
,
crafts
, and
vocational
training
were
taught
in the
afternoons
.
Domestic
skills
such
as
cooking
,
baking
,
sewing
, and
needlework
were
taught
to
girls
;
boys
received
training
in
agriculture
,
livestock
management
,
industrial
arts
,
smithing
, and
carpentry
. In
1896
, the
school
came
under
the
direct
supervision
of the
federal
government
. By the
time
this
photograph
was
taken
, the
school
had
come
to
teach
more
academic
classes
and, in
1954
, the
school
was
changed
from a
boarding
school
to a
day
school
. The
name
of the
photographer
who
captured
this
shot
is
unknown
.
Subject
Schools -- North Carolina -- Cherokee Indian Reservation
Local Subject
community
Location
Cherokee Indian Reservation (N.C.)
Source Institution
Museum of the Cherokee
Collection
Photograph Collection
Inventory Number
MCI_CH_726_A
Copyright Information
All rights reserved. For permissions and use, contact Museum of the Cherokee Indian, Cherokee, NC 28719
Digital Publisher
Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723
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