Overview of the Collection
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Repository Name:
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Washington State University Libraries
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special
Collections
New Holland Library
Pullman, WA 99164-5610 USA
(509) 335-6691
http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/masc.htm
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Collection Number:
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PC
19
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Creator:
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Avery, Frank Fuller
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Title:
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Photographs from the
Colville Indian Agency
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Dates:
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1901-1916
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Quantity:
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10 containers.
5 linear feet of shelf space.
894 items.
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Languages:
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Collection materials are in
English
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Summary:
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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.
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Biographical Note
Frank Fuller (known as F.F.) Avery was born in Indiana on February 24,
1862. The exact date of his entrance into Indian work is not known, but he was
already employed by the Indian Service prior to his marriage in 1892. Before
moving to Washington State he and his wife were employed by the Indian Service
in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Crow Creek, North Dakota. From about 1898 to 1916
Avery was connected with the Colville Indian Agency, first as superintendent of
the Indian Boarding School at Fort Spokane, and then as inspector of Colville
Agency Day Schools. He was once recommended by John McAdam Webster, the
Superintendent of the Colville Indian Agency, to succeed him. Correspondence
between Avery and Webster appears in the John McAdam Webster papers in the
Washington State University Library.
Content Description
The collection consists of 894 5x7 inch glass negatives taken during
the period 1901 to 1916 when Avery was assigned to the Colville Indian Agency.
Among the major subjects included in his collection are photos of agency
headquarters and personnel, including several pictures of John McAdam Webster,
superintendent of the Colville Indian Agency; scenes of Eastern Washington, and
family photos of Avery's wife Anna, and his two sons, Warren and Frank. All
principle identifications were made by Avery while the processors added generic
identifications on unidentified objects.
Arrangement
Since Avery did not sequentially number his negatives, the processors
contrived a numerical arrangement based on the dates Avery had recorded on most
of the negative jackets. The negatives with no dates were arbitrarily placed in
an 110011 sequence at the beginning of the number system. The numbering system
has two sets of digits, one for the year, e.g. 04 for 1904, and 084 for the
eighty- fourth dated picture in that specific year. Therefore, a sequence of
photographs taken at a specific time may be split between the undated negatives
in the 110011 group and the dated group.
Administrative Information
Custodial History The Frank Fuller Avery collection of photographs was donated to the
History Department by Paul R. White of Ephrata, Washington, in August of 1975.
Acquisition Information These photographs were then transferred from the History Department to
the Library in 1977.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access This collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation [Item Description]. PC 19, Photographs from the
Colville Indian Agency. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Subjects
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
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| Avery, Frank Fuller --Archives (creator) |
| Webster, John McAdam--Portraits |
| Colville Indian Reservation (Wash.) --
Portraits |
| Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation--History
--20th century |
| Digital Collections. waps (creator) |
| Historical Photograph Collections. waps (creator) |
| Indian
reservations--Washington (State) |
| Glass negatives --
Washington (State)--1901-1916. gmgpc waps |
| Group portraits --
Washington (State)--1901-1916. gmgpc waps |
| Landscape photographs --
Washington (State)--1901-1916. gmgpc waps |
| Portraits--Washington
(State)--1901-1916. gmgpc waps |
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
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00 002:
Three men showing
horses
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00 003:
Captain Webster, man and woman in
snow
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00 005:
Building and flag
pole
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00 006:
Trees, buildings in
background
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00 007:
Child with chickens
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00 010:
Three women by river
(lake?)
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00 015:
Family with two dogs
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00 016:
Class of school girls
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00 018:
Snow covered -trees
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00 022:
Children on wood pile
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00 023:
Captain Webster, man and woman in
snow
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00 024:
River with foot
bridge
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00 025:
Thirteen girls in
costume
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00 026:
Group of men around table
(Indians)
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00 029:
Mrs. Avery and Frank under a
tree?
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00 033:
Two children and cat
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00 034:
Two children by roses
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00 036:
Warren and Frank?
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00 038:
Mrs. Avery, Frank,
Warren?
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00 039:
Town view from
hillside
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00 042:
Teepee, horse and men by
church
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00 043:
People on horses in
snow
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00 044:
Town view from
hillside
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00 046:
House and log cabin
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00 048:
Winter scene (trees and
houses)
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00 049:
Girls in costumes
(praying)
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00 050:
'School girls and teacher at
Christmastime
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00 052:
Indian couple and
house
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00 053:
Indian couple and house (close
up)
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00 056:
Log house and sheds
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00 057:
Harvested field and stacked
wheat
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00 058:
Threshing machine
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00 059:
Buildings and garden
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00 060:
People on hillside
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00 061:
Farm, horses, man
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00 066:
Threshing machine
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00 068:
Indian crafts display
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00 076:
Mrs. Avery, Warren and
Frank?
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00 078:
Girls in costumes
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00 080:
Mrs. Avery? on porch
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00 081:
Snow scene of house and
trees
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00 082:
Snow scene of house and
trees
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00 083:
Snow scene of house and
trees
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00 085:
Log cabin and family
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00 086:
Frank and Warren?
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00 088:
Frank and Warren?
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00 091:
Warren and Frank?
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00 092:
Horse, Indians and teepee by
church
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00 093:
Cabin and tule tepee.
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00 103:
Large white building
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00 118:
Chicken coop and
garden
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00 125:
Big tree fallen and Mrs. Avery
& children
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00 126:
Cattle in pasture
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00 127:
Below Gorge Spokane
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00 128:
Chelan- boat and waterfall (2
exposures, same plate)
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00 129:
Steamer view (not
good)
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00 130:
Timber on hillside (above
campus)
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00 131:
Wild flowers on hillside (above
campus)
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00 132:
Warren and Mrs. Avery feeding
turkeys
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00 133:
Warren and Mrs. Avery feeding
turkeys
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00 134:
Mrs. Lilienthal's
children
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00 135:
Mrs. Lilienthal's
children
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