G.E.E. Lindquist Native American Photographs

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Title: American Indian Girl with Parents, Mrs. Sivonen and Her Son
Date: between 1912 and 1953
Date Note: Date based on the earliest and latest dates of the Lindquist collection.
Measurements: 3 1/2 x 5 in.
Item Number: 1712
Format: photographs
Annotation on Back: This cute girl was brought to our home by her Christian parents after our son (by Mrs S.) had called on them and asked for her - this is the old Indian custom – the girl didn’t turn out to be the right one as our son married a half Swede and Indian of the Twana tribe (Mrs. S. father’s tribe) – funny so many (Swedes) mix well with our people ha ha. [Upside down writing at bottom says “girls parents, Mrs. S & son]
Places: Washington (State)
States & Provinces: Washington (State)
Topics: Missionaries' spouses; Indian girls; Portraits, Group; Women; Men; Girls
Names: Sivonen, Nick, Mrs.
Folder and Group Title: Washington (State) Indians; Pacific NorthWest/Puget Sound Area
Box and Folder Number: 64: 762

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American Indian Girl with Parents, Mrs. Sivonen and Her Son, MRL 10: G.E.E. Lindquist Papers, 64, 1712, The Burke Library Archives (Columbia University Libraries) at Union Theological Seminary, New York. Can be viewed at http://lindquist.cul.columbia.edu:443/catalog/burke_lindq_064_1712. Web accessed 19 Jun 2018.