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Shinnecock, People of the Stony Shore Photo Project attempts to reinforce our connection to the land and aims to present ourselves in a web-based portraiture platform.
The Shinnecock Portrait Project is made possible with Special thanks to MDOC Storyteller’s Institute hosted at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY, in June 2018.
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Sunday School Picnic 1944
Collection: Unknown
Date: 1944
Type of Material: Photograph
Source: Beverly Jensen’s Shinnecock Indian Nation Book 2015
Language: English
Coverage/Location: Shinnecock Indian Reservation
Creator: Courtesy Shirley Smith
Copyright: No Known Copyright Restriction
Description:
Every summer, the Shinnecock Presbyterian Church holds a Sunday school picnic, usually at one of the tribal beaches. This 1944 Sunday school picnic took place on the lawn of Edna Eleazer. Pictured are, from left to right, (first row) Douglas Carl and Mabel Dyson holding Eleanor Franklin (left) and Phyllis Butler (right); (second row) Joyce Franklin, Gary Carl, Lillian Lee, and Alice Franklin; (third row) Vivian Carle. (Courtesy of Shirley Smith)
Caption and image from Beverly Jensen’s Shinnecock Indian Nation Book 2015
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