| Summary: | St. James Mission was an Episcopal mission established in Alaska, near the confluence of the Tanana and Yukon Rivers. The point of land between the rivers had been a historic trading place for Athabascan peoples. Built over the years between 1887 and 1900, the site grew to include a school, hospital, and sawmill, as well as the reading room and bell tower shown here. Initially there were two worship places at the mission: St. James Mission, for whites, and the Mission of Our Savior for native people. Handwritten on image: Photo by F. H. Nowell Handwritten beneath image: St. James Mission, Tanana, Alaska Caption information sources: Tananachiefs.org website; LitSite Alaska website. 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard: b&w; 19.75 x 15.5 in.
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