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February 06, 2012

Choctowa

The Sunny Sixteen meets tonight with the assignment of sepia prints. I have some that I once printed in the darkroom, but this is one I took with my iPhone and tinkered with--Its the Choctowa Indian Acadamy about 10 miles from here that operated from 1825-1835. Children from several tribes attended--152 on the roster. They were given "American" names of course. Ironically, what could be more American than Native Americans?

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Amazing what you can do with a phone.

Posted by: Ruthe | February 06, 2012 at 08:05 PM

I like the photo and the building. Looks like there are spirits lingering there - did you get any funky vibes?

Posted by: Karen | February 06, 2012 at 10:38 AM

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