Return to: Memories of Kanakanak Hospital and Orphanage - By the end of the 19th century, the Native population of southwestern Alaska had already been reduced by at least one-quarter because of epidemics.
The orphanage boys were put to work digging a roadside drainage ditch
UAF-1964-98-181 The orphanage boys were put to work digging a roadside drainage ditch between the orphanage and shore. Archives, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
