Kathy Pinna
Lucy Thompson 1916
Lucy Thompson, circa 1916
Lucy Thompson was a Yurok and her name was Che-na-wah-Weitch-ah-wah. She married Milton "Jim" Thompson and took the name Lucy Thompson.
In 1916 (when this photo was taken) she wrote a book, "To the American Indian: Reminiscences of a Yurok Woman," which preserved the stories of her people.
She died in 1932.
Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress
Lucy Thompson was a Yurok and her name was Che-na-wah-Weitch-ah-wah. She married Milton "Jim" Thompson and took the name Lucy Thompson.
In 1916 (when this photo was taken) she wrote a book, "To the American Indian: Reminiscences of a Yurok Woman," which preserved the stories of her people.
She died in 1932.
Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress
Date & Place:
in California USA
