Lorain W. Roberts lived in Alaska from about 1913 to 1921 in the area of Chisana (also known as Shushana, Shushanna, or Qhisina) and Tolvana. These photographs were collected during that time. Between 1914 and 1916 she married William (Will) M. Zacharias. She and Will were musicians; she played the guitar while her husband played the violin for miners' dances. Lorain and her husband travelled miles in an oversized canoe loaded with their belongings and dogs. Lorain and the dogs walked and hunted while her husband paddled the meanders of the river. Lorain and Will were on their way to the States after filing several productive claims when their Fairbanks hotel caught fire. Both escaped, but Will went back in the burning building to rescue someone and died from his injuries three days later. Lorain died in Huntington Beach, California.
From the description of Lorain Roberts Zacharias photograph collection, 1903-1921. [graphic]. (Alaska State Library). WorldCat record id: 50037769
