"Omak; St. Mary's Mission. Confirmation class with Spokane Bishop Bernard J. Topel in rear. While the mission is the only Indian boarding school in the state; there is also a day school for white girls."
"Building of this mission among the Peone Indians founded by Father Cataldo. Building is not the original structure, but has stood since the 'sixties. In 1927 the scholastics at Mount St. Michael's "restored" the structure so that today it carries…
"St. Michael's Mission. Bigelow Gulch, 3 miles n.e. of Hillyard. The original mission was erected by Father Cataldo in 1866, but burned in 1908. This photo was taken before 'restoration' about 1927."