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Poles and Buildings at Klawock

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Year: 1966
Names: De Menil, Adelaide
Description:

Looking out twoard the water from Totem Park. The original totem poles were carved many years ago at a site on nearby Tuxekan Island where a large Tlingit settlement once existed. Later, around the 1930s, copies of those totems were re-carved by unemployed master boat builders in Klawock through the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), a public work relief program.

Type: Still Image

Raven and Frog Totem

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Year: 1960 to 1970
Description:

Colour slides collected and donated by Adelaide de Menil. Slide jacket's contain descriptions, which have been copied to the titles. Slides not taken by de Menil read: Schallerer's Photo Shop, 212 Front Street, Ketchikan, Alaska.

Type: Still Image

Kian Totem

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Year: 1960 to 1970
Description:

Colour slides collected and donated by Adelaide de Menil. Slide jacket's contain descriptions, which have been copied to the titles. Slides not taken by de Menil read: Schallerer's Photo Shop, 212 Front Street, Ketchikan, Alaska.

Type: Still Image

Raven Gate Post

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Year: 1960 to 1970
Description:

Colour slides collected and donated by Adelaide de Menil. Slide jacket's contain descriptions, which have been copied to the titles. Slides not taken by de Menil read: Schallerer's Photo Shop, 212 Front Street, Ketchikan, Alaska.

Type: Still Image

Tops of Totem Poles

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Year: 1966
Names: De Menil, Adelaide
Description:

Human figures at the top of totems. The original totem poles were carved many years ago at a site on nearby Tuxekan Island where a large Tlingit settlement once existed. Later, around the 1930s, copies of those totems were re-carved by unemployed master boat builders in Klawock through the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), a public work relief program.

Type: Still Image

Ancestral Figures

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Year: 1966
Names: De Menil, Adelaide
Description:

Human or ancestral figures at the tops of totems at the totem park.

Type: Still Image