Row of Totems
Looking down a row of totems at Hydaburg Park. Hydaburg was established in 1911 by Haida people from three villages. In the 1930s, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) created Hydaburg Park, and several other similar parks in Southeast Alaska. CCC workers brought poles to these parks from other loc...
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ftsfrazerunivdc:oai:digital.lib.sfu.ca:billreid_3397 2023-05-15T16:32:34+02:00 Row of Totems A. de Menil Hydaburg 1966 https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-3397/row-totems unknown billreid:3397 local: de Menil Slide Donation223 uuid: ba52a696-adf1-44d0-9652-646f0a8b6deb https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-3397/row-totems Courtesy Adelaide de Menil. This image is to be used solely for the purpose of research or private study; and any use of the image for a purpose other than research or private study requires the authorization of the copyright owner of the work in question. Haida--Kaigani--Alaska--Post--Pole--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art-- Haida--Kaigani--Hydaburg--Alaska--Post--Pole--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art-- Photographs StillImage 1966 ftsfrazerunivdc 2019-07-10T07:05:09Z Looking down a row of totems at Hydaburg Park. Hydaburg was established in 1911 by Haida people from three villages. In the 1930s, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) created Hydaburg Park, and several other similar parks in Southeast Alaska. CCC workers brought poles to these parks from other locations. The government then hired local Haida workers to restore these totems. When restoration was not possible, replicas were carved. Twenty-one poles were brought to Hydaburg, five of which were able to be restored. The remaining 16 were replicated between 1939 and 1942. One carved stone figure was also moved to the park. Master carver John Wallace led the Haida carvers in their work in the 1930s, even though Wallace was in his eighties. Still Image haida Alaska SFU Digitized Collections (Simon Fraser University) |
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Looking down a row of totems at Hydaburg Park. Hydaburg was established in 1911 by Haida people from three villages. In the 1930s, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) created Hydaburg Park, and several other similar parks in Southeast Alaska. CCC workers brought poles to these parks from other locations. The government then hired local Haida workers to restore these totems. When restoration was not possible, replicas were carved. Twenty-one poles were brought to Hydaburg, five of which were able to be restored. The remaining 16 were replicated between 1939 and 1942. One carved stone figure was also moved to the park. Master carver John Wallace led the Haida carvers in their work in the 1930s, even though Wallace was in his eighties. |
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1966 |
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billreid:3397 local: de Menil Slide Donation223 uuid: ba52a696-adf1-44d0-9652-646f0a8b6deb https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-3397/row-totems |
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Courtesy Adelaide de Menil. This image is to be used solely for the purpose of research or private study; and any use of the image for a purpose other than research or private study requires the authorization of the copyright owner of the work in question. |
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