Poles at Totem Park

Totem poles at Totem Bight near Ketchikan Alaska. The totems at Totem Bight were either salvaged or replicated from older poles that had decayed or become overgrown at their original locations in Alaskan Native villages. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) created the park at Totem Bight, and seve...

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Other Authors: A. de Menil
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1966
Subjects:
Tlingit > - Totem > Pole > Northwest Coast > Native > First Nation > Art >
Tlingit > - Totem Bight > Totem > Pole > Northwest Coast > Native > First Nation > Art >
Ketchikan
tlingit
Alaska
Online Access:https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-3737/poles-totem-park
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spelling ftsfrazerunivdc:oai:digital.lib.sfu.ca:billreid_3737 2023-05-15T17:02:21+02:00 Poles at Totem Park A. de Menil Totem Bight 1966 https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-3737/poles-totem-park unknown billreid:3737 local: de Menil Slide Donation531 uuid: 4da4edb9-99b1-4272-86c3-110d6326565c https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-3737/poles-totem-park 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. Tlingit --- Totem--Pole--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art-- Tlingit --- Totem Bight--Totem--Pole--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art-- Photographs StillImage 1966 ftsfrazerunivdc 2019-07-10T07:05:09Z Totem poles at Totem Bight near Ketchikan Alaska. The totems at Totem Bight were either salvaged or replicated from older poles that had decayed or become overgrown at their original locations in Alaskan Native villages. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) created the park at Totem Bight, and several other similar parks in Southeast Alaska. CCC workers brought poles to these parks from other locations. The government then hired local workers to restore the totems. When restoration was not possible, replicas were carved. Still Image Ketchikan tlingit Alaska SFU Digitized Collections (Simon Fraser University)
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collection SFU Digitized Collections (Simon Fraser University)
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topic Tlingit --- Totem--Pole--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--
Tlingit --- Totem Bight--Totem--Pole--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--
spellingShingle Tlingit --- Totem--Pole--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--
Tlingit --- Totem Bight--Totem--Pole--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--
Poles at Totem Park
topic_facet Tlingit --- Totem--Pole--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--
Tlingit --- Totem Bight--Totem--Pole--Northwest Coast--Native--First Nation--Art--
description Totem poles at Totem Bight near Ketchikan Alaska. The totems at Totem Bight were either salvaged or replicated from older poles that had decayed or become overgrown at their original locations in Alaskan Native villages. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) created the park at Totem Bight, and several other similar parks in Southeast Alaska. CCC workers brought poles to these parks from other locations. The government then hired local workers to restore the totems. When restoration was not possible, replicas were carved.
author2 A. de Menil
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title Poles at Totem Park
title_short Poles at Totem Park
title_full Poles at Totem Park
title_fullStr Poles at Totem Park
title_full_unstemmed Poles at Totem Park
title_sort poles at totem park
publishDate 1966
url https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-3737/poles-totem-park
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genre Ketchikan
tlingit
Alaska
genre_facet Ketchikan
tlingit
Alaska
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https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-3737/poles-totem-park
op_rights 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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