Kaigani Village of Kasa-an, as seen from the east, Skowl Bay, Alaska, 1885

Handwritten on mount: Survey of Alaska. 1885. View eastern end of Kasa-an Village. Pr. Wales Is. S.E. Alaska. Photographed by A.P. Niblack. U.S.A. Handwritten on verso: 126707. PH Coll 321.2 Albert Parker Niblack was born on July 25, 1859 in Indiana. In 1885, he joined the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Su...

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Main Author: Niblack, Albert P. (Albert Parker), 1859-1929
Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division
Format: Other/Unknown Material
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Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/alaskawcanada/id/2555
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Summary:Handwritten on mount: Survey of Alaska. 1885. View eastern end of Kasa-an Village. Pr. Wales Is. S.E. Alaska. Photographed by A.P. Niblack. U.S.A. Handwritten on verso: 126707. PH Coll 321.2 Albert Parker Niblack was born on July 25, 1859 in Indiana. In 1885, he joined the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey and became a member of the Alaska Survey Team. While a part of this team, Niblack traveled around Alaska and photographed the native villages of Kasa-an and Chasina. Niblack held many posts during his tenure with the U.S. Navy and collected textiles during his travels. His textile collection was donated to the Indiana Museum of Art in 1933 after his death in 1929.