Tlingit town known as Sha-Kan, Alaska, ca. 1904
View from the water of Sha-Kan (Shakan Bay) Alaska, ca. 1898-1910. Houses, a church and other buildings on waterfront. Caption on image: Native town. Sha-Kan, Alaska. W.H. Case. 161-N Notes from unidentified sources: Former summer village site of the Henya tribe of Tlingit that grew up around sawmil...
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Summary: | View from the water of Sha-Kan (Shakan Bay) Alaska, ca. 1898-1910. Houses, a church and other buildings on waterfront. Caption on image: Native town. Sha-Kan, Alaska. W.H. Case. 161-N Notes from unidentified sources: Former summer village site of the Henya tribe of Tlingit that grew up around sawmill established in 1879; perhaps named after the Tlingit Chief Shakes PH Coll 300.29a |
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