Tlingit totem pole known as the Chief Johnson pole, with marble gravestone, in front of painted housefront, Ketchikan, Alaska, 1909.

Totem pole with marble gravestone stands in front of house with painted fish on the front, Woman is walking in front of house. Boardwalk is in the foreground, Ketchikan, Alaska, 1909. Same pole in NA2683, NA2693, NA2694. A replica of the original pole was carved & raised in 1989 in Ketchikan. No...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cobb, John N.
Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Subjects:
Johnson
Chief > Associated objects
Totem poles > Alaska > Ketchikan
Tombs & sepulchral monuments > Alaska > Ketchikan
Tlingit Indians > Arts & crafts
Tlingit Indians > Structures
Ketchikan (Alaska)
Ketchikan
tlingit
Alaska
Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/loc/id/1740
http://content.lib.washington.edu/cgi-bin/htmlview.exe?CISOROOT=/loc&CISOPTR=1740
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Summary:Totem pole with marble gravestone stands in front of house with painted fish on the front, Woman is walking in front of house. Boardwalk is in the foreground, Ketchikan, Alaska, 1909. Same pole in NA2683, NA2693, NA2694. A replica of the original pole was carved & raised in 1989 in Ketchikan. Note from unidentified source: Lower portion of Chief Johnson's pole at Ketchikan, showing Fog woman holding salmon and marble gravestone; painted housefront.

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