Tlingit totem pole being carved inside the Civilian Conservation Corps workshop, Wrangell, Alaska, 1939

Partially carved pole on supports in workshop; man at far end in hat & jacket is bent over working on it. Various tools on shelves in the background. Same pole in NA3703. Note from unidentified source: This pole was erected at Shake's Island On verso of NA3703: Pole designed and made by Tli...

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Subjects:
Tlingit Indians > Arts & crafts
Totem poles > Alaska > Wrangell
Wood carvings > Alaska > Wrangell
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) > Alaska
Shakes
Chief Charles Jones > Associated objects
tlingit
Alaska
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Summary:Partially carved pole on supports in workshop; man at far end in hat & jacket is bent over working on it. Various tools on shelves in the background. Same pole in NA3703. Note from unidentified source: This pole was erected at Shake's Island On verso of NA3703: Pole designed and made by Tlingit carvers, CCC project supervised by U.S. Forest Service, Shakes Island. Dedicated June 1940. Garfield Collection, 130/5/3

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