Man, possibly Edward S. Curtis, photographing totem poles (man and blackfish pole to right; bear and tracks pole to left) standing in front of Chief Shake's house as seen from the side; another man stands behind him; they both stand (along with a dog) on a raised wooden-edged deck in front of the house in Wrangell, Alaska.
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Collection Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Mary Harriman Rumsey Collection of Harriman Alaska Expedition Photographs, Box and Folder Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
This collection was processed with funding from the Smithsonian Women's Committee.
