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Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Place:
Alaska -- Klinkwan
Date:
ca 1900
Scope and Contents:
"Potlatch dancers, Klinquon, Alaska. Copyright by Winter & Pond" printed across bottom of original print. "Winter & Pond, Juneau" imprinted on face of mount. "The last traditional 'doing' held at Klinkwan [sic] before evacuation of the village for Hydaburg (1910 or 1911). Photo taken in front of Kad nes (Dogfish house) on the point. L. to r.: Robert Edenshaw, Matthew Collison, [unidentified man], Edwin Scott (heir to Kad nes), Hugh Cogo, [unidentified man], Mike George, Ben Duncan, and [unidentified man]" supplied by Mrs Sanderson (see letter of 7/24/71 in files.)
Biographical / Historical:
Mrs Sanderson believes this was taken in 1910 or 1911, but this is probably an error since Ben Duncan is a boy here and a young man in negative Number 72519 (dated 1912 by Mrs Sanderson).