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| Title | Chief Shakes or Raven Totem in front of house, Wrangell, n.d. |
| Photographer | unknown |
| Date | n.d. |
| Notes | Caption on image: 4194. Famous Chief Shakes Totem, Wrangell, Alaska
Printed on verso: Geo. Shakes' Totem. Geo. Shake's Totem, sometimes called The Raven Totem is surmounted by the Raven Creator. The box is the chief's box, supposed to have spiritual power. Below is the young Raven, the Creator if man. Below is the daughter of the Creator and the mother of the young Creator. HHT CO.
Filed in Alaska-Natives-Totems |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Totem poles--Alaska--Wrangell; Monuments & memorials--Alaska--Wrangell; Houses--Alaska--Wrangell; Wooden buildings--Alaska--Wrangell; Tlingit Indians--Arts & crafts--Alaska--Wrangell; Tlingit Indians--Structures--Alaska--Wrangell |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Tlingit sculpture--Alaska--Wrangell; Tlingit wood-carving--Alaska--Wrangell; Wrangell (Alaska)--Buildings, structures, etc. |
| Location Depicted | United States--Alaska--Wrangell |
| Digital Collection | Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection
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| Order Number | AWC1592
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| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Postcard Collection |
| Object Type | Postcard |
| Physical Description | 3.5 x 5.5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from an original photographic postcard using a Microtek ArtixScan 1800f at 110 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2006. |
| Restrictions | For information on permissions for use and reproductions please visit UW Libraries Special Collections Reproduction & Use page
http://content.lib.washington.edu/sc-use.html |
