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| Title | Kasa-an grave markers and totem poles, as seen from the beach, Kaigani Village, Skowl Bay, Alaska, 1885 |
| Photographer | Niblack, Albert P. (Albert Parker), 1859-1929 ) |
| Date | 1885 |
| Notes | Handwritten on verso: 126709. W. half of graveyard. Kygani Village of Kasa-an. Pr. Wales Island. S.E. Alaska.
PH Coll 321.3 |
| Contextual Notes | Albert Parker Niblack was born on July 25, 1859 in Indiana. In 1885, he joined the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey and became a member of the Alaska Survey Team. While a part of this team, Niblack traveled around Alaska and photographed the native villages of Kasa-an and Chasina. Niblack held many posts during his tenure with the U.S. Navy and collected textiles during his travels. His textile collection was donated to the Indiana Museum of Art in 1933 after his death in 1929. |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Cemeteries--Alaska--Kasaan; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Alaska--Kasaan; Totem poles--Alaska--Kasaan |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Graveposts--Alaska--Kasaan; Haida wood-carving--Alaska--Kasaan; Haida sculpture--Alaska--Kasaan; Kasaan (Alaska)--Buildings, structures, etc. |
| Location Depicted | United States--Alaska--Skowl Bay |
| Digital Collection | Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection
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| Order Number | AWC3402
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| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/reproduction-info |
| Negative Number | NA2532 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Albert Parker Niblack Photograph Collection. PH Coll 321 |
| Object Type | Photograph |
| Physical Description | 4 x 8 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from a photographic print using a Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL at 100 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2008. |
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http://content.lib.washington.edu/sc-use.html |
