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Raising a totem pole

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Photographer / Studio
Leeson, Ben W.
Date
1912
Accession Number
14106
Material Type
photograph
Content
Part of a series: 14106-1406A.
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Photographer / Studio
Leeson, Ben W.
Collection
Ben W. Leeson Collection
Date
1912
Content
Part of a series: 14106-1406A.
Near the chief's longhouse in the Gwat'sinux village of Xwatis.
Printed on image: Raising a new totem pole; West Coast Van Is natives; Copyright in Canada 1912 by.
Part of a collection of photographs Leeson was commissioned to submit to the University of Pennsylvania. See Harvard's Peabody Museum object 2004.29.3509.
See also 71649.
Topic
Quatsino (North American people)
Boardwalks
Totem poles
Geographic Location
British Columbia - Quatsino Sound
Accession Number
14106
Material Type
photograph
Physical Description
Glass negative (20x25 cm)
Copy negative
Negative
Copyright
Public Domain
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