This photograph shows Henry Denny Sr. at Saxman teaching Tlingit youth about a totem pole and its corresponding history in August 1941. The photograph was taken as a public relations effort to document the Civilian Conservation Corps federal Works Relief Program when Tlingit and Haida carvers created Southeast Alaska’s totem parks.
SEALASKA HERITAGE INSTITUTE / EBAY COLLECTION
This photograph shows Henry Denny Sr. at Saxman teaching Tlingit youth about a totem pole and its corresponding history in August 1941. The photograph was taken as a public relations effort to document the Civilian Conservation Corps federal Works Relief Program when Tlingit and Haida carvers created Southeast Alaska’s totem parks.
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Add commentRemarkable. A reminder of Tlingit and Haida artists'
contributions to today's attractions the world comes to see.