CCC Enrollee and others at Giant Oyster Totem
8/1941
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Original caption states: "CCC enrollee Henry Denny, Sr., and grandchildren at Saxman at base of Giant Oyster Totem."
The Saxman Totem Park near Ketchikan, Alaska, features a collection of some two dozen poles recovered from former villages and cemeteries of Tongass, Cat, Village, and Pennock Islands and Cape Fox Village.
The Records of the Forest Service includes a photograph of Henry Denny, Sr., a Tlinget man enrolled in the Civilian Conservation Corps-Indian Division at Saxman, with his grandchildren at the base of Giant Oyster Totem. Completed in 1941, the site continues to attract thousands of visitors each year, renewing attention and appreciation for the history and craftsmanship of totem poles.
The Saxman Totem Park near Ketchikan, Alaska, features a collection of some two dozen poles recovered from former villages and cemeteries of Tongass, Cat, Village, and Pennock Islands and Cape Fox Village.
The Records of the Forest Service includes a photograph of Henry Denny, Sr., a Tlinget man enrolled in the Civilian Conservation Corps-Indian Division at Saxman, with his grandchildren at the base of Giant Oyster Totem. Completed in 1941, the site continues to attract thousands of visitors each year, renewing attention and appreciation for the history and craftsmanship of totem poles.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Forest Service.
National Archives Identifier: 7003285
Full Citation: 95-GP-156-412061; CCC Enrollee and others at Giant Oyster Totem; 8/1941; Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History, ca. 1897–ca. 1980; Records of the Forest Service, Record Group 95; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/ccc-enrollee-and-others-giant-oyster-totem, October 3, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
