Famous Chief Shake's totem, Wrangell, Alaska

Caption on back: 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 of man. Below is the daughter of the Creator and the mother of the young Creator.

Souvenir postcard was originally laid in an album documenting a 1953 trip to Washington, Oregon and Alaska.

• circa 1950

• H. H. Tammen Co.

Located in Series 6) Photographs, Photo Albums and Memorabilia subseries.

This digital image is a surrogate of an item from the Ed Fletcher Papers (Box 79, Folder 4).

1 postcard; 3.5 x 5.5 inches

• Wrangell Island (Wrangell, Alaska)

• Totem poles

• image

• No linguistic content; Not applicable

Online finding aid

• Ed Fletcher Papers

H.H.T. Co. Made in U.S.A.

[Title, Date]. Ed Fletcher Papers. MSS 81. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.

Unknown (US)

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2020-10-26