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Lot 239
Sale 1046 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography Featuring the Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann
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Jun 21, 2022
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[NATIVE AMERICANS]. STODDARD, Seneca Ray (1844-1917), photographer. A group of 2 photographs of Tlingit Chief Shakes totem poles and home, Fort Wrangell, Alaska.
6 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. albumen photograph on slightly larger mount (image has lightened a bit, even toning, few minor stains/spots). Print copyrighted 1890 at lower right by S.R. Stoddard, Glens Falls [NY]. -- 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. unmounted silver gelatin photograph, photographer unknown, with penciled caption on verso, "Chief Shakes Museum Wrangell," ca 1910 (even toning, few spots, light corner and edge wear to print).
Based in Glens Falls, NY, Seneca Ray Stoddard photographed scenes of life in the Adirondacks over a span of forty years, thus making his photograph of Chief Shakes' home and totem poles at Fort Wrangell, Alaska, a rare find.