Transformation Puppet, arts of africa oceania and the americas
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Transformation Puppet, 17th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art
United States, Alaska Public domain photograph of bone museum object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Storage Chest - Public domain dedication. Metropolitan Museum of Art i...
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Cauyuk, 18th century - Public domain dedication. Metropolitan Museum o...
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Photo of Halibut Hook, 18th century - Public domain dedication
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Storage Chest, arts of africa oceania and the americas
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Rattle, North and Central America - musical instruments
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Reed Pipe - musical instruments, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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K'el-hitaga'ngo - musical instruments, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Transformation Mask, 19th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Photo of Mask, 19th century - Public domain dedication
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Transformation Mask, arts of africa oceania and the americas
A mask with a painted face and a hook, North and Central America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Amulet, arts of africa oceania and the americas
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Photo of Amulet, 19th century - Public domain dedication
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Photo of Totem Pole Model - Public domain dedication
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Mask, arts of africa oceania and the americas
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Photo of Mask, 19th century - Public domain dedication
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Ladle, arts of africa oceania and the americas
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Amulet, arts of africa oceania and the americas
A carved ivory horn with a carved design, North and Central America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mask, arts of africa oceania and the americas
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Photo of Mask, 19th century - Public domain dedication
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Photo of Amulet, 19th century - Public domain dedication
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Mosquito Mask, 19th century - Public domain dedication. Metropolitan M...
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Photo of Knife, 19th century - Public domain dedication
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Knife, arts of africa oceania and the americas
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Photo of Canoe Model, 19th century - Public domain dedication
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Photo of Ladle, 19th century - Public domain dedication
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Headdress Frontlet, arts of africa oceania and the americas
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Storage Chest, arts of africa oceania and the americas
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Photo of Storage Chest, 19th century - Public domain dedication
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Public domain photograph of weaving textile, free to use, no copyright...
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Headdress Frontlet, 19th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Alaska free images - Moore Homestead
Moore Cabin (left) and J. Bernard Moore House In 1887, Captain William Moore and his son Bernard (Ban) began construction of a log cabin and wharf at Skagway Bay and named their site "Moorsville." They cleared... More
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Moore Cabin (left) and J. Bernard Moore House In 1887, Captain William Moore and his son Bernard (Ban) began construction of a log cabin and wharf at Skagway Bay and named their site "Moorsville." They cleared... More
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Captain William Moore Cabin In addition to the cabin, expansions in and around the historic property included a wharf, a sawmill, a pack trail, and a business office. In 1895, Ben Moore began acting as a guide... More
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
Pullen Barn ruins Beginning around 1895, Robert Wright kept stock on this property, including cattle, horses, chickens, and several trail dogs. It became part of the Emil Klatt homestead in 1903, and part of t... More
Old Tlingit Indian, Alaska, portrait of american indian man
Bust of male Indian. 34192-BBp1s U.S. Copyright Office Photo copyrighted by Winter & Pond, Juneau, Alaska. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Indian tribes Tlingit; Shelf.
Alaska free images - Chilkoot Trail
Finnegan's Point tent pads A small number of settlements sprang up quickly on the trail to serve Stampeders and packers. Aside from Dyea, each of these were nonexistent or only seasonal before 1897. Finnegan... More
Chilkoot Trail - National Parks Gallery
Drainage Feature on Saintly Hill With the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-98, as many as 25-30,000 Stampeders crossed into the Yukon by way of the Chilkoot corridor. At first, the trail was little more than a cr... More
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Canyon City Historic Town Site A settlement was established at Canyon City in 1897-98 with the start of the Klondike Gold Rush. A few scattered tents grew into a prosperous village, with 25 businesses and 1,5... More
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Bridge over the Taiya River The rugged trail was improved with bridges and sections of corduroy road in 1897, when the Gold Stampede brought tens of thousands of prospectors to the region. Entrepreneurs recoup... More
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Finnegan's Point, first camp north of Dyea. Finnegan's Point, located about five miles north of the Dyea townsite, was the first campsite that served Stampeders and packers. By April 1898, Pat Finnegan constr... More
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
False Front A 1987 NPS Historic Structures Report identified eleven structural properties of historic significance, including this False Front. The single-story, gabled building served as A.M. Gregg's real est... More
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
Dyea Long Wharf pilings The wharf pilings consist of twelve-inch round logs, spaced in groups of three and separated by a fifteen-foot gap. They rose sixty feet above the sea floor in deep water, and stood thi... More
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
Slide Cemetery There were several cemeteries in historic Dyea. Most of the graves in this cemetery belonged to Stampeders who died in a 1898 avalanche on the trail.
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
Slide cemetery The Slide Cemetery was built in April 1898 for avalanche victims. On Palm Sunday that year, an avalanche about a half-mile south of the Scales Camp on the Chilkoot Trail let to the creation of t... More
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
Wharf pilings With the 1899 construction of the White Pass and Yukon Route Railway in nearby Skagway and the demise of the gold rush, parts of the planking disappeared from the wharf. The White Pass railroad p... More
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
Wharf pilings Although the Arctic Construction Company purchased the wharf in August 1901 with plans to reconstruct it to link with a projected railroad, the venture failed. The wharf burned in 1901, and all t... More
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
Matthews Cabin In May 1913, William Edward Matthews established a 160-acre homestead in the Dyea Valley. He lived in the cabin until 1922, and his family probably occupied it until 1932.
Roofing with membrane installed
The Tribal House roofing panels have been installed and covered with weatherproof membrane. Next the shingles will be installed.
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Hosford's Sawmill Site In the 1940s, Ed Hosford cut a logging road from Dyea to Finnegan's Point. He established his sawmill there in 1948, where it was in operation until it was abandoned in 1956.
Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Textile, Presented to ...
Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Textile, Presented to the EPA in memory of Carol Paddock Jorgensen, Former Director, American Indian Environmental Office, by Central Tlingit and Halda Indian Tri... More
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
Matthews Cabin The gable of the building still existed in the late 1950s and the porch was intact, but by 1979 the roof caved into the house and the porch had been removed. Wet cli... More
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
Matthews Cabin As rising public interest in the Chikoot Trail spread to Dyea, the National Park Service purchased several homesteads, including the Matthews homestead in 1978.
Chilkoot Trail - National Parks Gallery
Suspension bridge at Canyon City Historic Area A suspension bridge to the Canyon City historic area was built in 1982.
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
Pullen Barn ruins Several structures at the site date to the Gold Rush period of significance. The barn, part of the Pullen Homestead, collapsed in the winter of 1982.
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
Pullen Barn ruins The structure, which dates to the Gold Rush period, collapsed in 1982-83 and is now in a state of deterioration.
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
Tidal flats The NPS restricted grazing in 1979, particularly on the tidal flats, after the U.S. Forest Service reported that continuing the practice at the same intensity would lead to the destruction of marsh... More
Haines Highway - Valley of the Eagles - Tlingit Culture Interpretive S...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: A large interpretive area with colorful images and panels telling about the Tlingit Culture can be seen in the Haines Airport's parking ... More
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Beaver Pond Boardwalk In 1999, a boardwalk was constructed to provide passage over an area that had flooded due to a beaver dam.
Alaska free images - Chilkoot Trail
Beaver Ponds In 1999, a 1,100 foot boardwalk was added at the lower end of the trail to offer passage over an area that had been flooded by a beaver dam.
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Crossing the Beaver Pond Boardwalk Trade between native groups consisted mainly of the exchange of typical coastal products for the furs of the interior. Clams, seaweed, dried fish, and sea otter pelts crossed... More
Sculpture "Tlingit" located in atrium lobby of interior of the Federal...
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Sculpture "Tlingit" located in atrium lobby of interior of the Federal...
Artist: Robert Hudson, 1980. Painted aluminum, dimensions: 17' 10" x 11' 6" x 5' 10". Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note pro... More
Sculpture "Tlingit" located in atrium lobby of interior of the Federal...
Artist: Robert Hudson, 1980. Painted aluminum, dimensions: 17' 10" x 11' 6" x 5' 10". Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note pro... More
Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Textile, Presented to ...
Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Textile, Presented to the EPA in memory of Carol Paddock Jorgensen, Former Director, American Indian Environmental Office, by Central Tlingit and Halda Indian Tri... More
Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Textile, Presented to ...
Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Textile, Presented to the EPA in memory of Carol Paddock Jorgensen, Former Director, American Indian Environmental Office, by Central Tlingit and Halda Indian Tri... More
Alaska free images - Chilkoot Trail
Saintly Hill The first few miles of the Chilkoot Trail were deceptively easy to the Stampeders coming to Alaska in search of gold.
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Taiya River Much of the trail follows the Taiya River. During the winter months, Stampeders could move relatively easily up the frozen river all the way to Sheep Camp. The river's frequent flooding is a chal... More
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Trail on Saintly Hill Saintly Hill rises 50' to 300' near the start of the trail.
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Beaver Pond Boardwalk Public domain photograph of wilderness, tourism, National Parks, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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Chilkoot Trail trailhead At lower elevations, the trail passes through temperate coastal rainforest, characterized by a variety of lichens, mosses, ferns, and mushrooms.
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Taiya River Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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Boardwalk through the Beaver Pond Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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Rough stone steps aid hikers on the incline to Canyon City.
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
Slide Cemetery Large, ornate stone headstones were not common in cemeteries of the region in this time.
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
Pullen Barn ruins site Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
Marker near the Pullen Barn ruins The barn lies along the main road going into the Dyea Townsite. It consisted of a wooden, simple gabled structure and stood about twelve to fifteen feet high.
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
Slide Cemetery Public domain photograph - grave, cemetery, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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Trailhead Plaque A marker at the trailhead indicates the trail's historic status. The Chilkoot Trail was nominated to the National Register as part of a National Historic Landmark called "Chilkoot Trail and Dy... More
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
Slide Cemetery Non-contributing fencing was added (between 1985 and 2001) to reduce damage to the cemetery from horses.
Alaska free images - Chilkoot Trail
Taiya River The linear Chilkoot Trail corridor, defined by the Taiya River and surrounding mountains, was the backbone along which trail alignment and associated features were built and utilized. By necessity,... More
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
Slide Cemetery Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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Stone stairs hug the roots of a tree as the trail ascends Saintly Hill.
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
Fencing protects a grave marker at the Slide Cemetery.
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View near the trailhead, looking southwest The Chilkoot Trail begins about eight miles west of the town of Skagway. The trailhead is located on the east bank of the Taiya River.
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Taiya River Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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Saintly Hill Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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Saintly Hill Public domain photograph of hiking trail, National Parks tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
Slide Cemetery Public domain photograph - cemetery, graves, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Alaska free images - Chilkoot Trail
Irene Glacier The glaciers and streams have influenced the alignment of the trail.
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Taiya River The river, keeping with its natural character, meanders across the landscape and floods seasonally. This results in bank erosion and silt deposition, impacting both historic resources and trail improvements.
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
Slide Cemetery Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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Wooden bench Traditional resting and camping areas used by early travelers along the trail, including Tlingit traders and Kondike Stampeders, correspond with the natural features of the trail landscape. Over t... More
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Taiya River Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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Glacial Boulders along the Taiya River Over the past century, the heavily sedimented Taiya River, which receives its primary runoff from glacial sources and annual snowpack, has eroded portions of the historic... More
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
Pullen Barn ruins Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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Irene Glacier, from the trail Picryl description: Public domain photograph of National Park, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
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Saintly Hill Saintly Hill extends from the trailhead to mile 0.56. The trail's primary historic use was as a trade route between the coastal Indians of the Chilkat and Chilkoot tribes, which were subgroups o... More
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Waterfall The lower section of the Chilkoot Trail is lush with moss, ferns, and lichens, supported by glacial streams and a mild marine climate.